Vantiva updates CommScope acquisition

On October 3, 2023, Vantiva announced that it had reached an agreement with CommScope to acquire its Home Networks business, in exchange for a 25% stake in Vantiva.

CommScope will reinvest the entire acquisition price in a reserved capital increase giving it the right to a 25% stake in Vantiva (post-capital increase)1. To this end, the company has today published the draft resolutions in the BALO.

Vantiva points out that, from the parties’ point of view, the value of the transaction lies primarily in the realization of future synergies made possible by the combination of the Home Networks business with Vantiva. The integration of the acquired businesses should lead to additional financing requirements before the benefits of the synergies. As a result, the company plans to meet these new needs notably by extending its existing credit lines to the combined perimeter, and by optimizing the acquired working capital. The company is therefore confident in its ability to meet the liquidity needs resulting from the transaction over the next twelve months.

For the purposes of the transaction, Vantiva and CommScope have assumed a value of 88 million euros for the assets acquired, based mainly on discounted cash flows. This valuation and the exchange ratio will be the subject of a fairness opinion by RSM, acting as an independent expert. This will be made available on the Vantiva website prior to the Annual General Meeting.

The valuation of the acquired assets adopted for the purposes of the transaction results in a unit issue price for Vantiva shares of sixty-five euro cents (€0.65) (including share premium). This valuation should not be used to draw conclusions concerning the evolution of Vantiva’s share price.

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