Ever wanted to know what goes through the head of those power brokers who are closing the biggest web hosting mergers and acquisitions in the industry? Well once again at HostingCon 2007 your wish is granted! Mr. Joe Bardenheier, Vice President of Corporate Development at the Endurance International Group will reprise his top-rated ‘Mergers and Acquisitions in the Web Hosting Industry’ with co-presenter Hillary Stiff, Managing Director at Cheval Capital, Inc. As if Mr. Bardenheier didn’t already have enough ‘street cred’ – he is coming into HostingCon and his presentation on the heels of his company’s merger with mega-host IPOWER which created the world’s third largest web hosting company – with over 600,000 hosted accounts.

In his presentation, Mr. Bardenheier will cover what to expect in the due diligence process, what buyers are looking for in valuing a web hosting company, plus what recent valuation multiples have been paid and the types of deal terms and structures being utilized. You can also rest assured that he will field questions from the audience on the recent M&A activities of Endurance International Group.

I recently caught up with Joe Bardenheier and he had this to say about the upcoming HostingCon 2007 event, ‘’ HostingCon has become a wonderful forum for the Endurance International Group to stay in close touch with the latest happenings in our industry. It is the one place all year that we can easily meet with so many vendors, customers, partners, competitors and potential sellers.  HostingCon is as much about education and the sharing of information with others in the industry as it is about previewing and selling new products and services. I very much enjoy participating as a speaker and in panels to contribute what I know about the industry in general and mergers and acquisitions within the hosting industry. Hillary Stiff from Cheval Capital and I have presented on the subject of M&A over the past few years at HostingCon to what inevitably amounts to a very engaged and interested crowd, there is always a lively question and answer session. ‘’

So if you are interested in learning more about what your own web hosting company is worth, or learning from the seasoned professionals about how to structure your own mega-deals then keep your HostingCon calendar open on July 24^th at 8:30 a.m. for ‘Mergers and Acquisitions in the Web Hosting Industry’.

This content was written by Derek Vaughan and provided courtesy of the dedicated servers showcase at The Hosting News.

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