Quisitive Technology Solutions Inc. (“Quisitive” or the “Company”)
(TSXV: QUIS) a premier Microsoft Solutions Provider, is pleased to
announce that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement dated
March 29, 2021 (the “Agreement”) to acquire BankCard USA Merchant
Services, Inc. (“BankCard”) for US$100 million in cash and the
issuance of 50,000,000 common shares in the capital of Quisitive
(the “Transaction”).
BankCard, an arm’s length party to Quisitive, is
an established all-in-one merchant payment services provider with
over US$3.0 billion of payment volume which increased 31% in 2020.
BankCard USA has a seasoned payments industry management team,
strong in-house sales team, deep risk management program and
attractive recurring revenue model with card-not present volume
representing approximately 70%. The acquisition of BankCard will
serve as a growth catalyst for Quisitive’s LedgerPay payment
processing and payments intelligence™ platform. BankCard has
trailing-twelve months revenue of US$29 million and EBITDA of US$11
million as of September 30, 2020.
“The addition of BankCard USA to the Quisitive
Payments Solutions family will bring our vision to life by
combining a high-powered sales organization, robust risk
management, and quality customer service with our innovative
fintech platform, LedgerPay” said Quisitive CEO Mike Reinhart. “It
is partnerships like these that elevate a great product to
industry-wide transformation. I am proud to say that with the
addition of BankCard USA, Quisitive Payments Solutions will have
the team, the technology, and the strategic vision in place to
redefine modern payments at scale.”
"Bankcard USA is proud to join the Quisitive
team and make an impact by integrating our go-to-market strategies
and the strength of our sales organization with their fintech
payments platform, LedgerPay, as it goes to market,” said BankCard
USA CEO Shawn Skelton. “We also bring a deep history in merchant
services that will guide Quisitive Payments Solutions to take a
white-glove approach, providing unique, high-value payment services
to their customers, as Bankcard USA has for many years."
Financial Highlights
Pro forma for the Transaction, Quisitive would
have generated LTM Revenue as of September 30, 2020 of US$71
million and LTM EBITDA of US$17 million (before synergies)
excluding Q4 2019 Menlo Technologies acquisition and the Mazik
Global acquisition announced on March 22, 2021.
Transaction Summary
Under the terms of the Agreement, consideration
payable by Quisitive to BankCard shareholders includes 50,000,000
common shares of Quisitive (“Common Shares”) and US$100 million in
cash. The shareholders may also be entitled to additional
contingent consideration in the form of a performance earn-out if
BankCard achieves certain financial thresholds during the two-year
period following the closing of the Transaction. The amount of the
earn-out is a maximum of US$20 million payable in a combination of
cash and Common Shares.
BankCard shareholders have agreed to a 24-month
lock-up agreement on the Common Shares with 25% of Common Shares
released on each 6-month anniversary of the transaction. As a
condition to closing, Quisitive will also enter into employment
agreements with key BankCard management. In connection with the
issuance of the Common Shares on closing of Transaction, the
Company intends to enter into a registration rights agreement with
each of the shareholders of BankCard that will provide certain
demand registration and piggy-back registration rights in favour of
the shareholders.
The Transaction is also subject to TSX Venture
Exchange (“TSXV”) and other necessary regulatory
approvals, and the receipt of third-party consents, together with
other customary closing conditions in a transaction of this nature.
Closing of the Transaction is expected to occur in the second
quarter of calendar 2021.
Financing Summary
The Transaction is being financed through a
combination of new bank debt and equity. Quisitive has secured
committed debt financing from a syndicate of Canadian banks
pursuant to an amendment to the terms of an existing loan agreement
to increase the maximum commitment under the existing term loan by
US$50 million which shall be used to fund a portion of the
Transaction.
Quisitive has also entered into an agreement
pursuant to which Scotiabank, Eight Capital and Canaccord Genuity,
as joint bookrunners, together with a syndicate of underwriters
(collectively, the “Underwriters”), will purchase on a “bought
deal” basis 33,400,000 subscription receipts of the Company
(the “Subscription Receipts”) at a price of $1.50 per Subscription
Receipt (the “Issue Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds to
Quisitive of $50,100,000 (the “Offering”). The Company has granted
the Underwriters an option, exercisable, in whole or in part, at
any time not later than the 30th day following the closing of the
Offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Offering at
the Issue Price for market stabilization purposes and to cover
over-allotments, if any (the “Over-Allotment Option”). If the
Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full, the total gross
proceeds of the Offering will be $57,615,000.
