what is repackaging in private equity 
repackaging in the private equity industry is when a private equity firm buys all the stock in a troubled public company thus taking the company private with the intention of revamping its operations and re selling it at a profit for some years the primary goal of repackaging was to prepare a company for a return to the market with an initial public offering ipo more recently private equity firms have found other ways of maximizing their profits that involve less regulatory and shareholder scrutiny 