By Roberto Mendoza
Financial Times, February 21, 2007
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Public company boards should learn from the successes of the private equity model. When they address the -simplified public vs private ownership question, they should aggressively explore the third way - the PriPub -business model. This will serve to lower the profitability of the traditional private equity model and increase returns to public shareholders. Imitation remains the most rewarding form of flattery.