Hillary will be speaking at HostingCon 2009

Hillary will be speaking at HostingCon 2009 on Tuesday, August 11 at 3pm. 

"An Interactive Session on Valuing and Structuring Acquisitions" consists of two parts.  The first is a back and forth with the audience on the things that matter to buyers when they value/structure an acquisition.  The second part is a game where "Strategic" and "Consolidator" buying teams compete for prizes and bragging rights.  (In 2008, the Consolidators and Strategic's tied.)

For those of you that have not signed up as yet, the folks at HostingCon will provide a discount for those using code CHEVAL2009.

HostingCon 2009 Registration Discounts

The folks at HostingCon will provide a discount on your registration fee if you use the discount code CHEVAL2009 when signing up.  You can get another discount by signing up before June 29, 2009. Click the graphic below to get to their registration page.

HostSearch Interview

HostSearch just did an interview with Frank Stiff.  The interview can be found here.  The interview talks a bit about Cheval but also some of the things going on in the marketplace today.

Feel free to send over any comments or questions (fstiff at chevalcap dot com).

Interview at B10WH

An interview with Frank Stiff has just posted at the web hosting news & reviews site B10WH.  The interview can be found here.  Feel free to send over any comments or questions (fstiff at chevalcap dot com).

Cheval Completes 29 Transactions in 2008

Cheval completed 29 hosting, ISP and related Internet services transactions in 2008.  These transactions range from large to small, included businesses based in the US, Canada, UK, and India and were made up of companies engaged in a broad range of businesses.

Thanks very much to all our clients and business partners!

Cheval Capital, Inc.

HostingCon 2008 - "Valuing & Structuring Hosting Company Acquisitions"

Hillary Stiff of Cheval Capital spoke at HostingCon 2008 with Joe Bardenheier of the Endurance International Group in a talk titled, "Valuing & Structuring Hosting Company Acquisitions."  The slides can be dowloaded or viewed below.

Valuing and Structuring Hosting Company Acquisitions - Hostingcon 2008

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HostingCon 2008

Hillary & Frank will be attending and speaking at HostingCon 2008, July 28-30 in Chicago, Illinois.  We've generally found this to be a good conference for hosters.

Hillary will be speaking from 9:00am - 11:00 am on Monday July 28 with Joe Bardenheier, VP of Corporate Development of the Endurance International Group.  The workshop is entitled, "An Interactive Workshop on Valuing and Structuring Hosting Company Acquisitions," and is probably a good session to attend for those thinking about selling or buying hosting companies in the near future.

Frank will be a panelist on "Metrics That mean Money And How To Track Them" from 3:00 - 3:45pm on Monday July 28.  The panel includes some of the hosting industry's most successful operators and looks at the operating metrics and financial results that can add meaningful value to you in operating, growing and exiting your hosting business.

Frank will also be on the Wednesday keynote panel, "Sealing The Deal," from 9:30am to 10:30am.  This panel will look at what hosting companies are worth in the marketplace today.

We look forward to seeing you there.

midPhase Services sells its shared hosting assets to UK2

Cheval represented midPhase Services in the sale of their shared hosting assets to the UK-2 Group, Ltd. 

A press release describing the event can be found here.

Cheval Capital Unveils New Website

After more than five years of helping insomniacs get some sleep, Cheval Capital has decided to update the design of its website. Please feel free to send any suggestions for improvements to us at fstiff[at]chevalcap.com.

Hillary Stiff speaks at HostingCon 2007 on "Metrics That Mean Money And How To Track Them"

Hillary Stiff spoke at HostingCon 2007 on "Metrics That Mean Money And How To Track Them," with Isabel Wang, David Snead, Joe Bardenheier of The Endurance International Group, Jeffrey Stibel of Web.Com, Adam Dillaplain of CaroNet and Brian Shephard of Canada Web Hosting.  The purpose of Hillary's presentation was to help hosters understand some of the reasons why getting good measurement systems in place was important when it came to raising money or selling their businesses. 

Her slides can be viewed below or downloaded below.

"Metrics That Mean Money And How To Track Them" Hillary Stiff, HostingCon 2007 Panel #201

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Hillary Stiff speaks at HostingCon 2007 on "Mergers & Acquisitions in the Web Hosting Industry."

Hillary Stiff spoke at HostingCon 2007 with Joe Bardenheier, Vice President of Corporate Development at The Endurance International Group. Their topic was "Mergers & Acquisitions in the Web Hosting Industry" and Hillary spoke on the current valuation trends in the industry and described some of the key determinants to the value of a hosting company. 

Hillary & Joe's slides can be viewed below or downloaded below (Hiilary's slides are #'s 1-13.)

"Mergers & Acquisitions in the Web Hosting Industry" Joe Bardenheier & Hillary Stiff, HostingCon 2007 Panel #205

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The Endurance International Group merges with IPOWER

Cheval Capital represented The Endurance International Group in their merger with IPOWER. The merger creates one of the largest shared hosting companies in the industry with more than 600,000 active sites. 

Netcraft's article on the merger can be found here.

Cheval completes 11 transactions in the first half of 2007

In the first half of 2007, Cheval Caplital completed 11 transactions for its clients in the web hosting and ISP businesses.

Tele5 Voice Services acquires Servage GMBH

Cheval Capital acted as financial advisor for Swedish IT and telephony services provider Tele5 Voice Services AB's acquisition of Servage GMBH.  Servage has over 18,000 clients in Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, America, Canada, Australia and Japan.  A copy of the press release can be found here (in Swedish.)

Hillary Stiff speaks at the 2007 SWSoft Summit

Hillary Stiff of Cheval Capital speaks at the 2007 SWSoft Summit on "How Much is Your Company Worth?" 

Hillary's slides can be viewed below or downloaded below.

"How Much is Your Hosting Company Worth?" Hillary Stiff, Cheval Capital Inc, SWsoft Summit 2007

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