Proactis Leaps Into Procurement Software Premier League With Perfect Commerce Acquisition

Yorkshire-based spend management software firm Proactis Holdings Plc (LON:PHD) has announced it is acquiring Perfect Commerce, a US headquartered procurement software business in what is a huge deal for the firm. To demonstrate the scale; Proactis is likely to turn over some £25 million in its current financial year; Perfect Commerce had revenues of almost $40 million shown in its last accounts.

So this deal, which constitutes a reverse takeover under the AIM London stock market rules and is subject to shareholder approval, represents a more than doubling in size for Proactis.

To fund the total consideration of approximately $127.5 million, payable in cash and by the issue of the Convertible Acquisition Loan Notes, Proactis is issuing £70 million of new shares and taking on some new debt facilities. The CEO of Perfect, Hampton Wall (must be American…) is taking over as CEO of the “new” business; with Tim Sykes of Proactis as CFO. Rod Jones, who has done a great job as Proactis CEO since 2002, announced months ago that he would stand down at the end of this year, so that all seems to fit well and avoids any top management squabbles!

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