{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Trainy","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog","author_name":"Ben","author_url":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/author\/ben\/","title":"Why some companies deliberately refuse to be sold? - Trainy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8CRw7Q93NW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/en\/refusal-merger\/\">Why some companies deliberately refuse to be sold?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/en\/refusal-merger\/embed\/#?secret=8CRw7Q93NW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00ab\u00a0Why some companies deliberately refuse to be sold?\u00a0\u00bb &#8212; Trainy\" data-secret=\"8CRw7Q93NW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/6\/Cover-310.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"In the world of mergers and acquisitions, it is common to hear that a company is \"for sale\" or that a private equity fund is actively looking for a buyer for one of its portfolio companies. However, the reality is much more nuanced. Every year, numerous companies receive highly attractive acquisition offers that they nevertheless choose to reject, sometimes even when the proposed price is significantly above their theoretical valuation."}