Perhaps not quite the same scale, but do check out the story of Rob Walling's acquisition of HitTail, still being discussed regularly on their podcast: The Ins

Perhaps not quite the same scale, but do check out the story of Rob Walling's acquisition of HitTail, still being discussed regularly on their podcast: The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3511437 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3511437 http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-83-hittail-auditshark-integration-marketing-logo-design-survey-analysis-and-leaky-funnels http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-83-hi...