Versatile Announces the Sale of IT VAR Business to BigR.io
November 07 2014 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Versatile Systems Inc. (“Versatile”) (TSX VENTURE:VV)
announces that it has sold all of the shares of its wholly owned
U.S. subsidiary Versatile Systems, Inc (“VSI”) to BigR.io, LLC
(“BigR.io”), based in Boston, Mass. VSI, which is based in
Mechanicsburg, Pa., carried on Versatile’s Value Added Reseller
operations. The purchase price will be paid to Versatile over time
based on an earn-out formula.
"The sale of our VAR business allows Versatile to focus our
resources and investment on our credit, mobile and technology
services businesses,” said Bertrand des Pallieres, Versatile’s
executive chairman.
BigR.io has advised Versatile that it intends to keep the VSI
VAR based in Mechanicsburg, Pa., to fully support the large base of
customers in the central Pennsylvania marketplace.
“Now BigR.io will be able to offer a one-stop shop for CTOs,”
said Scott Cohen, managing partner of BigR.io. “The addition of
third-party hardware and software solutions to our suite of Big
Data consulting, software development and outsourcing services
broadens our ability to fully support our enterprise and government
customers.”
Versatile also announces that it has completed a refinancing
with its primary lender, MidPenn Bank, based in Harrisburg, Pa. The
refinancing was structured in a manner that optimizes Versatile’s
opportunity for growth, based upon the flexible nature of the
financing structure MidPenn provided.
About Versatile
Versatile is a multi-disciplinary technology company with
solutions across the mobile, digital signage, IT infrastructure,
software and hardware landscape. The company’s products are
utilized by Fortune 500 companies, leading financial institutions
and large and small retail organizations. For more information,
please visit www.versatile.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements relating to
Versatile’s operations or to the environment in which it operates,
which are based on Versatile’s operations, estimates, forecasts and
projections. Such statements include that the purchase price will
be paid over time based on an earn-out formula. There is no
guarantee that the earn-out conditions will be met and that any
purchase price will be paid to Versatile. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict or are beyond
Versatile’s control. A number of important factors including those
set forth in other public filings could cause actual outcomes and
results to differ materially from those expressed in these
forward-looking statements. Consequently, readers should not place
any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition,
these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they
are made. Versatile disclaims any intention or obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider
(as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
Versatile Systems Inc.Bertrand des PallieresExecutive
Chairman800-851-1281orVicki TurjanChief Financial
Officer800-851-1281