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30/04/2013 Kompany prepares financing round for European, US rollout Target 360kompany GmbH DS
Proprietary Intelligence Brandl & Talos
Lawyer
Story Financial Crowe Horwath International
Private Austrian data provider Kompany plans to raise EUR 2.5m
advisor
through a stake sale in 4Q13 to fuel international expansion, co-CEO
Russell Perry said. The financing round will culminate in a second EUR Consultant Deloitte
2.5m tranche in 24-36 months, Perry said. Kompany’s owners “would
Consultant Next Layer
be flexible” on the size of the shareholding changing hands, he added. Telekommunikationsdienstleistungs-
und Beratungs GmbH
Proceeds would beef up activities in France and Spain, while Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte GmbH
supporting Italian and US entry, Perry said. Kompany also plans to Lawyer
strengthen its Benelux presence, including acquiring top-level domain Financial TPA Horwath Corporate Finance
names such as .nl. Kompany plans to secure licensing agreements advisor s.r.o.
with government registers and to increase staff numbers to 25-27
Competitor Bureau Van Dijk Electronic
employees in 2014, against 15 at present, said Perry. Publishing
Kompany would take on board either a financial investor or a sector Competitor D&B Corporation TS

player from fields such as e-commerce and media, Perry said, noting Vendor FLOOR13 DS
that a backer should offer marketing expertise and a distribution
network. Kompany will condition a deal on maintaining non- Vendor Stefan Schneider (Private investor) DS
discrimination towards publishers. Vendor Russell E. List-Perry (private DS
individual)
Fund-raising will be handled by Kompany and its advisers, including DS
TPA Horwath (part of Crowe Horwath) Perry said. Deloitte is Vendor Bernhard Hoetzl (private
Kompany’s auditor. Schoenherr is Kompany’s legal counsel, with individual)
Brandl & Talos advising on regulation. Next Layer is Kompany’s Other Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP
technology provider.

Kompany is majority-owned by its founders, including Perry and co- Sectors Computer software
CEO Bernhard Hoetzl. Since mid-2012, Kompany has been backed by Financial Services
investment company Floor13, controlled by Stefan Schneider. Internet / ecommerce
Kompany has raised EUR 1.6m, including a EUR 0.2m grant from Media
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft, its home country’s federal Services (other)
development financier. SubSectors Business support services
Portals
Kompany provides information on private companies, including
Principal finance
accounts and credit ratings, simplifying and standardising filings and
Publishing
charges across jurisdictions for a clientele of small and medium-sized
Software development
enterprises (SMEs), reducing risk and enabling due diligence on
business partners. Kompany’s staggered payment model starts at EUR Topics Family Owned/Closely Held
10 for basic information such as verification of existence. Kompany Growth Capital Raise
envisages registration-based pay-per-use revenue generation, or an Market Entry
enriched subscription model encompassing alert-based notifications,
Intel Type Companies for sale
said Perry.
Cross Border
Austria, Germany and the UK are Kompany’s core markets. Other
Private equity related
For 2Q14, Kompany aims to establish a presence in California on Countries Austria
account of its large economy and its status as a crucible of the public Belgium
policy push for online transparency, Perry said. A state-by-state US France
rollout will follow. Germany
Italy
Its SME focus distinguishes Kompany from sector players like Short Luxembourg
Hills, New Jersey-based Dun & Bradstreet (DNB:US) and Netherlands
Charterhouse-backed Bureau Van Dijk, which prioritise larger Spain
companies and charge steeper fees, Perry said.

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A growing demographic of SMEs requiring real-time data and a United Kingdom

European Union-led drive to harmonise official registers bode well for USA
Kompany’s prospects, said Perry, noting that Kompany serves a “very
Intel. Grade Confirmed
present need.”
Intelligence 1577375
This news service interviewed Perry at The Next Web 2013 conference ID
in Amsterdam, where Kompany was a Microsoft BizSpark Startup Rally
finalist.

Kompany is the trading name of Vienna-based 360kompany.

Source Proprietary Intelligence

Value USD 7m (Size of financing round)
Stake N/A
Value

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