[rb808]

Probably worth reading this article about Tesla maybe going private and Dell becoming public again. Personally I like public companies that allows public scrutiny and makes it possible for everyone to buy a piece of the company. There is so much private investing now though that I dont think its a big difference.

> Yet over time, Dell came to the realization that servicing all of its debt, making strategic acquisitions and boosting shareholder returns was more challenging for a company that couldn’t easily tap the public markets.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-08/dell-s-le...

[leot]

When a company is more vulnerable to short sellers and FUD it may make more sense for it to be private.

And there are reasons a company may be thus-vulnerable apart from mismanagement. E.g. if its success depends on fantastical sounding but trade-secret-constrained longer lead time tech.