Daily deals website Groupon could be valued at as much as $ 25 billion in an initial public offering, taking two people with knowledge of the discussions of the company with the banks.
The multi-billion dollar valuation is the latest in a series of high valuations for hot Internet companies, including Facebook and Twitter, and raises questions about which companies will ultimately survive.
Jeffrey Grau, a key analyst at eMarketer, said Groupon might not be able to keep a high rating.
“I have a number of challenges for the future to see. Social living is really a push to really compete with Groupon do,” said Grau.
“In the short term, the outlook is very bright. However, they go to a lot more competition.”
Groupon’s IPO could happen this year and would probably value Groupon at a minimum of $ 15 billion, sources told Bloomberg.
Groupon declined to comment on the report.
Groupon Founder and Chief Executive Andrew Mason told Reuters in January that the company is considering an IPO and was in discussions with bankers, but had not yet decided on whether to continue.
A source told Reuters in January that a Groupon offering would be “meaningful size.
The two years old start-up rebuffed een $ 6,000,000,000 advance of Google Inc. (GOOG.O) late last year, according to media reports. In the course of 2010 has grown to 50 million users, 3 million euros in 500 cities in 40 countries.
source:bloomberg
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