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		jkaplowitz on May 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transa... > Also, this one is a 15% premium [2] Really? The sub-headline near the top of your link says 29%, so basically 30%.

JumpCrisscross on May 13, 2024 [–]

It’s “a premium of 15% over Squarespace's closing share price of $38.19 on the NYSE on May 10, 2024,” the last business day before the buyout was announced.

That said, you see the bankers bending over backwards to find a metric that satisfies Doft.

jkaplowitz on May 13, 2024 | [–]

Ah, good catch, yes.

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