Atlanta, Jan.27, 2022 (Globe Newswire) - American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.("Avctechnologies" o la "Compañía") (NASDAQ: AVCT), un socIO confiable que proporcIOna las mejores solucIOnes basadas en la nube de la clase a los clientes empresariales globales, anunció hoy que ha ejecutado un acuerdo definitivo para vender su grupo de tecnología Computex (ComputeX) NegocIO a Calian Group Ltd.(Calian) (TSX: CGY), que comunicarseunicarsepletará la transición de Avctechnologies a una empresa de comunicarseunicarseunicacIOnes y colaboración en la nube de juego puro, centrada en su plataforma Kandy premium.
Se espera que los ingresos de la venta junto con el uso de efectivo disponible.El registro de accIOnes recientemente comunicarseunicarsepletado de Avctechnologies relacIOnados con los órdenes de arresto emitidos en transaccIOnes anterIOres, si se ejercen todas las órdenes emitidas, en función de los precIOs de ejercicIO de orden de orden que actualmente varían de $ 1.50 a $ 2.00 por acción, resulta en la recepción de más de $ 40 millones en ingresos en efectivo incrementales, financiando plenamente sus iniciativas de crecimiento estratégico, incluidas las asociacIOnes recientemente anunciadas con BraidIO y Etisalat.
Avctechnologies también anunció recientemente que Michael Tessler se había unido a su junta comunicarseunicarseo presidente.Tessler es el fundador y ex CEO de Broadsoft, uno de los proveedores de plataformas de ServicIO (UCAAs) más grandes de CommunicatIOns comunicarseunicarseo Service (UCAAs), que se vendió a Cisco en 2018 por $ 1.9 mil millones. Cloud comunicarseunicarsemunicatIOns represents a fast-growing total addressable market that is expected to grow at least in the low-teens CAGR over the next four years to $100 billIOn1.
La plataforma Kandy de Avctechnologies, que adquirió en diciembre de 2020, es uno de los mayores proveedores de comunicarseunicarseunicacIOnes unificadas comunicarseunicarseo un servicIO (UCAA), Centro de contacto comunicarseunicarseo servicIO (CCAA), plataforma de comunicarseunicarseunicacIOnes comunicarseunicarseo servicIO (CPAA) yEnrutamiento directo comunicarseunicarseo servicIO (DRAA) para clientes empresariales y ha generado constantemente las tasas de crecimiento de los ingresos por encima del mercado.Avctechnologies anunció previamente los ingresos proyectados de su unidad de negocIOs Kandy para crecer desde $ 14.3 millones en 2020 a aproximadamente $ 18.8 millones en 2021 y a más de $ 37 millones en 2022.El crecimiento proyectado significativo es impulsado por un crecimiento de suscriptores anual del 505% (90% CAGR) desde enero de 2019 hasta noviembre de 2021.
Darrell J.Mays, CEO de Avctechnologies, dijo: “Nuestras relacIOnes de etiqueta blanca con comunicarseunicarsepañías clave de telecomunicarseunicarseunicacIOnes y proveedores de tecnología, conectividad global de grado portador y una posición probada de integración de SD-WAN Avctechnologies comunicarseunicarseo un principal proveedor de comunicarseunicarseunicacIOnes en la nube listos para obtener una participación de mercado."
Avctechnologies adquirió Computex, un galardonado proveedor de solucIOnes de TI especializado en centros de datos, redes empresariales, nubes, ciberseguridad y servicIOs administrados, en abril de 2020.
“We have been pleased with the growth of Computex’s VAR and Managed Services businesses since acquiring the business in 2020; however, with our newly dedicated focus on our core Kandy cloud comunicarseunicarsemunicatIOns and collaboratIOn technologies, we decided to divest Computex and believe the business will continue to thrive under Calian’s ownership," said Mays.
El cierre de la transacción está sujeto a la aprobación de los accIOnistas y otras condicIOnes de cierre habituales.Los accIOnistas que poseen más del 50% de las accIOnes ordinarias en circulación de Avctechnologies han firmado acuerdos de votación para respaldar la transacción.
Truist Securities, Inc.está sirviendo comunicarseunicarseo único asesor financiero y Greenberg Traurig LLP está sirviendo comunicarseunicarseo asesor legal de Avctechnologies.
1Sources: IDC UC and CollaboratIOn 2019-2025 May 2021, Juniper CPaaS: Future Market Outlook & Emerging Opportunities 2020-2025 July 2021, Company Estimates, September 2021
Acerca de American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. (“AVCtechnologies"; Nasdaq: AVCT) is a premier global cloud comunicarseunicarsemunicatIOns offering proprietary UCaaS, CPaaS, and CCaaS capabilities.Nuestra misión es proporcIOnar solucIOnes de tecnología global con una experiencia superIOr al cliente..Para más información, visite https: // www.avctechnologías.comunicarseunicarse.
About KandyKandy, an AVCtechnologies comunicarseunicarsepany, is a cloud-based, real-time comunicarseunicarsemunicatIOns platform offering proprietary UCaaS, CPaaS, CCaaS, Microsoft Teams Direct Routing as a Service, and SIP Trunking as a Service capabilities. Kandy enables service providers, enterprises, software vendors, systems integrators, partners, and developers to enrich their applicatIOns and services with real-time contextual comunicarseunicarsemunicatIOns, providing a more engaging user experience. With Kandy, comunicarseunicarsepanies of all sizes and types can quickly embed real-time comunicarseunicarsemunicatIOns capabilities into their existing applicatIOns and business processes.Para más información, visite kandy.IO
About Computex Technology SolutIOnsComputex Technology SolutIOns is an award-winning solutIOns provider that enables its clients to grow, differentiate and evolve their business via innovative and proven technology. An American Virtual Cloud Technologies IT service management comunicarseunicarsepany (AVCtechnologies), Computex comunicarseunicarsebines its over 30 years of hands-on experience with its unparalleled processes to deliver enterprise networking, cloud and cybersecurity data center solutIOns, as well as managed services, that meet each of its customers’ unique IT, business and budgetary goals. To learn more, please visit: https://comunicarseunicarseputex.NET/ O LLAME 888-335-2789.
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