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1741 points meetpateltech | 1 comments | 05 Dec 25 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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doublet00th ◴[05 Dec 25 12:30 UTC] No.46160400[source]▶
Does anyone who's participated in M&A know how they come up with a breakup fee? I believe this one is $5 Billion (per Bloomberg), and Adobe <-> Figma was $1 Billion.

Interested to understand the modeling that goes into it.

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1. brk ◴[05 Dec 25 12:52 UTC] No.46160610[source]▶
Based on some experience, it's like a bond to appear in court. The number is mostly an arbitrary calculation designed to discourage you from not following through.