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Plaid shareholders field offers at $15b after merger collapse

Normally CEOs that opt to sell their companies aren’t happy when the government blocks the deal over antitrust concerns. But that doesn’t appear to be the case with Plaid, a fintech startup that has seen a surge in investor interest since federal regulators blocked its merger last week with Visa.

So far, the prospective investors haven’t had any success acquiring shares in the startup, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. But Plaid is expected to seek new financing in the coming months, in a round that investors said could more than triple its valuation to approximately $15 billion. That’s also the price at which some existing investors have received offers recently to sell shares.

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