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• quadrature 10y ago
  I think they mean it more in the context of why its relevant to HN. usually we only talk about acquisitions of YC companies.
  • qq66 10y ago
    It's relevant because it's a $3b sale of a data visualization software company, which is more than any YC acquisition and bigger than all but a handful of YC companies.
    • genericpseudo 10y ago
      And it's a public-to-private transaction, not a takeover.
      • ledude 10y ago
        "In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder). In the UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/takeover.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/takeover.asp
        • genericpseudo 10y ago
          OK, but my meaning was hopefully clear. It's essentially a leveraged MBO.
  • untog 10y ago
    > usually we only talk about acquisitions of YC companies. That's objectively untrue.