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A corporate privatisation is a transfer of ownership from public equity markets (the stock exchange) to private equity ownership. | A corporate privatisation is a transfer of ownership from public equity markets (the stock exchange) to private equity ownership. | ||
Also known as a de-listing or a re-privatisation. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Delist]] | |||
* [[De-listing]] | |||
* [[Nationalisation]] | * [[Nationalisation]] | ||
* [[Private]] | |||
* [[Private equity]] | * [[Private equity]] | ||
* [[Private sector]] | * [[Private sector]] | ||
* [[Public]] | |||
* [[Public sector]] | * [[Public sector]] | ||
* [[Taking private]] | * [[Taking private]] | ||
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[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | [[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | ||
[[Category:Corporate_finance]] | [[Category:Corporate_finance]] | ||
[[Category:Investment]] | [[Category:Investment]] | ||
[[Category:Long_term_funding]] | [[Category:Long_term_funding]] | ||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:52, 4 August 2024
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The transfer of a business or an activity from state ownership and control into ownership by the private sector.
Shares in the privatised business are usually listed on a stock exchange.
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A corporate privatisation is a transfer of ownership from public equity markets (the stock exchange) to private equity ownership.
Also known as a de-listing or a re-privatisation.
