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List the advantages and disadvantages of Public versus Private Financing. Discuss why companies go to private and leveraged buyouts.

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Public versus Private Financing

A privately owned company is a company that is under the possession of a founder (s), management or a group of private investors. The financing of this type of company is done by the owners, who take sole responsibility of the operations of the organization. A company that is public has sold a segment of the company to the general public through initial company offering of stocks. This means that the shareholders of the organization own a part of the company and are entitled to a portion of the company's assets and profits. Public vs. private financing occurs when the government and a private sector company fund and enterprise through joint partnership (What is, 2011).

The Advantage of Public versus Private Financing

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