OnlyFans is trying to money out as soon as once more, however this time in a deal that may worth it at a number of billion {dollars} lower than a possible sale that beforehand fell by. As reported by TechCrunch, the web platform recognized for subscription-based pornographic content material is in talks to promote a majority stake to Architect Capital, an funding agency primarily based in San Francisco.
In accordance with the report, the proposed deal contains $3.5 billion in fairness and $2 billion in debt, which values OnlyFans at $5.5 billion. TechCrunch additionally reported that Architect Capital and OnlyFans are presently in unique talks, the place the web site’s proprietor cannot negotiate with different potential consumers for a sure period of time.
With no set timeline but for the deal, the deal is much from an official closing. Final yr, OnlyFans’ proprietor Leonid Radvinsky was additionally negotiating with one other funding agency, Forest Street Firm, to promote the platform. Though that deal by no means went by, the talks main as much as the sale valued OnlyFans at a a lot increased $8 billion. The London-based web site, which nonetheless does not need to be often known as only a porn web site, remains to be rising and reported a 9 % enhance in gross income for its 2024 fiscal yr, incomes greater than $7.2 billion.
