Private Company Deals Send Mixed Messages

Two deals announced last week — the sale of a majority stake in Univision and DoorDash’s IPO filing — are not necessarily good news for investors in private companies.

(Tim Rue/Bloomberg)

(Tim Rue/Bloomberg)

Two high profile private companies announced deals last week that may not be good news for investors.

For example, the Wall Street Journal reported that Univision Communications sold a majority stake to private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight, a company created by former Viacom finance chief Wade Davis.

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