Private equity: going dark

At first glance, private funding and juicy hamburgers would seem to have very little in common. Similarly, the link between private money and toys, groceries, online webcasts and rental cars seems tenuous. There is a common thread, however – all of these products and services are offered by formerly public companies that, either through choice or force, have recently gone private. Indeed, the current explosion in private equity is resulting in more public companies seeking private capital,