Friday, 1. September 2006
Comverse Buys Netcentrex for USD 159 Mln in Cash
Comverse Ltd. has completed its acquisition of privately-held Netcentrex S.A., for about USD 159 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments and a contingent earnout of up to USD 16 million.
Netcentrex brings to Comverse a broad suite of software-based converged voice-video-data-over-IP solutions, supporting the consumer and enterprise offerings of about 50 service providers.
Converse, a subsidiary of Converse Technology said that the combination of Netcentrex software enabling IP-based voice-video-data and fixed-mobile convergence solutions, with its portfolio of value-added services and billing solutions, is expected to benefit operators deploying services in the VoIP and IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem domains.
For the year ended December 31, 2005, Paris-based Netcentrex generated revenues of approximately USD 50 million.
The acquisition is projected to be neutral to the company’s fiscal 2006 (year ending January 31, 2007) pro forma net income.