The Samwer Brothers Make A Killing After Selling Facebook Stake From 2008
Marc, Oliver and Alexander Samwer (who also own the German language Deutsche Startups tech news site) sold their shares because “we are at the early stages” and their requirement for capital for their existing investments has “roughly tripled”, according to Oliver Samwer.
There appear to be no figures for how much their stake was worth but we can confidently say they have made their money back.