Tech Company M&A Transactions

M5 Networks Acquisition

Headquartered in New York, M5 Networks was bought by ShoreTel. The parties disclosed the acquisition price to be $160 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
2/2/2012
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$160,000,000
M&A Terms
M5 shareholders will receive approximately $84 million in cash and 9.5 million shares of ShoreTel stock, which equates to a total of $146.3 million in initial consideration based on a ShoreTel's average stock price over the prior 30 trading days. In addition, M5 shareholders may receive additional contingent consideration of up to $13.7 million. The contingent payments are payable over the two years after closing and are based upon the achievement of certain revenue performance milestones for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Telecom
Mailing Address
245 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
USA
Email Address
Overview
M5 is a trusted hosted business VoIP phone system provider with proven customer satisfaction.
Profile
M5 Networks LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
M5 Networks Company Twitter Account
Company News
M5 Networks News
Facebook
M5 Networks on Facebook
YouTube
M5 Networks on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Hoffman
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Chief Financial Officer
Gary Deutsch
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Chief Technical Officer
Eric Raab
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Executive Vice President
Phillip Kim
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VP - Marketing
Heather Bennett
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VP - Operations
Benjamin Irvine
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VP - Sales
Brian Klansky
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