Delisting is the removal of a listed security from a stock exchange.
Reasons for delistings:
- Companies are bought by a private equity fund;
- Companies cannot put up with the regulatory burden of being a public company;
- Companies bankrupt;
- The industry disappears (i.e. consumer cameras, Kodak);
- M & A happens;
- The company is relisted to another exchange;
- Other reasons.
Reasons for delistings according to MarketWatch
MarketWatch. (April 1, 2014). Distribution of reasons for delistings from the NASDAQ exchange between1999 and 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/294296/nasdaq-delistings-reasons/
