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I think the first comment (http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/05/16/which-startup-is-cleared-for-launch-as-europe%E2%80%99s-next-e100-million-exit/#comment-204420101
by estel 15y ago
I think the first comment (http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/05/16/which-startup-is-cleared-for-launch-as-europe%E2%80%99s-next-e100-million-exit/#comment-204420101 http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/05/16/which-startup-is-cleared... ) gets it right: Europe have produced plenty of huge startups, as you'd expect, but they've almost all sold to larger US companies rather than remain in Europe. Which is a shame.
- robk 15y agoI don't see it as a shame at all. US acquirers typically are able to pay higher multiples and are more acquisitive in general. And in most acquisition cases, it's not like the companies up and leave Europe. In larger acquisitions, it's rare the Europe team is cut.