They typically meet at restaurants (or a lot of times, hotel rooms) to discuss deals/potential deals, as being in the HQ can scare employees (who may not be com

They typically meet at restaurants (or a lot of times, hotel rooms) to discuss deals/potential deals, as being in the HQ can scare employees (who may not be comfortable with selling). It's much easier to get recognized in the HQ of a tech company, than a restaurant. And meeting in a HQ and going behind closed doors can make it seemed like somethings going on, where if they were caught in a restaurant, it could just be the typical M&A relationship building.