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Going Private

Fleeing the scrutiny of public companies

BusinessWeek - Cover Stories imageThe private-equity boom is giving hot-shot managers, mid-career folks, and newly minted MBAs a world where investors buy slumping companies, turn them around, then sell or take them public. And the payoff is high even at the entry level -- and sometimes spectacular for stars like ex-IBM chief Lou Gerstner. As for freedom, CEOs can build for the long term without shareholders second-guessing every move. Not to mention that pesky Sarbanes-Oxley...

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