Unlisted companies can be acquired, often at a respectable premium to their current trading price. Below are some of the companies from the 2002-2003 edition of Walker's Manual of Unlisted Stocks that were acquired last year:

 

Anthony & Sylvan Pools	New Horizon Kids Quest, Inc.
Barney’s New York, Inc.	Salant Corporation
Bulova Corporation	Semele Group Inc.
Dover Investments Corporation	Sterling Sugars
Edison Control Corporation	Stratosphere Corporation
Grey Global group Inc.	United Park City Mines Company
Kentucky River Coal Corporation	WTC Industries, Inc.
KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc.
Mastercraft Products Corporation
Michigan Rivet Corporation
National Properties Corporation