Each Subscription Receipt shall represent the
right of the holder to receive, upon satisfaction or waiver of
certain release conditions (including the satisfaction of all
conditions precedent to the completion of the Transaction other
than the payment of the consideration price) (the “Escrow Release
Conditions”), without payment of additional consideration, one
Common Share, subject to adjustments and in accordance with a
subscription receipt agreement to be entered into upon closing of
the Offering (the “Subscription Receipt Agreement”).
The gross proceeds from the sale of the
Subscription Receipts, less 50% of the Underwriters’ commission and
the expenses of the Underwriters incurred in connection with the
Offering, will be deposited and held in escrow pending the
satisfaction or waiver of the Escrow Release Conditions by
Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as subscription receipt and
escrow agent under the Subscription Receipt Agreement. If the
Escrow Release Conditions are not satisfied or waived prior to June
30, 2021 (subject to extensions in limited circumstances), the
escrowed proceeds of the Offering will be returned on a pro rata
basis to the holders of Subscription Receipts, together with the
interest earned thereon, and the Subscription Receipts will be
cancelled and have no further force and effect, all in accordance
with the terms of the Subscription Receipt Agreement.
The Closing of the Offering is expected to occur
on or about April 8, 2021 and is subject to TSXV and other
necessary regulatory approvals.
The net proceeds from the Offering will be used
to partially fund the cash portion of the Transaction.
The Subscription Receipts will be offered by way
of (i) a prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to
Quisitive’s short form base shelf prospectus dated June 12, 2020,
which Prospectus Supplement is expected to be filed with the
securities commissions and other similar regulatory authorities in
each of the provinces and territories of Canada on or prior to
March 31, 2021; (ii) in the United States by way of private
placement pursuant to the exemption from registration provided for
under Rule 144A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended; and (iii) in jurisdictions outside of Canada and the
United States as are agreed to by the Company and the Underwriters
on a private placement or equivalent basis.
The securities being offered have not been, nor
will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent
registration or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements. 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 State in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Concurrent Private Placement
Pursuant to existing contractual rights, FAX
Capital Corp. (TSX: FXC & FXC.WT) ("FAX") has agreed to
purchase 3,333,333 Subscription Receipts at the Issue Price
for gross proceeds of $5,000,000 (the “Concurrent Private
Placement”). The Concurrent Private Placement is expected to close
concurrently with the Offering, subject to the TSXV and other
necessary regulatory approvals. FAX will receive a capital
commitment fee payment from the Company equal to 3.5 per cent of
the aggregate subscription amount of the Concurrent Private
Placement. The Subscription Receipts issuable to FAX will also be
subject to a statutory four month and one day hold period.
The proceeds of the Concurrent Private Placement
will be used to partially fund the cash consideration portion of
the Transaction and for general corporate purposes.
Advisors and Counsel
Scotiabank is acting as exclusive financial
advisors to Quisitive. Cassels Brock & Blackwell and Jaffe
Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. are acting as Canadian and U.S. legal
counsel, respectively, to Quisitive. Elmcore Securities is acting
as exclusive financial advisor to BankCard USA. Stikeman Elliott
LLP and Roxborough Pomerance Nye & Adreani are acting as
Canadian and U.S. legal counsel to BankCard. Wildeboer Dellelce LLP
is acting as counsel to the Underwriters. Gardiner Roberts LLP is
acting as counsel to the lenders on the debt financing.
Conference Call Details
Quisitive management will host a conference call
today (March 29, 2021) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (3:30
p.m. Central Daylight Time) for members of the investment community
to discuss the Transaction.
Toll Free: 877-407-8031
International: 201-689-8031
Please call the conference telephone number 10
minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your
name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with
the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at
949-574-3860.
The conference call will be broadcast live and
available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of
Quisitive’s website.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will
be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight time on the same day
through April 12, 2021.
Toll Free: 877-481-4010
International: 919-882-2331
Replay Passcode: 40582
A presentation will be made available on the
company’s website www.quisitive.com.
Quisitive Investor Contact
Matt Glover and John Yi Gateway Investor
RelationsQUIS@gatewayir.com949-574-3860
About Quisitive
Quisitive (TSXV: QUIS) is a premier, global
Microsoft partner that harnesses the Microsoft platform and
complementary technologies, including custom solutions and
first-party offerings, to generate transformational impact for
enterprise customers. Our Cloud Solutions business focuses on
helping enterprises move, operate, and innovate in the three
Microsoft clouds. Centering on our LedgerPay product suite, our
Payments Solutions business leverages the Microsoft Azure cloud to
transform the payment processing industry into an entirely new
source of customer engagement and consumer value. Quisitive serves
clients globally from nine employee hubs across the world. For more
information, visit www.quisitive.com and follow @BeQuisitive.
