SAN FRANCISCO noon Feb. 9, according to informed sources, the U.S. HomeAway vacation rental service providers are choosing underwriters, plans to launch IPO (initial public offering).
two sources did not disclose any timetable. According to regulations, if a company plans to launch IPO, need to be submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission prospectus previously selected underwriter.
since its inception in 2005, HomeAway has raised approximately 5 billion of private capital. The end of last month, the U.S. IPO business networking site LinkedIn to submit applications for project financing 175 million dollars. This has inspired more enthusiasm for Internet companies listed.
HomeAway declined comment.
HomeAway in 120 countries with over 540,000 holiday houses available for lease. Homeowners pay about $ 300 a year, you can be your own rental information to the HomeAway sites; tenants need not pay any fees. In addition HomeAway.com, the company also owns VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com two sites.
2005 , HomeAway venture from the U.S. Austin Ventures and Redpoint Ventures institutions to obtain initial funding. In 2008, Redpoint Ventures and Technology Crossover Ventures Joint Institutional Venture Partners, the company re-inject 250 million U.S. dollars.
last year, HomeAway vacation rental software developer acquired Escapia and Instant Software. The two companies bring to HomeAway asset management for nearly 1,700 customers, and the latter the number of employees increased to 735 people.
HomeAway this week's NFL The company later apologized and remove this ad from its Web site. (Yan Fei)
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