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Hate to be negative, but this could be their "Groupon Moment". When Google offered Groupon $6bn for the company, they said no because they thought the hockey st
by byoung2 13y ago
Hate to be negative, but this could be their "Groupon Moment". When Google offered Groupon $6bn for the company, they said no because they thought the hockey stick would never end.
While that was part of the reason, there were other reasons as well. They were concerned that regulators would block the sale, so they were seeking a bigger "breakup fee" than the $800 million Google offered.
http://www.businessinsider.com/groupon-google-deal-turn-down-2012-6 http://www.businessinsider.com/groupon-google-deal-turn-down...
- tanzam75 13y ago$800 million is a fairly good breakup fee for a $6 billion deal.