I have been a founder at 2 startups that were acquired. In both cases there was a "noshop" with no bailout penalty. But the "noshop" didn't say we couldn't look

I have been a founder at 2 startups that were acquired. In both cases there was a "noshop" with no bailout penalty. But the "noshop" didn't say we couldn't look for additional investors. I don't see anything in this writeup that implies that the noshop was unusual.