RE: NOMAD30 Jan 2019 11:16
win4call,
You are correct with the taking it private explanation, but not sure that "The company could carry on perfectly fine without being listed - but shareholders would see none of the benefits and the management would profit instead."
is correct?
Shareholders still own the same percentage of the Company, they can still vote and receive dividends and of course would benefit in any sale of the Company. They wouldn't however have a public market to trade the shares, but they could still buy or sell them through matched bargaining if they wanted to, not easy I admit, but the shares would still have a value if you can find a buyer.
The Management would profit instead? Not sure how, they will receive their salaries as before, but they wouldn't be able to openly trade their shares either.
Finally a lot has been said about certain shareholders, some are Management and others are not, but for all the dark scenarios painted why would they want the Company to go private, when certain people think they use the listing to trade the shares?