Teshima: Eloqua acquisition by Oracle had no share revesting or earn-out
Paul Teshima · 1143 Eloqua Founders Launch New Relationship Tool, $600k ARR first 5 Months, $7m Raised · Sep 10, 2018 · at 9:11
Paul Teshima clarifies the post-acquisition terms of Oracle's buyout of Eloqua to Nathan Latka.
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“There was no revesting. We owned all our shares. We could have walked away on, you know, day one after the acquisition was confirmed.”
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