Silver lining behind taking companies private

PETALING JAYA: The recent wave of proposals to take companies private naturally gave rise to disappointment that a vacuum would be created when these companies are de-listed from Bursa Malaysia.  

There is a silver lining and a significant positive impact, however, from these exercises. If the exercises are successful, there will be a huge amount of cash paid to minority shareholders. The sums would be huge as some of the deals are the largest seen in this country.