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		dpark on Jan 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dropbox buys HelloSign (YC W11) for $230M All acquisitions are “strategic”. Even holding companies acquire assets that they believe accrue toward their strategic vision. The EBITDA calculation is at best a sanity check for the acquirer.

mbesto on Jan 29, 2019 [–]

> All acquisitions are “strategic”.

I'm just using industry nomenclature. When people sell to a PEG, they don't say "we're selling to a strategic".

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