~~ Goldman Sachs Just Bought The Facebook IPO ~~ By investing $450 million in Facebook at a $50 billion valuation -- and helping Facebook raise as much as another $1.5 billion, as the NYT reported -- Goldman Sachs got a little extra: It's now in the driver's seat to eventually take Facebook public. Beyond whatever it makes on its investment, the fees will be a great bonus...Win-win. [ Businessinsider ]