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I suspect the potential increases in the capital gains rate made founders push a little harder for a this-year close. As it turns out, rates won't be increasin
by gyardley 16y ago
I suspect the potential increases in the capital gains rate made founders push a little harder for a this-year close.
As it turns out, rates won't be increasing, but the prospect of an extra 5% tax likely started a lot of acquisition conversations which are now playing themselves out.
- kondro 16y agoA 5% increase pushed what appear to be a raft of firesales? Maybe there is something else happening inside this incubator that nobody is telling?
- citricsquid 16y agoor even large companies are thinking "hey, now is a good time to buy what we're interested in!". The cause doesn't have to be YC related :p
- boucher 16y agoIn what way do they appear to be firesales?
- dkasper 16y agoWoah, orange usernames are back?