| Wayne,
PA – December 6, 2005 – Internet Capital
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICGE) today announced that it has acquired
a 39% interest on a primary basis in Qcorps Residential, Inc.,
a company doing business under the name WhiteFence. With its
purchase of $10.5 million of Series A Preferred Stock, ICG led
a financing round of approximately $15 million.
WhiteFence is a leading web services provider used by household
consumers to compare and purchase essential home services
such as electricity, natural gas, telephone, cable/satellite
TV, and high-speed Internet, as well as other home and move
related services and products. Its online service provides
consumers one-stop convenience that not only saves time, but
helps them find the best deals to fit their needs. WhiteFence
drives transactions by targeting the approximately 23 million
U.S. households that move each year, as well as consumers
looking to buy new services or find better deals. The Company
reaches customers directly through Company-owned web sites
and also through its vast network of exclusive channel partners
who integrate the web services application within their own
business processes and web sites.
“After focusing intently on positioning our Core partner
companies for success and profitability, and strengthening
our financial position, we’re excited to apply the expertise
and experience we’ve accumulated to acquire a stake
in a new company,” said Walter Buckley, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer at Internet Capital Group. “With
a very deliberate approach, we’ve spent significant
resources evaluating potential acquisitions, and believe WhiteFence
represents a valuable addition to the ICG network. With a
web-enabled Internet software platform, a comprehensive, scaleable
solution that captures important transactional data, and a
very large market opportunity, WhiteFence is positioned to
create long-term value for ICG and its stockholders.”
The Company generates revenue through customer acquisition
payments from its network of over 400 service providers, which
include the major phone companies, electric utilities, satellite
providers and natural gas providers. In 2005, revenues are
expected to be $9 million, representing an annual growth rate
of over 70%.
“This financing recognizes the highly advanced transaction
and integration technologies we’ve developed, which
provide us with tremendous leverage over our costs and make
us rapidly scalable within a large market opportunity,”
said CEO Arthur Maxwell of WhiteFence. “We will continue
to leverage our key position in the move cycle and our trusted
relationships with consumers by expanding and broadening the
services and value we provide. Our goal is to become the one-stop
electronic marketplace for all essential home services, as
well as other related products, both residential and commercial,
domestic and abroad.” Maxwell concluded, “We believe
that ICG is the right partner, particularly in terms of their
Internet and online marketing expertise, to help us achieve
this vision.”
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