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Matrix Capital sells to Silicon Valley's TCV

Tuesday 18 April 2017 01:04 PM

Matrix Capital trims Xero stake, sells to Silicon Valley's TCV

By Paul McBeth

April 18 (BusinessDesk) - US hedge fund Matrix Capital Management sold down its stake in Wellington-based software developer Xero, selling to Silicon Valley tech investor TCV.

Matrix sold 1.4 million shares, or about 1 percent of the company, to TCV at $20 apiece on April 14 in an off-market deal, for a total of $28.6 million, notices to the stock exchange show. That was a small discount to the $20.30 price the shares were trading at when the NZX closed for the Easter holiday, however Matrix first bought into Xero at $6 a share acquiring 11.5 million shares in late 2012, later topping up its stake with an additional 715,000 shares at $20 each. Matrix still holds 11.8 million shares, giving them an 8.5 percent stake.

Palo Alto, California-based TCV has invested more than US$9 billion across 200+ companies, including Airbnb, Facebook, Expedia, Netflix and Spotify. The Xero investment comes from the TCV IX fund, which raised US$2.5 billion last year to focus on mature firms that had proved themselves in the marketplace.

Boston, Massachusetts-based Matrix Capital was co-founded by David Goel, a former Tiger Management employee where he was mentored by retired US hedge fund manager Julian Robertson, a vocal advocate for New Zealand who was made an honorary knight companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2010 for his services to business and philanthropy.

Xero shares recently rose 0.3 percent $20.37, having gained 16 percent so far this year. The company passed its millionth customer milestone before March 31, and investors are expecting the software developer will achieve a maiden profit in 2019.

(BusinessDesk)

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