Ava Risk Group Limited (ASX: AVA) (“Ava Risk Group” or “the Company”) today confirms that it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with TTG Bidco Limited (“Buyer”), an entity backed by funds advised by Phoenix Equity Partners Limited (United Kingdom), to divest its non-core Services Division, Ava Global DMCC-LLC (“Ava Global”) (“Transaction“):
- Sale price of US$46.4 million (A$63.1 million) with anticipated net cash proceeds of US$31.1 million (A$42.4 million) after closing adjustments, and payment of management incentives and FY2021 accrued bonuses
- Net cash investment return to Ava Risk Group of circa 587%
- Expected completion by the end of October 2021
- Post divestment of Ava Global, Ava Risk Group comprises of leading security technology and sensing solution providers Future Fibre Technologies and BQT Solutions
Ava Risk Group CEO Rob Broomfield said: “We are pleased to crystallise our return on investment from Ava Global by implementing this Transaction. From a peak funding investment of US$5.3 million, Ava Risk Group will have received more than US$36.4 million (A$49.6 million) in cash from our Services Division, a net cash return of some 587% over approximately five years. The sale will allow management to fully focus on the Technology Division, growing recurring revenue and expanding into new markets and applications. An update of our growth strategy and policies around surplus cash will be provided when we report FY2021 results on 30th August.”
On behalf of the Ava Risk Group Board, Chairman David Cronin said, “We congratulate Chris Fergus and his management team at Ava Global for achieving an outstanding result for their stakeholders and wish them the very best in the next phase of their growth journey with the Buyer.”
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