Goldman Offering Clients a Chance to Invest in Facebook
By SUSANNE CRAIG and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
Tony Avelar/Bloomberg News The deal could double the personal fortune of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder.12:42 p.m. | Updated
Goldman Sachs has reached out to its wealthy private clients, offering them a chance to invest in Facebook, the hot social networking giant that is considering a possible public offering in 2012, according to people familiar with the matter.
On Sunday night, a number of Goldman clients received an email from their Goldman broker, offering them the opportunity to invest in an unnamed “private company that is considering a transaction to raise additional capital.” Another person briefed on the deal said that Goldman clients would have to pony up a minimum of $2 million to invest and would be prohibited from selling their shares until 2013.
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