WISPer Ventures - TMCnet · WISPER VENTURES 1 A specialty finance company, providing equipment and...
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WISPER VENTURES
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A specialty finance company, providing equipment and
acquisition financing for early stage, emerging growth Telecom,
Media & Technology Companies
Confidential
Experienced Team 75+ years of Leasing, Leveraged Finance and M&A experience
plus 30+ years operating experience specific to targeted
investments in the telecom, technology & broadband industries
Excellent Track
Record
$96 million in financings in the Telecom and Technology space,
with a focus on WISP’s - diversified amongst ~75 companies
Proven Investment
Model
Focus on small, recurring revenue businesses that cannot attract
senior bank financing or outside investment
Target Market Target market includes small companies with recurring revenue,
including data centers, Wireless ISP’s, SaaS, and CLEC’s with
limited access to capital
Stable Cash Flow Growing recurring revenue is a hallmark of our borrowers
WISPER HIGHLIGHTS
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Expansion capital
Upgrade technology
Platform acquisitions, consolidation
Recapitalization - providing investor / owner liquidity
FINANCING SCENARIOS
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Recurring Revenue – minimum $500,000 annually
Mission Critical Fixed Assets
Strong subscription base with low attrition rates
Typically higher gross margins
Expanding customer base with proven growth
WISPER INVESTMENT CRITERIA
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WISPER INVESTMENT PROFILE
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Transactions from $250,000 to $2,500,000; up to $10,000,000 with syndication
Businesses Financed
Fixed Wireless ISP’s
Data Centers / Cloud Services
Telecom – CLEC, Middle Mile, VOIP
Technology – Wireless, GPS, RFID
Media - IPTV
Bill
MacNamara
10+ years of Telecom finance and operations experience
2 successful fixed wireless startups with successful exits
Financed more than 75 successful fixed wireless acquisitions
Originated & funded more than $58MM in lease financing to
Telecom, and related services
Tom Fencl 24 years experience structuring acquisitions & buyouts
Raised / structured /underwritten more than $500MM in Debt
/Equity for leveraged transactions
Raised more than $125MM in mezzanine capital
Originated $300MM in sell side and buy side transactions
Scott Peters 28 years of start up, operating experience & structured finance
18 years experience in early stage debt/equity investing > $1B
$38MM in early stage financing to emerging growth companies
Structured more than $1 billion in LBO financing
Early stage C level operating executive, growing business to
more than $1 billion in assets and 1700 employees
WISPER TEAM
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Tom Fencl – Managing Partner
Scott Peters – Managing Partner
Bill MacNamara – Managing Partner
CONTACT INFORMATION