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Kakkar: Digital Next sold for over £5 million

Vaibhav Kakkar · 1132 How He Plans to Take on Moz, SEMRush, with 1500 customers, $180k MRR · Aug 30, 2018 · at 8:05

Vaibhav Kakkar, co-founder of RankWatch, discusses the exit valuation of his previous digital marketing agency, Digital Next.

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“Last company was sold over five million pounds.”

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The claim, plainly

Vaibhav Kakkar sold his previous company, Digital Next, for over five million pounds.

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Assessment

Official regulatory filings contradict the claim that Digital Next (Fresh Generation UK Limited) was sold for over £5 million. In March 2014, Swedish publicly traded company Oniva Online Group Europe AB acquired a controlling 50.1% stake in Fresh Generation UK Limited for 4,770,000 Swedish kronor (SEK), equivalent to approximately £440,000 to £450,000 at the time (implying a total valuation under £900,000). The documented purchase price was in Swedish kronor, not British pounds, resulting in a transaction value less than a tenth of the claimed £5,000,000 threshold. Subsequent transactions, including the 2016 divestment to Lowry Trading Ltd, also show no transaction value approaching £5 million.

March 7, 2014 Extraordinary General Meeting filings from Oniva Online Group Europe AB confirm the acquisition of 50.1% of Fresh Generation UK Ltd for 4,770,000 SEK (approximately £440,000 to £450,000 GBP).
The implied 100% enterprise/equity valuation at the time of the 2014 transaction was approximately 9.52 million SEK (~£880,000 GBP), far below £5 million.
Filings with UK Companies House and Swedish disclosures confirm no subsequent transaction or sale reached or exceeded £5,000,000.

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[1] service.gov.uk [2] justia.com [3] digitalnext.co.uk [4] manchestereveningnews.co.uk [5] cision.com [6] cision.com [7] cision.com [8] cision.com

"Fresh Generation UK" "köpeskillingsfordran" "Digital Next" "Vaibhav Kakkar" acquisition OR sale OR sold "FRESH GENERATION UK LIMITED" "Digital Next" site:find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk "06977741" "Digital Next" "Vaibhav Kakkar" Companies House "Online Group" "Digital Next" "Just Search" 2014 "pressmeddelande" OR "press release" "Online Group blir ny huvudägare i Digital Next" "Kommuniké från Oniva Online Group Europe AB extra bolagstämma den 7 mars 2014" "Online Group Europe" "Digital Next" "Online Group" "Digital Next" acquisition OR acquire OR stake OR shares

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