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Not necessarily.

They could be ready and this is the next logical step. Earlier investors could be pushing for liquidity. Maybe some of the early people - especially founders - want to move on and do the next thing.

On the last point, non-trivial share holders are generally locked up from selling for 3-6 months after the IPO to reduce the likelihood of a "pump & dump" scheme.



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