von Metastorm, der dazu führen wird, dass die Cash/Wertpapiere der Marktkapitalisierung entspricht, hat Internet Capital auch noch für Ende 2008 bzw. Anfang 2009 zwei weitere Firmen in den Pipeline. Das ist einerseits ICGCommcerce, die 65% werden Internet Capital ca. 200 Millionen bringen, und schließlich auch noch Starcite, die allerdings erst in 2009 mit einem IPO kommen dürften, der mit einer Marktkapitalisierung von einer halben Milliarde an den Start gehend dürfte. Internet Capital hält 32% an Starcite:
Starcite will make an ipo in 2009 2 minutes ago StarCite is experiencing increasing growth as more corporations and meeting suppliers utilize its
online technology for meeting management. The company estimates that $7.5 billion in meeting
and event business passed through StarCite’s online global marketplace in 2007, an increase of
approximately 30 percent over its 2006 estimates. This volume of meeting business represented
more than 20 million room nights from some of the world’s largest corporations. StarCite counts
among its customers 150 of the Fortune 500 companies and added a number of clients to its
roster in first quarter 2008 including First Data Corporation, Lincoln Financial Group, and Great-
West Life as well as one of the world’s largest computer and consumer electronics manufacturers
and a global sporting goods maker. In addition, StarCite counts more than 93,000 supplier
participants in its online marketplace.
“Meetings have long been one of the last unexplored frontiers of spend management for
corporations, but this is rapidly changing,” said Keith Forshew, Chief Operating Officer of
StarCite. “Companies are zeroing in on value-adding technologies that improve both visibility
and control over their meeting investment. At the same time, hotels, venues and other meeting
suppliers are searching for ways to connect electronically with potential customers. Our ondemand
solutions fulfill all these needs. We are pleased to have the additional funds from this
offering to help ensure we make the investments that will solidify our position as the leading
provider of on-demand meeting and event management solutions.”
Meetings and events are a major category of corporate spending. A new report from Aberdeen
Group on strategic meeting management found that spending on corporate meetings and events
has continued to rise, growing by 10 percent from 2006 to 2007. Aberdeen found that meeting
spend as a percentage of revenue was approximately 2.8 percent in 2007 for the 300 companies it
surveyed. According to the report, companies that institute a strategic meeting management
program can save an average of over 11 percent on their meeting spend and achieve 89 percent
compliance to corporate policies for meetings and events.
“From connecting buyers and suppliers electronically through its online marketplace to
streamlining the meeting planning process from start to finish, StarCite has made a dramatic
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impact on the market for meetings and events,” said Doug Alexander, managing director at
Internet Capital Group and a member of StarCite’s board of directors. “Based on the
opportunities that lie ahead for StarCite, both in the U.S. and abroad, we are excited to provide
capital along with our colleagues at TPG Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners in this round of
funding.”
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Re: Starcite will make an ipo in 2009 1 minute ago Over the past 12 months, StarCite has continued to introduce new product offerings and
partnerships to improve meeting management practices for both buyers and suppliers, including
the following:
• Small meetings: StarCite is experiencing momentum for its new Small Meeting Solution
(SMS) for meetings of 50 attendees or less, deploying its first corporate clients and
signing recent agreements with Hilton, Hyatt and Kimpton Hotels to provide real-time
rates and inventory for booking small meetings
• Distribution: StarCite expanded its distribution channels through an agreement with
Pegasus Solutions, Inc., which will provide real-time access to rates and availability
among Pegasus’s portfolio of more than 78,000 hotel properties worldwide
• Online booking: StarCite expanded the online travel booking capabilities of its
registration tool with a new integration with Orbitz for Business
• Green meetings: StarCite partnered with Meeting Strategies Worldwide to provide
customers with resources to help reduce the environmental impact of meetings including
the MeetGreensm program
• Thought leadership: StarCite led the most comprehensive benchmarking study on best
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Re: Starcite will make an ipo in 2009 4 second(s) ago Internet Capital had increased the ownership a financing round in the first quarter from 26% to 32%.