London, April 11 2011. The Board of Emailvision is pleased to
announce it has reached agreement to acquire smartFOCUS Group PLC,
a leading provider of multi-channel marketing and analytics
software, for approximately £25.3 million in cash.
The Board of Emailvision believes that combining the
businesses of Emailvision and smartFOCUS will further strengthen
Emailvision’s position as a worldwide leader of on-demand software
for email, mobile and social campaign management. In addition, the
smartFOCUS business operations will expand Emailvision’s presence
and customer base in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Emailvision has a growing track record of acquiring complementary
technology companies that can deliver significant synergies and
benefits to the client base.
The Directors of smartFOCUS have unanimously approved the
terms of the offer, which is subject to customary closing
conditions and approval by smartFOCUS shareholders. The transaction
is expected to close before the end of June 2011.
Commenting on the offer, Nick Heys, Chief Executive Officer of
Emailvision, said:
“We're delighted to have the highly complementary products
from smartFOCUS join the Emailvision portfolio. We are equally
proud to have thesmartFOCUS teamand clients join our rapidly
growing Emailvision community. We believe the combination of
smartFOCUS and Emailvision is very powerful as this group
represents industry leaders who are setting the pace and
establishing best practices in online relationship marketing.”
Enquiries:
Emailvision
Nick Heys,
CEO +33
(0)1 41 27 27 17
Olivier Candau, CFO
+33 (0)1 41 27 27 17
smartFOCUS
Curt Bloom, Interim
CEO
+44 (0)117 943 5800
Neil Thomas, Chief Financial Officer +44
(0)117 943 5800
About Emailvision
Emailvision is the worldwide leader in on-demand software for
email, mobile and social marketing. The Emailvision mission is to
provide excellence in technology and services for online
relationship marketing. The company is majority-owned by Francisco
Partners of California, and is led by the same visionary leaders
who founded Emailvision in 1999. With offices in 18 countries,
Emailvision delivers 4 billion messages per month on behalf of more
than 3,000 clients worldwide.
About smartFOCUS
smartFOCUS is a leading international provider of
multi-channel marketing and analytics software. smartFOCUS
marketing solutions integrate data to deliver powerful analysis and
customer insight; enabling communication across the entire
marketing operation. More than 750 companies worldwide rely on
smartFOCUS to inspire customers, improve results, and transform
marketing performance.
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