[drucken]

It would have been an issue for the acquirer before or during acquisition, if it were present at the time, of course. Some, perhaps many, investors into startups also insist on liability insurance.

But the founders of Heroku have no more liability than the company in control of its assets, which in almost all cases would be some sort of Limited Liability vehicle.

[pyre]

I think the parent was asking if SalesForce could pursue the Heroku founders for some sort of liability (i.e. misrepresenting the company during the purchase).