[quote=cvmom]Sounds to me like you are looking for confirmation of a decision that you have already made. Given all the data you provided, my opinion is that you are making the right decision. Mergers are no fun when you are not on the acquiring side, I know from personal experience (3x).
Good luck and I hope the new opportunity comes through for you![/quote]
Thanks. The offer was verbally given and i verbally accepted. But i never think its final until all the paperwork is done.I am looking for anything I didn’t think about. This would normally be a no brainer for me if this happened in the bay area. But here in San Diego the community is smaller. I don’t see much upside by staying since the equity of my stock has already risen to above peak plus a slight premium above what the acquirer is paying for us. I doubt there will be a bigger company that will top that. And I hate the acquirer. The unvested stock will be matched by the new company in terms of fair market value. The only part by leaving now is foregoing $15-20k payout. Then again, waiting until October might close the door to this opportunity
Plus, the coolness factor of the new company kinda really makes me look the other way versus staying and trying to milk every payout possible from an acquisition, despite being in a potentially miserable environment if I don’t leave…
But I am looking for folks to try to talk me out of it with a reason just so I can think about things I didn’t think about that might be important. This is one of those times where a little negativity would be appreciated 🙂
The sucky part is I always leave before a pending major promotion. But then again, in an acquisition, the new taller grass are usually cut first. So, oh well.
