|
| [March 06, 2013] |
 |
SYNNEX Canada Announces Agreement to Acquire Supercom Canada Ltd.
TORONTO --(Business Wire)--
SYNNEX (News - Alert) Canada Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation
(NYSE:SNX), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire substantially all of the assets of Supercom Canada Ltd.
(Supercom), a leading Canadian distributor of IT and consumer
electronics products and services. The acquisition of Supercom enriches
SYNNEX Canada's existing product and service offerings, thereby
enhancing its ability to serve customers throughout Canada.
"Over the past twenty-four years, Frank Luk and Supercom have built an
enviable reputation in the Canadian IT market," stated Kevin Murai,
President and CEO of SYNNEX Corporation. "We are excited to have the
Supercom team as part of our Company."
"We are delighted to join SYNNEX Canada," said Frank Luk, President of
Supercom. "I want to thank all my employees, vendor partners and
customers for their loyalty and support to Supercom and I look forward
to continuing to work with them under the combined SYNNEX Canada."
"With the complementary partnerships and capabilities Supercom brings,
SYNNEX Canada looks forward to better serving its enhanced base of
customer and vendor partners," said Mitchell Martin, President of SYNNEX
Canada Limited. "I look forward to partnering with Frank to make SYNNEX
the largest distributor in Canada."
Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, SYNNEX Canada will pay a
purchase price of approximately CDN $36.5 million in cash. This includes
approximately CDN $4.5 million in deferred payments, subject to certain
post-closing conditions, payable within 18 months. In connection with
the assets acquired, SYNNEX Canada will assume approximately CDN $30.3
million in working capital debt. Expected goodwill and intangibles from
the transaction will be approximately CDN $10 million. The transaction,
which is subject to regulatory and other approvals, is expected to close
in April 2013.
As part of the transaction, Mr. Luk has agreed to join SYNNEX
Corporation as Senior Vice President, Partner Advocacy reporting
directly to Kevin Murai. He will own and further develop key vendor and
customer partnerships for the U.S., Canada, and Japan and assist in the
integration of the businesses.
Supercom Canada has over 250 employees and generated appoximately CDN
$440 million in its most recent fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to SYNNEX
earnings prior to any charges, which are expected to occur in the first
year after the close of the transaction.
About SYNNEX Canada Limited
SYNNEX Canada Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation
(NYSE: SNX), is a leading distributor of technology products to
resellers and system builders across Canada. Committed to driving growth
and profitability for its resellers and vendor partners, SYNNEX Canada
offers great product selection at competitive prices and supports
customers with dedicated sales resources, unique financial services,
expert technical support, progressive e-business tools and fast and
accurate delivery with warehouses in key cities. For more information,
visit http://www.synnex.ca.
About SYNNEX Corporation
SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading
business process services company, servicing resellers, retailers and
original equipment manufacturers in multiple regions around the world.
The Company provides services in IT distribution, supply chain
management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing. Founded
in 1980, SYNNEX employs approximately 11,000 full-time and part-time
associates worldwide. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found
online at www.synnex.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this release regarding SYNNEX Corporation or SYNNEX Canada
Limited, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as believe,
expect, may, will, provide, could and should and the negative of these
terms or other similar expressions. These statements, including
statements regarding general success and anticipated benefits of the
acquisition, enhanced product and service offerings, becoming the
largest distributor in Canada, ability to leverage the strengths,
partnerships and capabilities of the companies, timing of the
acquisition, extent and timing of acquisition-related payments and
charges and assumed working capital debt, expected goodwill and
intangibles, expectations as to the acquisition being accretive to
earnings and the related timing, and the operation, services and growth
of the combined SYNNEX Canada and Supercom, are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the ability to
successfully integrate Supercom, retention of distribution rights with
manufacturers, loss of vendors and suppliers or customers as a result of
the acquisition, market acceptance and product life of the platforms
sold by Supercom, general economic conditions and any weakness in IT and
consumer electronics spending, competitive conditions in our industry,
our ability to gain market share, changes in foreign currency exchange
rates, risks associated with our international operations, and other
risks and uncertainties detailed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended November 30, 2012 and from time to time in SYNNEX Corporation's
SEC (News - Alert) filings. Statements included in this press release are based upon
information known to SYNNEX Corporation and SYNNEX Canada Limited as of
the date of this release, and SYNNEX Corporation and SYNNEX Canada
Limited assume no obligation to update information contained in this
release.
Copyright 2013 SYNNEX Corporation. All rights reserved. SYNNEX, the
SYNNEX Logo and all other SYNNEX company, product and services names and
slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of SYNNEX Corporation.
SYNNEX and the SYNNEX Logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other names and
marks are the property of their respective owners.
SNX-F

[ Back To Technology News's Homepage ]
|