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January 28, 2025

Nearly 80% of tech companies are considering a secondary share sale in the next year

Equity management platform Ledgy surveyed 2,550 respondents in Europe, the UK and the US

Anne Sraders

3 min read

It’s another year and the IPO window has remained steadfastly shut — which seems to be prompting more companies to consider or plan a secondary share sale in the near future.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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