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They won't use it for anything other than to raise the value of their valuation. If they court a buyer, all of that cash in hand just raised their buying price
by jpea 12y ago
They won't use it for anything other than to raise the value of their valuation. If they court a buyer, all of that cash in hand just raised their buying price by $500m.
- a2kadet 12y agoWait, what? The $500 million comes with a $10 billion evaluation. Surely, being more liquid doesn't raise their valuation?
- bigdubs 12y ago10 Billion "Pre Money" valuation = 10 Billion + 500 mm "Post Money" valuation. The 10 Billion figure is typically "Pre Money".
- vikramhaer 12y agoenterprise value = market cap + debt - cash; don't think the additional cash would 'raise their buying price'. If they could have sold for $10B currently (assuming the valuation TPG is buying in at is what they would sell for), I'd think it would make sense to not take additional funding at the expense of giving up equity, so don't see how this would raise the value of their valuation. Thoughts?
- pytrin 12y agoYou are correct. Besides, raising x amount of money at y valuation, doesn't mean the company as a whole is worth y. Investors typically get preferred stock, which are worth more. Marc Andreessen had a nice tweet chain about that exact topic yesterday, ending with this one - https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/457017580385873921 https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/457017580385873921