Perhaps these are the main reasons for hot shot startups and anything else that goes on in Silicon Valley, but the average small/medium-sized company might want

Perhaps these are the main reasons for hot shot startups and anything else that goes on in Silicon Valley, but the average small/medium-sized company might want to sell at some point due to the sentiment that the buyer can do a better job at running the company or has some required resources that are unobtainable (money, personnel) for the seller. Not a "personal" choice, but a strategic sale for the future of the company and its employees.