IPO • Communications

Vulcan Capital Exits Charter Communications

On September 9, 1999, invested in communications company Charter Communications from Vulcan Capital

Investment Context
  • This is transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in Connecticut.
Investment Fate
  • Charter Communications was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2002.
  • Charter Communications was sold to a financial buyer in 2013.

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Investment Summary

Date September 9, 1999
Target Charter Communications
Sector Communications
Sellers(s) Vulcan Capital
Deal Type IPO

Target Company

Charter Communications

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Charter Communications' corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
Charter Communications' corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
Charter Communications is a broadband communications company. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including advanced Charter Spectrum TV video entertainment programming, Charter Spectrum Internet® access, and Charter Spectrum Voice. Charter Communications was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Vulcan Capital

Seattle, Washington, United States

Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 1986
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vulcan Capital is the private investment group of Vulcan Inc., the organization founded by Paul G. Allen to manage his personal and professional endeavors. Vulcan Capital looks to invest at all company stages and will consider opportunities across an array of industries. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products, distribution and logistics, energy and natural resources, financial services and insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, media, technology, and telecom. The Firm's target investment size is $10 to $100 million. In addition to direct investing, Vulcan Capital also makes fund investments as well as invests in public securities. Vulcan Inc. was formed in 1986 and has offices in Seattle, Washington and Palo Alto, California.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 30
Sector: Communications 1 of 1
Type: IPO 1 of 9
State: Connecticut 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 28
Year: 1999 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Charter Communications

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Charter Communications is a broadband communications company. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services, including advanced Charter Spectrum TV video entertainment programming, Charter Spectrum Internet® access, and Charter Spectrum Voice. Charter Communications was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-09-19 PTC Therapeutics

South Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

PTC Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of orally administered, proprietary small molecule drugs targeting an area of RNA biology we refer to as post-transcriptional control. PTC Therapeutics was founded in 1998 and is based in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

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