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Re:BuzzFeed to go public, after shareholders approve SPAC deal by barbazoo on Monday December 06, 2021 @12:23PM (#29462645)
I'm genuinely wondering what the motivation is of a company like BuzzFeed to go public. As far as I understand, going public is often done to raise capital to do expensive things you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford like R&D, innovation, infrastructure, etc. I can't see how that's necessary for a "newsroom" kind of operation that doesn't have or produce much tangible.
Re:BuzzFeed to go public, after shareholders approve SPAC deal by Kye on Monday December 06, 2021 @01:29PM (#29463635)
Possibilities: cashing out before the music stops, regulatory requirement to go public, hope that an IPO pop could save a sinking ship.