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		cylinder on March 21, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Salesforce is buying MuleSoft at enterprise value ... Question is why would MuleSoft sell itself if they thought they'd be worth more a year later?

thaumasiotes on March 21, 2018 [–]

MuleSoft did sell itself; that's what an IPO is.

Presumably, there was a reason.

cylinder on March 21, 2018 | [–]

That's not true. An IPO is just that, a public offering, of a small amount of shares to raise capital. Some shareholders cash out some of their position at IPO.

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