Investors TPG and Dragoneer can convert their debt to equity at a 20% discount of whatever share price Spotify sets for an eventual IPO. In March, the company confirmed another whopping $1 billion in debt with even stronger terms. If the IPO happened within a year of the investment, investors would get a 17.5% discount on shares if it’s more than a year away, the discount will increase 2.5 percentage points every six months. At the time, Spotify had been considering a joint listing in Stockholm and the U.S. In January 2016, Spotify quietly went out to raise an “opportunistic” $500 million in convertible notes from Swedish investors, with those notes specifically pegged to an IPO plan. To be fair, there have been rumors of a Spotify IPO for years now. If the appointment of Ek in Lorentzon’s place is a permanent arrangement, it could be a sign that Spotify is simplifying its structure ahead of a public listing, potentially in the U.S., where the company has been gradually shifting its business centre. The latest we’ve heard from sources is that the company is planning file by the end of this year, with a public listing in 2017. The changes come as we hear increasing talk of an IPO for the company, which was founded in Stockholm but incorporated in the UK and with offices in New York (where Daniel Ek himself is based). (Ek’s not taking on all CRO duties: the sales team that also reported to Levick now report to CFO Barry McCarthy.) After the company’s chief revenue officer, Jeff Levick, departed the company in October, the subscriber team that reported to Levick now report to Ek as part of a wider reorganization. Among them he is a board member at Telia Sonera, Sweden’s national carrier, which took a $115 million investment at an $8.53 valuation in the company in June 2015 (giving Spotify its last and most current valuation).Įk, meanwhile, appears to be consolidating more power and authority at the company. Lorentzon - pictured, right, from his own Spotify profile (his exec bio has been taken down for now it seems for updating) - has a number of other roles in the Swedish business world. Spotify has confirmed the moves to us but has provided no further comment. Jag ser fram emot ytterligare 10 år med Spotify som vice ordförande och promenader och prat varje dag med 😃🏃🏻💪🏻
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