JamesPC
join:2005-10-12
Orange, CA
| From the Press Release:
Sprint will contribute all of its 2.5 GHz spectrum and its WiMAX-related assets into a subsidiary of the new company. The implied equity valuation of Sprint's contribution is approximately $7.4 billion which will result in approximately 51 percent ownership, based on the target price of $20.00 per share.
Comcast will invest $1.05 billion, Intel Capital will invest $1.0 billion in addition to its previous investments made in Clearwire, Time Warner Cable will invest $550 million, Google will invest $500 million, and Bright House Networks will invest $100 million, for an aggregate total of $3.2 billion. The investments by Intel Capital, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks and the contributions from Sprint will be made into a limited liability company subsidiary of the new company. Google will invest directly in the new Clearwire's Class A common stock. In a separate transaction to occur 90 days after closing, Trilogy Equity Partners will invest $10 million in the purchase of shares of Class A common stock on the same pricing terms as the other investors.
The total transaction value will be approximately $14.5 billion, assuming an investment price of $20.00 per share. |
