New Delhi, May 20, 2006: R Systems International Ltd. one of
the leading providers of outsourced product development and customer support
services today announced that it signed a letter of intent to acquire a technical
support company serving software companies in the US. The company provides
outsourced solutions for technical support, help desk and customer care. The
completion of the transaction is subject to definitive agreements and obtaining
appropriate regulatory and corporate approvals and it is estimated that it will
take 3 months to complete the transaction. The target company achieved revenues
of $5.1 million in calendar year 2005. The estimated value of the acquisition
will be a maximum of $10.7 million inclusive of cash of $1.17 million and the
balance maximum amount of $9.53 million proposed to be paid by earn-out payments
and redeemable non-convertible preference shares depending on certain
performance targets.
"We believe that the proposed acquisition by R Systems will create an
excellent opportunity to further strengthen our technical support capabilities
for the technology sector ," said Rekhi Singh, CEO of R Systems. "Our customers
will benefit from this combination, providing them the benefits of a blended,
onshore & offshore delivery model and a more powerful end-to-end solution. We are
both highly committed to the technology sector and the acquisition will position
the combined organisation for even greater success in the future."
About R Systems International Ltd
R Systems International Ltd. founded in 1993, is one of the leading provider of outsourced
product development and customer support services. We help companies accelerate the speed to
market for their products and services with a high degree of time and cost predictability by
using our proprietary pSuite execution framework. Clients can choose services specific to
their needs from R Systems iPLM suite of services. We help companies build scalable,
configurable and secure products and applications; and help our clients support their
customers for products and services using our global delivery model. R Systems rapidly
growing customer list includes a variety Fortune 1000, government and mid-sized
organizations across a wide range of industry verticals including Banking and Finance,
High Technology and Independent Software Vendors, Government, HealthCare, Manufacturing
and Logistic Industries. R Systems maintains five centers for Software Excellence, and
using our global delivery model we serve customers in the US, Europe, South America, the
Far East, the Middle East and Africa.
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materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties
relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties
regarding the success of our investments, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations
in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT and consulting
services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in
India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost
overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions
on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international
operations, reduced demand for technology and consulting services, disruptions in
telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and
integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts,
withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional
conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India,
and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions
affecting our industry. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral
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