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yeah idk about clicking any links, but im just struggling to understand why anyone would pay anywhere close to any of these estimated valuations for the source code or platform, unless the enterprise client's contracts/work will come with the purchase. I'd have a completely different opinion on its valuation if the sale was happening a few months within when insolvency was declared.

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That's a fair point. The valuations are estimates based on comparable distressed asset transactions - the actual sale price will depend heavily on what the administrator packages together.

You're right that client contracts are the key variable. The report notes that the enterprise client database value is contingent on whether Alvarez & Marsal can transfer existing relationships. Source code alone without clients is worth significantly less.

The timing concern is also valid - assets depreciate the longer they sit in administration.

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