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[skiingfast]

Is it possible to take companies that are Public and make them Private again?

Yes, though people on here seem to think that private refers to a famliy owning a business. Most companies are taken private by investment companies not individuals.

You should look at the history of Seagate the hard drive maker. It's has gone back and forth between public and private.

 

[Peter Pirate 2]

Seriously? Apple has never invented a novel product. All Jobs ever did was look at another company's product and have Apple redesign it. Jobs was nothing but the marketing front of the company.

PIXAR did.

 

[manning]

I'd be curious to know exactly how much (dollar amount) it would cost to purchase Disney as a whole. I'm talking everything under the Disney name (EVERYTHING) every park, e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g?

Pixar by itself cost $4 Billion. I would guess Disney as a whole would be between $20-$30 Billion.

Is it possible to take companies that are Public and make them Private again?

There is about 1.90 billion shares outstanding.

7.3% are held by insiders
68.7% is held by institutions

 

[pilferk]

I'd be curious to know exactly how much (dollar amount) it would cost to purchase Disney as a whole. I'm talking everything under the Disney name (EVERYTHING) every park, e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g?

Pixar by itself cost $4 Billion. I would guess Disney as a whole would be between $20-$30 Billion.

Is it possible to take companies that are Public and make them Private again?

It would cost at LEAST 50 billion to gain controlling interest of the company, right now....that's about a 25% premium over current trading. The board COULD demand more because Disney is such an asset rich company (rather than a speculation based company).

It would cost at LEAST 100 billion, right now, for a private firm to get 100% of the company. Probably a LOT more, given you'd have to offer enough of a premium to convince stockholders to forgo future dividends entirely.