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Going public allows a firm access to more funding. However, this funding comes at the cost of required SEC filings aimed at reducing transparency and secrecy. Hedge funds are famous for their desire for secrecy which makes the fact that Fortress Investment Group was considering an IPO al the more interesting. It must be that the desire to access capital trumps the desire for secrecy. From the

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