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Re:Ask HN: Where can I buy real software companies? by derefr on Friday May 22, 2015 @06:13PM (#9591135)
And journalists wouldn't pretend to be interested in purchasing companies just to get a scoop?
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Re:Ask HN: Where can I buy real software companies? by jacquesm on Friday May 22, 2015 @07:14PM (#9591319)
Not on this size companies. Mid sized deals involve 20 to 50 people 'in the know' and very rarely leak, even if the deals fall through. Any broker that can't tell a journalist from a serious entity won't be in business for long.
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