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How Founders Use Rollover Equity to Defer Tax in Exits
In this episode of The Startup Exit Podcast, Lucas and Luna unpack rollover equity — a structure that lets founders defer capital gains taxes by swapping their stock for acquirer shares. Using the live data of July 12, 2026, they anchor the discussion on a recent 10.2 billion acquisition where the founder took 40 percent rollover equity. They explain how the IRS Section 368 tax-free reorganization rules apply, compare earnout vs. rollover tax outcomes, and walk through a realistic scenario with NVIDIA's stock price up 7.9 percent this week. Listeners learn why rollover equity is a…
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