BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR) (“Synchronoss” or the “Company”), a global leader and innovator in cloud, messaging and digital products, today announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of $185 million in a newly created series of preferred stock to affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC (“Siris”).
Under the terms of the agreement, Silver Private Holdings I, LLC (“Silver”), an affiliate of Siris, will receive 185,000 shares of Series A Convertible Participating Perpetual Preferred Stock of the Company in exchange for $97.7 million in cash and the transfer to Synchronoss of 5,994,667 shares of common stock (approximately 12.6% of the Company’s outstanding stock), representing all the shares of common stock held by Silver.
“We are excited to close on the investment from Siris and view this as another positive step forward for Synchronoss,” said Glenn Lurie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Synchronoss. “The additional capital from this transaction further strengthens the Company’s balance sheet and financial flexibility as we execute against our product and growth strategies. Synchronoss is delivering those next-generation cloud, messaging and digital products that companies in the technology-media-telecom (TMT) sector rely on in order to differentiate and successfully compete in the world of burgeoning data usage growth in IoT and overall customer experience. We remain optimistic about the future given our world class customer base, long-term customer relationships, and strong financial profile.”
Frank Baker, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris added, “We believe that Synchronoss represents an attractive opportunity to build meaningful shareholder value. I look forward to joining the company’s board of directors to collaborate with the management team and partner together to help the company realize its significant potential.” Baker added, “The on-going digital transformation in the TMT sector requires partners with experience in delivering seamless, self-service solutions at scale to their many end-users and enterprise customers. Synchronoss has a long-term track record of delivering solutions which engage and delight users throughout the constantly changing customer journey.”
As part of Siris’ investment in Synchronoss, the firm has the right to appoint two members of the Company’s board of directors, among other governance rights. Frank Baker and Peter Berger, each a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris, have joined the board of directors of Synchronoss.
Each share of Series A Convertible Participating Perpetual Preferred Stock converts into 55.5556 shares of common stock at a conversion price of approximately $18.00 per share and carries an annual dividend rate of 14.5%.
The Company continues to maintain a strong cash balance, and as of December 31, 2017, had approximately $249 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, not including the net proceeds received in connection with the above transaction.
About Synchronoss
Synchronoss transforms the way companies create new revenue, reduce costs and delight their subscribers with cloud, messaging and digital products supporting hundreds of millions of subscribers across the globe. Synchronoss’ secure, scalable and groundbreaking new technologies, trusted partnerships and talented people change the way TMT customers grow their business. For more information visit us at: www.synchronoss.com.
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