I had a friend who was approached to buy his private equity. In his case, the company was doing quite well and expected to IPO, so he felt it would be better to

I had a friend who was approached to buy his private equity. In his case, the company was doing quite well and expected to IPO, so he felt it would be better to just wait for the liquidity event. Might be a similar situation for you, maybe work some old contacts and see what the trajectory of the company is.