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While most companies are scrambling to go public or float spin-offs, Seagate Technology Inc. (SEG-NYSE), the leading disk-drive maker, took a page from the 1980s last week and said it would become a private company through a $20 billion management buyout and stock transfer with Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS-Nasdaq).
The spur for the deal came from the run-up in...