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An IPO does not guarantee an exit.

In the UK - typically founders will be explicitly locked in to 2 years service before they can sell any shares - and even then they will only be allowed to sell through the company's main broker and not directly to the market.

At the top of a market you may get away with selling some shares during the IPO itself but in leaner times this is seen as a negative action and discouraged.




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