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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Elevation: From Thought Leadership to Market Leadership: Transparency on Trial

Consider this: Companies are now exiting or avoiding America's public markets to escape the excessive costs and risks they now represent. As Mr. Greenberg noted in a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, heavy regulations -- such as those associated with Sarbanes-Oxley -- have stultified the public markets. "Of the 25 largest IPOs worldwide in 2005, only one took place in the U.S," he noted. "Most went to London or Hong Kong. Even Australia weighed in with three."

Here's a thought: If you want to be more open and transparent, then maybe you have to take your company private (or stay private).

Elevation: From Thought Leadership to Market Leadership: Transparency on Trial

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