QAD Inc. (Nasdaq: QADA) (Nasdaq: QADB), a leading provider of
next-generation manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the
cloud, today announced that its stockholders approved the
acquisition of QAD by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment
firm, at a special meeting.
“With the strong support of our stockholders, we have taken
another important step toward completing the transaction with Thoma
Bravo and beginning QAD’s next chapter as a private company,” said
Anton Chilton, QAD’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are pleased with
this outcome and eager to partner with Thoma Bravo to accelerate
our vision of enabling the Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise.”
The final voting results will be filed in a Form 8-K with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Subject to the terms of the definitive merger agreement
announced on June 28, 2021, QAD stockholders will receive $87.50
per share of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock. The
Company expects to announce consummation of the merger within the
coming days, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary
closing conditions. Upon closing of the transaction, QAD’s common
stock will no longer be listed on the Nasdaq stock market.
About QAD – Enabling the Adaptive Manufacturing
Enterprise
QAD Inc. is a leading provider of next generation manufacturing
and supply chain solutions in the cloud. Global manufacturers face
ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation
and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive,
manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models
at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive
Manufacturing Enterprises. QAD solutions help customers in the
automotive, life sciences, consumer products, food and beverage,
high tech and industrial manufacturing industries rapidly adapt to
change and innovate for competitive advantage.
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Santa Barbara, California,
QAD has 30 offices globally. Over 2,000 manufacturing companies
have deployed QAD solutions including enterprise resource planning
(ERP), demand and supply chain planning (DSCP), global trade and
transportation execution (GTTE) and quality management system (QMS)
to become an Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise. To learn more,
visit www.qad.com or call +1 805-566-6100. Find us on Twitter,
LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
“QAD” is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products
or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
About Thoma Bravo
Thoma Bravo is one of the largest private equity firms in the
world, with more than $83 billion in assets under management as of
June 30, 2021. The firm invests in growth-oriented, innovative
companies operating in the software and technology sectors.
Leveraging the firm's deep sector expertise and proven strategic
and operational capabilities, Thoma Bravo collaborates with its
portfolio companies to implement operating best practices, drive
growth initiatives and make accretive acquisitions intended to
accelerate revenue and earnings. Over the past 20-plus years, the
firm has acquired more than 325 software and technology companies
representing over $100 billion of value. The firm has offices in
Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. For more information, visit
thomabravo.com.
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SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
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directly and exclusively relate to historical facts could be deemed
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
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“should,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intends,” “objective,” “plans,”
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terms or variations of such. These statements represent current
intentions, expectations, beliefs or projections, and no assurance
can be given that the results described in such statements will be
achieved. Forward-looking statements include, among other things,
statements about the potential benefits of the proposed
transaction; the prospective performance and outlook of the
Company’s business, performance and opportunities; and the expected
timing of completion of the proposed transaction; as well as any
assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Such statements are
subject to numerous assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those described in such statements, many of which are outside of
the Company’s control. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (i)
uncertainties as to the timing of the proposed transaction; (ii)
the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a
timely manner or at all; (iii) the possibility that competing
offers or acquisition proposals for the Company will be made; (iv)
the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the
consummation of the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or
waived; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger
Agreement, including in circumstances that would require the
Company to pay a termination fee or other expenses; (vi) the effect
of the pendency of the proposed transaction on the Company’s
ability to retain and hire key personnel, its ability to maintain
relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it
does business, its business generally or its stock price; (vii)
risks related to diverting management’s attention from the
Company’s ongoing business operations; (viii) various risks related
to health epidemics, pandemics and similar outbreaks, such as the
COVID-19 pandemic, which may have material adverse effects on the
Company’s business, financial position, results of operations
and/or cash flows; (ix) adverse economic, market or geo-political
conditions that may disrupt the Company’s business and cloud
service offerings, including defects and disruptions in the
Company’s services, ability to properly manage cloud service
offerings, reliance on third-party hosting and other service
providers, and exposure to liability and loss from security
breaches; (x) uncertainties as to demand for the Company’s
products, including cloud service, licenses, services and
maintenance; (xi) the possibility of pressure to make concessions
on pricing and changes in the Company’s pricing models; (xii) risks
related to the protection of the Company’s intellectual property;
(xiii) changes in the Company’s dependence on third-party suppliers
and other third-party relationships, including sales, services and
marketing channels; (xiv) changes in the Company’s revenue,
earnings, operating expenses and margins; (xv) the reliability of
the Company’s financial forecasts and estimates of the costs and
benefits of transactions; (xvi) the Company’s ability to leverage
changes in technology; (xvii) risks related to defects in the
Company’s software products and services; (xviii) changes in
third-party opinions about the Company; (xix) changes in
competition in the Company’s industry; (xx) delays in sales; (xxi)
timely and effective integration of newly acquired businesses;
(xxii) changes in economic conditions in the Company’s vertical
markets and worldwide; (xxiii) fluctuations in exchange rates; and
(xxiv) other factors as set forth from time to time in the
Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021, as may be updated
or supplemented by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or
other filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such statements which speak only as of the date
they are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to
update or release any revisions to any forward-looking statement or
to report any events or circumstances after the date of this
communication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events
except as required by law.
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QAD Inc. Contacts: Evan Quinn Analyst Relations
617-869-7335 industryanalyst@qad.com or Jed Repko / Andrew Siegel /
Katie Villany Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher 212-355-4449
Thoma Bravo Contacts: Megan Frank 212-731-4778
mfrank@thomabravo.com or Andrew Johnson Finsbury Glover Hering
914-497-5138 andrew.johnson@fgh.com
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