E& Enterprise Forms JV With Bespin Global To Offer Cloud Managed And Professional Services
EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY EAND:
E& ENTERPRISE FORMS A JOINT VENTURE WITH BESPIN GLOBAL TO OFFER CLOUD MANAGED AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN THE METAP REGION
JV WILL BE 65% OWNED BY E& ENTERPRISE AND 35% BY BESPIN GLOBAL
BOTH COS WILL CONTRIBUTE THEIR EXISTING PUBLIC CLOUD REGIONAL BUSINESS AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGED SERVICES TO THE JV
IN ADDITION, BOTH SHAREHOLDERS WILL CONTRIBUTE AN INITIAL CASH INJECTION OF USD10 MILLION AS CAPITAL ON A PRO-RATA BASIS
E& WILL ACCESS SOUTH KOREAN INNOVATIVE MARKET, AND POTENTIALLY UNLOCK FURTHER COLLABORATION WITH EXISTING BESPIN GLOBAL’S SHAREHOLDERS BY MAKING INITIAL INVESTMENT OF $60 MILLION IN BESPIN GLOBAL IN EXCHANGE OF 10% STAKE
IN ADDITION, E& HAS THE OPTION TO INVEST ANOTHER USD 60 MILLION AT THE SAME VALUATION WITHIN A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS FROM COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION
FURTHERMORE, E& IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE JV UP TO USD 40 MILLION, IN THE FORM OF SHAREHOLDER LOANS, TO FINANCE THE GROWTH OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTION IS NOT ASSOCIATED TO RELATED PARTIES AND INVESTMENTS ARE PAID IN CASH
UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION, THE JV WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO E&’S FINANCIALS