子供、ティーンエージャー、およびその親に向けたコンテンツに注力するデジタルメディア企業のGoFishが、Panorama Capital、Rustic Canyon Partners、Rembrandt Venture Partnersの主導する資金調達ラウンドにて$22.5M(2250万ドル)を調達した。同時にMichael Jung、Mark Menell、およびRichard Ling(それぞれPanorama、Rustic Canyon、およびRembrandtの人物)が取締役に就任する。
GoFishによると、世界中からのアクセスは6900万に達し、そのほぼ三分の一が米国からのものだとのこと。GoFishのパブリッシャーネットワークに参加しているサイトにはWeeWorld、MiniClip、およびPiczoなどがある(すべてのリストはこちらにある。利用できる動画のサンプルは、GoFishの消費者向けサイトから検索して見ることができる。
獲得資金は債務の整理と拡大成長戦略に用いる予定だとのこと。詳細については以下の英文資料をご参照のこと。
Under the terms of the financing, the investors have committed to invest $22.5 million with an option to invest an additional $2.5 million over the next few weeks. The investors will purchase newly created Series A Preferred Stock convertible at a per common share equivalent price of $0.20 per share. The investors also will receive warrants to purchase common stock at $0.20 per share.
GoFish will use a portion of the proceeds to repay all of its outstanding debt and to cancel outstanding warrants.
In connection with the repayment of the company’s debt, holders of 36% of the company’s outstanding convertible debt have elected to convert their debt into Series A Preferred Stock. The holders of the company’s subordinated debt converted all of their debt into Series A Preferred Stock and exchanged their common stock warrants into common stock at a ratio of one share of common stock for every 10 warrant shares. Holders of an additional 11% of the company’s convertible senior debt have the option to convert their debt into Series A Preferred Stock in the next few days.
Assuming the investment of $22.5 million and conversion of 36% of the company’s outstanding convertible debt (and excluding any conversion by holders of the additional 11% of the company’s convertible debt into Series A Preferred Stock), the company will issue Series A Preferred Stock convertible into approximately 152 million shares of common stock, approximately 3.6 million shares of common stock and issue warrants to purchase approximately 61 million shares of common stock.
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(翻訳:Maeda, H)





