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The transfer of a business from trading on a recognised stock exchange, into private ownership, intended to be for the medium or longer term.


The ability of an entity to pay its liabilities as they fall due, in the short, medium and longer term.
Also known as a 'public to private' deal.


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The ability of a company - on a balance of probabilities - to meet all of its existing, prospective and contingent liabilities, taking account of future costs and of future interest obligations.
== See also ==
In making this assessment, future income and future asset valuations are also taken into account.
* [[De-listing]]
* [[Initial public offering ]]
* [[Introduction]]
* [[Listing]]
* [[Privatisation]]
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Short termism]]


3. Pensions.
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
 
[[Category:The_business_context]]
The extent to which the assets of a defined benefit pension scheme are sufficient to meet the liabilities and thus closely related to funding level. Liabilities, and thus solvency, may be calculated on a discontinuance or a going concern basis for the scheme concerned.
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
 
 
== See also ==
* [[Discontinuance]]
* [[Insolvency]]
* [[Liquidity]]

Revision as of 14:36, 5 August 2018

The transfer of a business from trading on a recognised stock exchange, into private ownership, intended to be for the medium or longer term.

Also known as a 'public to private' deal.


See also