About BankCard
BankCard USA Merchant Services, Inc. is a
leading independent sales organization/merchant services provider
that offers all-in-one payment processing solutions to merchants
located in the United States. As a registered and full-acquiring
ISO/MSP, BankCard has approximately 7,000 merchants on its payment
processing platform and is rapidly growing its software solution
called AgeChecker, which provides a secure and trusted technology
for ecommerce transactions that require independent online age
verification. Based in Westlake Village, CA, BankCard USA was
formed in 2004 and has over 40 employees.
Financial Measures and Adjusted EBITDA
This news release includes non-IFRS and non-US
GAAP measures, including Adjusted EBITDA (refers to a financial
measure that we define as earnings before certain charges that
management considers to be non-operating expenses and which consist
of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based
compensation (for which we include related fees and taxes), changes
in fair value of derivatives, transaction and acquisition related
expenses, and earn-out settlement losses). The Company uses these
non-IFRS and non-US GAAP financial measures, as we believe that
these measures provide information that is useful to understanding
financial performance and facilitate a comparison of our quarterly
and full year results from period to period. These non-IFRS and
non-US GAAP measures are not recognized under IFRS and non-US GAAP
and, accordingly, readers are cautioned that these measures should
not be construed as alternatives to the applicable measures
determined in accordance with IFRS. These non-IFRS and non-US GAAP
financial measures do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS
and US-GAAP may not be comparable with similar measures used by
other companies.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward
Looking InformationThis news release contains certain
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements
that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
information and forward-looking statements are not representative
of historical facts or information or current condition, but
instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future
events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are
inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control.
Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is
expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”,
“intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”,
or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements
that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”,
“might” or “will be taken”, “will continue”, “will occur” or “will
be achieved”. The forward-looking information and forward-looking
statements contained herein may include, but is not limited to,
information concerning the anticipated sale and distribution of
Subscription Receipts pursuant to the Offering and the Concurrent
Private Placement, the proposed Transaction, potential revenue and
cost saving synergies (including, but not limited to, payment
processing based on current transaction processing volume),
projected milestones and timelines, including an expected closing
date of the acquisition in the second quarter of calendar 2021,
estimated sales, revenue, margins and Adjusted EBITDA, the
Company’s, intended use of the net proceeds from the sale of
Subscription Receipts, the ability to satisfy the Escrow Release
Conditions, and the anticipated benefits and impacts of the
Offering, Concurrent Private Placement and the Transaction.
By identifying such information and statements
in this manner, the Company is alerting the reader that such
information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such
information and statements. In addition, in connection with the
forward-looking information and forward-looking statements
contained in this news release, the Company has made certain
assumptions. Among others, the key factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking information and statements are the following: the
completion of the acquisition of the Transaction, including receipt
of all regulatory approvals and third-party consents, the Company’s
consolidation strategy, commercialization of intellectual property,
growth plans and cash flows; potential revenue and cost saving
synergies following the completion of the proposed Transaction
assumes the ability to modify agreements and migrate merchants from
third party payment processing services as well as third party
gateway providers to LedgerPay, the limited history of operations
of the Company's LedgerPay business and future business strategy;
reduction of redundant staff, consolidation of duplicate vendors
and service providers including but not limited to benefits,
payroll services, marketing services, legal, accounting and others,
the demand for the Company's services; future demand and trends in
Microsoft Cloud services; the Company’s ability to scale revenue;
the Company's ability to access financing on favorable terms from
time to time; the Company's ability to protect its intellectual
property rights and that the Company will not infringe upon the
intellectual property rights of others; the Company's ability to
attract and retain clients; the continuation of executive and
operating management or the non-disruptive replacement of them on
competitive terms; stable market and general economic conditions;
long term revenue and Adjusted EBITDA objectives (which assumes
continued acquisition growth combined with organic and inorganic
growth); debt leverage targets; revenue and gross margin metrics;
risks inherent in the technology sector; intellectual property
risks; risks related to litigation; dependence upon senior
management; and other risks disclosed in the Company’s public
filings including the shelf prospectus of the Company dated June
12, 2020 and the Prospectus Supplement (including the documents
incorporated by reference therein). Should one or more of these
risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should
assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or
statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from
those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed,
estimated or expected.
Although the Company believes that the
assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations
contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are
reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information
and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that
such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such information and
statements. The forward-looking information and forward-looking
statements contained in this news release are made as of the date
of this news release, and the Company does not undertake to update
any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements
that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking information and statements attributable to the
Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in
its entirety by this notice.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services
provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news
release.
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