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saberdancer on Dec 18, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Jetbrains founders turn billionaires without VC he...

They could find an investor willing to buy them out. Doesn't have to be an IPO.

Still, if you are happy with the amount of money you have and you have a business you enjoy running, why sell? This is probably their view of it.

ciceryadam on Dec 18, 2020 | [–]

Yep, buyouts happen here more often than IPOs, just recently Socialbakers got acquired by Astute, and Integromat got acquired Celonis.

Also this is where Sun acquired NetBeans way back in 99.

llcoolv on Dec 18, 2020 | [–]

Avast did their IPO in London. Most companies I have heard of were considering doing it in Singapore.

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