Buying public corps? (Golden Rainbow)

Why is it that I can place for bids on corps that are public?

You are buying majority shares of that corporation if enough are available. If you work it out with a player you can get the shares you want fairly easily. Though most people might not like this as they like the dividend they receive. You can look at Gamemaster corporations and owning as little as 1 share for some will gain you control. If you check the share distribution of the corporation you can see how many shares you will need to have control of the corporation.

You can also buy shares little by little and gain complete control making it private once more.

I can make public corps private if I have 100% control?

How? I made one public but decided I don't want it that way. I still own 100% of the shares but its still listed as public.

When you look at share holders of said corporation does it only list you? Every last share must be held by you and it should move from the 'Enterprise Controlled Public Corporations' to 'Privately Held Corprations'.

Also, ONE entity, be it country or CEO should own all shares. Having a 33, 33, 34 split between a two CEOs and a country does not mean it's wholly owned as the game treats each separately from the rest, except for levels where the combined effort is used. So either one CEO/Country owns all shares.

Cheers!