I was tangentially involved in a deal where a Big Tech company acquired a VC-funded startup. The startup hired an investment bank as an advisor. The same invest

I was tangentially involved in a deal where a Big Tech company acquired a VC-funded startup. The startup hired an investment bank as an advisor. The same investment bank that routinely underwrites debt offerings for the Big Tech company. Somehow they advised the startup to take the deal and not play hardball, even though there were public company comps at twice the valuation offered.