I can't believe I don't know this and couldn't find the answer even after looking through several financial publications.

When a listed company decides it wants to go private again what is that called?I thought it was de-list, but I am a little unsure?

Thanks

Delisting means that it relinquishes or loses its stock exchange listing for any of a number of reasons, leaving the existing shareholders pretty much locked in. The process of going private by making an offer to the existing shareholders is called a buyout, perhaps a management buyout.

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