2010 Buyout Track 100
Rank: 28 Webfusion
Private equity backers: Oakley Capital (100%)
Webfusion has been helping people to create websites since 1997 and considers itself one of the pioneers of the UK web hosting industry. The West London company hosts more than 1.4m websites and 2.2m domain names under five brands. It has a German sister company and recently moved into North America. Oakley Capital backed a £120m buyout of the web hosting division of Freedom 4 Communications in 2008 and this was named Webfusion. The company has since sold off its Vialtus telecoms arm to Daisy Group for £42m in cash and shares. Profits have grown 64% a year from £7.7m in 2006 to an annualised £20.8m in 2008.
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Webfusion has been helping people to create websites since 1997 and considers itself one of the pioneers of the UK web hosting industry. The West London company hosts more than 1.4m websites and 2.2m domain names under five brands. It has a German sister company and recently moved into North America. Oakley Capital backed a £120m buyout of the web hosting division of Freedom 4 Communications in 2008 and this was named Webfusion. The company has since sold off its Vialtus telecoms arm to Daisy Group for £42m in cash and shares. Profits have grown 64% a year from £7.7m in 2006 to an annualised £20.8m in 2008.
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Company facts
Webfusion
Web hosting services
Company website
| Profit growth | 64.35% pa |
| 2008 profit | *£20.8m |
| 2006 profit | £7.7m |
| 2008 staff | 500 |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Location of HQ | Uxbridge |
| If applicable: * = annualised figure‡ = draft figure |
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