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liquidity event

British

noun

the ending of an investor's involvement in a business venture with a view to realizing a gain or loss from the investment

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“Most of the late-stage private companies that you can think of have done some sort of liquidity event for employees,” says Zuhayeer Musa, co-founder of Levels.fyi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“Every major long-only trader will use that liquidity event to reshuffle their portfolios,” Azarm said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 14, 2025

Since then its U.S. operations have dropped a rule requiring a "liquidity event", such as an IPO or company sale, as a condition for the vesting to occur.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023

When those companies have some sort of exit or liquidity event, meaning they sell to another company, IPO, or we decide they’ve grown enough that we’re going to cash out.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2021

“I suspect they will look for a liquidity event over a short period of time.”

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2011

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