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Does GoDaddy control that much bandwidth compared to some hosts like Hurriance Electric/OVH/Hetzner/etc? Also GoDaddy was recently (past 5 years I think) bough
by gaadd33 13y ago
Does GoDaddy control that much bandwidth compared to some hosts like Hurriance Electric/OVH/Hetzner/etc?
Also GoDaddy was recently (past 5 years I think) bought by a private equity firm, so the owner cashed out via that rather than an IPO.
- ohashi 13y agoBob Parsons is still the largest single share holder I believe. KKR, Silver Lake bought in for 2.25B. Not sure on actual infrastructure size vs other companies since they are focused on small business market rather than being an infrastructure provider.
- Osiris 13y agoBased on a five year time line from KKR/Silver Lake, I would expect an IPO within 2-3 years. This recent change in leadership, direction, and acquisitions is evidence of the push toward IPO.
- ohashi 13y agoMaybe this time around it will actually happen. They tried to IPO in 2006 as well. I am guessing at this size there aren't many potential buyers considering their revenue was 1.3B last year. I think their growth might have slowed down a bit, not sure how/if that would affect a potential IPO. I've got some gaps in years I could find data for: 2003 39M 2004 73M 2005 140M 2006 2007 2008 500M 2009 750M 2010 2011 1.14B 2012 1.3B
- Osiris 13y agoGrowth has been around 15% this year, but it's expected to get up to 20% as various new marketing and internationalization strategies take place.