I think they mean it more in the context of why its relevant to HN. usually we only talk about acquisitions of YC companies.

It's relevant because it's a $3b sale of a data visualization software company, which is more than any YC acquisition and bigger than all but a handful of YC companies.

And it's a public-to-private transaction, not a takeover.

"In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder). In the UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/takeover.asp

OK, but my meaning was hopefully clear. It's essentially a leveraged MBO.

> usually we only talk about acquisitions of YC companies.

That's objectively untrue.