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Proposal to take Indigo private would lower scrutiny, boost flexibility: experts

The company has spent the bulk of the last year recovering from a major cyberattack, coping with a succession
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An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Shares of Indigo Books & Music Inc. were up more than 50 per cent in early trading after it received a proposal to take the retailer private from a pair of companies owned by controlling shareholder Gerald Schwartz. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

A proposal to take Indigo Books & Music Inc. private would allow the company to get back on track with less scrutiny and more flexibility than if it remained public, experts say.

The company has spent the bulk of the last year recovering from a major cyberattack, coping with a succession of leadership changes and watching its losses mount. It’s been using a transformation plan to return the company to its former glory but has said little about what the initiative entails, though it laid off an unspecified number of workers last month.

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