Don't want to get into details but the Tranzeo reputation among Wisp is "varied"
Gino A. Villarini [email protected] Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. 787.273.4143 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick Leary Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:14 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tranzeo to acquire Aperto The past few years have been challenging for all Gino, especially for companies that leverage private investment. As you may know, we have had a working relationship with Tranzeo for some time; they manufacture our 3.65 GHz CPE using our code. Over time this relationship has deepened. I have been through many acquisitions back from the Alvarion days and have seen the market go through many. This one makes more sense than most, much more sense. We have no real overlap in terms of products and little technical overlap. Tranzeo is a respected public company and has state-of-the art production capabilities here in North America. It has an established WISP reputation for value. We have excellent core technology, engineering and field teams. We have about 2 dozen patents on QoS and link quality and our technology was central to creation of the 802.16 standard in the first place (long before there was a WiMAX). It just makes a lot of sense and the market will see that. Plus, the market has been a bit staid recently...it needed something to shake things up a bit. And finally, it maybe after all these years allows my old WISP friend Matt Larson to become a customer! Patrick Leary Aperto Networks 813.426.4230 mobile -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gino Villarini Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:01 AM To: WISPA General List Cc: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tranzeo to acquire Aperto Wow Was Aperto in financial trouble? This is like YDI buying Proxim Or Ubiquity buying Motorola Sent from my Motorola Startac... On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:45 AM, "Drew Lentz" <[email protected]> wrote: > Didn't see this one coming but it looks like it could lead to some > nice products for WISPs. > > http://bit.ly/bX4HTc > > Canadian Company Tranzeo Wireless to Acquire Aperto Networks Tranzeo > strengthens its international market with complete broadband solution > > PITT MEADOWS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 31, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) > -- > BC-based Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (CA:TZT > </investing/stock/TZT?countrycode=ca>  1.61, +0.04, +2.55%), a > premier manufacturer of wireless broadband and WiMAX communication > systems, announced today it has entered into a definitive merger > agreement with Aperto Networks, Inc. ("Aperto") and key Aperto > shareholders. Under the terms of the merger agreement, and upon the > satisfaction of closing conditions, Aperto will be merged into a newly > incorporated subsidiary of Tranzeo, with Aperto surviving and > continuing to be operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tranzeo. > > The merger will greatly increase Tranzeo's market share as it becomes > a complete end-to-end broadband solutions provider featuring WiFi, > WiMax and LTE products. Aperto's current backlog of all purchase > orders is US > $8.3 > million. This will be added to Tranzeo's current backlog of US$32.7M. > > "Acquiring Aperto immediately transforms Tranzeo into a market leading > complete solutions provider for major telecommunications operators > while still supplying product to Tranzeo's existing wireless Internet > service providers," said Jim Tocher, President and CEO of Tranzeo. > "With an established world-wide customer base and a pipeline of new > customers now in trials, the benefits of today's announcement will > start to bear fruit within a year. The future for Tranzeo has never > looked better." > > "The combining of Tranzeo and Aperto is a big win for wireless service > providers," said Randall Meals, Chairman of Aperto's Board and > Managing Director of Quicksilver Ventures. "We continue to be bullish > on the broadband wireless market and now Tranzeo's position in the > market." > > Existing Tranzeo and Aperto customers will greatly benefit from the > combined technologies and complete solutions Tranzeo will now be able > to provide. > > "Tranzeo's responsiveness, world-class manufacturing and additional > product breadth combined with Aperto's proven worldwide sales, support > team, and channels will significantly benefit our customers on a > global basis,"said Bill Waters, Senior Vice President of Worldwide > Sales and Support at Aperto Networks. "I am looking forward to serving > our existing customers, expanding our market and providing new > solutions to our channel partners." > > "This is very good news for TRG and the future of broadband services > in Indonesia," said Gatot Tetuko, President of PT. Teknologi Riset > Global (TRG), an affiliate company of leading telecommunication > infrastructure provider the Indonesian Tower Group. "With our joint > development agreement with Tranzeo, this will give us access to > additional advanced wireless technologies which we will incorporate > into our broadband solutions." > > Tranzeo expects to complete the acquisition of Aperto through > issuances of common shares to the stockholders of Aperto. Upon > satisfaction of the required closing conditions, Tranzeo will issue > common shares to the stockholders of Aperto based on a US$5 million > base consideration amount, as adjusted for liabilities and cash of > Aperto at closing. Subject to the satisfaction of certain additional > earn-out conditions, Tranzeo may issue additional common shares to the > stockholders of Aperto based on revenues attributable to certain > products of Aperto that are sold by Tranzeo during a one-year earn-out > period following the date of closing of the merger. These earn-out > shares would be issued within 120 days of the expiry of the earn-out > period. All share issuances will be based on the volume weighted > average trading price of Tranzeo's common shares for the five trading > days prior to this announcement of the Merger Agreement. > > The merger is anticipated to be completed in mid-April 2010. > Completion of > the merger will be subject to customary closing conditions, including > the approval of the proposed merger by the Toronto Stock Exchange and > by the stockholders of Aperto. Tranzeo stockholder approval is not > required. > Tranzeo has agreed to appoint a representative of Aperto to its board > of directors on closing. > > The common shares proposed to be issued have not been registered under > the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, > and may not be offered or sold in the United States without > registration or an applicable exemption from applicable registration > requirements in the US. > This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the > solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the > securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or > sale would be unlawful. > > Tranzeo and the Tranzeo logo are registered trademarks of Tranzeo > Wireless Technologies Inc. > > > > > --- > --- > --- > --- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! 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