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Uh no.

Plaid is probably worth much more now than it was when it was acquired. The entire market has become much more frothy.

I would not be surprised if it could command a $10B+ valuation as a standalone company.

That doesn't mean much unless the employees have liquidity right? Presumably after the acquisition the employees would've been able to convert their options to cold hard cash.

acquisitions aren't necessarily great for employees because liquidation preferences apply.

with SPAC-mania they could merge with a SPAC or go public. my point is the path to going public is much easier now than a year ago.

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