{"id":8290,"date":"2021-10-11T12:48:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T12:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1369501"},"modified":"2021-10-11T12:48:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T12:48:15","slug":"why-companies-are-choosing-not-to-be-listed-on-the-stock-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8290","title":{"rendered":"Why companies are choosing not to be listed on the stock market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stock markets reached all-time highs<\/a> in 2021, bringing huge value to the companies riding the wave, even when you allow for the dip in recent weeks. We are also in the midst of a boom year<\/a> for flotations, with many boards taking advantage of investor enthusiasm for shares. Yet companies have been delisting from the stock market in even larger numbers<\/a>, and, in fact, this trend has been going on for some time.<\/p>\n

The number of listed companies worldwide peaked at 45,743 in 2014 but had slipped to 43,248 by 2019 according to<\/a> the World Bank. The numbers in major markets such as the US, UK, France, and Germany have all been trending down.<\/p>\n

In 2020<\/a>, there were 47 deals to take companies private worth a total of US$40 billion (\u00a329 billion), which was well down from the 62 deals worth US$88 billion in 2019, though the numbers were considerably up in Asia. On the other hand, 2021 has been a huge year: going private is already beyond its previous peak from 2007, with a record number of transactions that have already surpassed US$800 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Total listed companies worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n

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