Comments on: Vonage – forget IPO think BuyOut

By: Om Malik on Broadband : » Another $250 million for Vonage

Om Malik on Broadband : » Another $250 million for Vonage — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:38:10 +0000

[...] By now Vonage was supposed to be on track for an IPO, that would have helped the company raise $400 to $600 million from public markets, and help fight a good fight with cable providers, phone companies and others with VoIP ambitions. Well, that (IPO) did not happen, so for now the company is going the route of raising convertible debt – a whopping $250 million – according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. [...]

By: Om Malik — » Vonage, picks IPO bankers

Om Malik — » Vonage, picks IPO bankers — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:57:38 +0000

[...] Despite the doubts about their IPO swirling, Vonage is going ahead and preparing itself for an initial public offering, according to Light Reading and after a six-month bake-off,”has chosen Citibank, UBS AG, and Deutsche Bank AG” as lead managers of the offering that could happen within six months. The company declined to comment, Light Reading says. The company’s value is being pegged at $1.5 billion, even if its a buyout and not an IPO. Andy speculates on who might buy them! More @ Light Reading [...]

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Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:23:55 +0000

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By: Jacob Varghese

Jacob Varghese — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:37:39 +0000

A T-Mobile or SK-Earthlink purchase of Vonage would make lots of sense for both parties. wifi+voip+cellular would be a great offering that would appeal to both consumers and businesses.

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:00:00 +0000

Vonage’s Valuation: The Games Begin

Om Malik has a post this morning on a Financial
Times report
that Vonage’s two lead underwriters – UBS and Deutsche Bank – have been
secretly telling the company a better option may be a “parallel
process” – which sounds like a soft s…