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The sale of Abbey Leix House estate in Laois to billionaire and Stripe co-founder John Collison for its €20 million asking price generated much buzz in Irish property circles last week.
The transaction was a shot in the arm for joint selling agents Colliers Ireland and Ireland Sotheby’s International Realty. It also gave a lift to the country homes market, a sector which has been significantly affected by the Covid-19 global pandemic, given that much.
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And now the company has hired Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, a top American law firm, to advise it on early-stage preparations for a possible listing, according to reports.
Stripe is reportedly considering a direct listing like that of financial tech firm Wise, which floated this week and is now worth nearly £10billion.
This means it would directly list existing shares on the stock market – without raising money by issuing new ones.
A listing would make Patrick, 32, and 30-year-old John a huge fortune overnight. They had already found success before Stripe, becoming millionaires in 2008 when selling their previous business Shuppa aged just 19 and 17.
Найдорожчий американський технологічний стартап готується до ринкового дебюту
10 июля 2021 07:30
Американська технокомпанія Stripe Inc, яка розробляє рішення для прийому і обробки електронних платежів, зробила перший великий крок до свого дебюту на фондовому ринку, найнявши юридичну фірму для підготовки лістинга. Як повідомляє Reuters, інвестори оцінили стартап в $95 млрд в рамках кампанії зі збору коштів в березні.
Джерела видання повідомили, що Stripe залучила Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP в якості юридичного консультанта з питань підготовки до лістинга на ра