SAN DIEGO and EUGENE, Ore., March 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Novatel Wireless, Inc., (MIFI), a leading provider of wireless solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Feeney Wireless (FW) (www.feeneywireless.com), a privately held, US-based provider of end-to-end IoT solutions and services, today announced that Novatel Wireless completed the acquisition of FW for $25 million in a combination of cash and stock, with up to an additional $25 million in potential earn-out payments over four years based on FW's revenue and gross profit performance.
Founded in 1999, FW is an IoT products, systems integration and services company that specializes in fixed and mobile cellular-based wireless IoT solutions with a focus on product innovation, speed to market, and rapid commercialization of new connected devices. FW has a strong base of enterprise and government customers, a proven carrier SaaS-based management platform that enables 250,000 subscribers, and a deep bench of development talent that will help Novatel Wireless expand its addressable markets and drive growth in services revenue. FW has 91 full-time employees. Gartner Research estimates that IoT product and service suppliers will generate incremental revenue exceeding $300 billion in 2020.
"With this strategic combination, we create an innovative new model positioning Novatel Wireless as a total IoT solutions and services leader, from hardware to SaaS to connectivity. This transaction creates a powerful engine for generating immediate and long-term value for our shareholders," said Alex Mashinsky, Novatel Wireless CEO. "FW has established a remarkable ecosystem of products, system integration solutions, engineering, and consulting services that aligns with our strategy to simplify IoT for our customers and partners. Their recently released IoT application framework, Crossroads, is a great example of this and is already being deployed with key anchor customers."
"Joining with Novatel Wireless enables us to accelerate growth on a global scale and broaden our customer base," said Ethan Ralston, FW President and CEO. "Our complementary strengths provide leverage for delivering a compelling, proactive approach to end-to-end solutions that combine best in class technology and engineering with best in class services and systems integration."
"This combination catapults both companies to a new level as we continue to build on our aligned mission to simplify the complexity of IoT through complete end-to-end solutions," added Bob Ralston, FW Chairman.
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Including a solid and growing base of recurring revenue, FW plans to generate at least $38 million in revenue in 2015. Novatel Wireless expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to its earnings, with estimated non-GAAP earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) from FW of approximately $3 million in 2015.
The combined companies will leverage synergies in product development, engineering services, global channels and complementary resources.
As part of the financing for this transaction, HC2 Holdings, Inc., Novatel Wireless' largest shareholder, early-exercised approximately $8.6 million of warrants to purchase Novatel Wireless common stock that were issued in September 2014, and that otherwise could have remained outstanding until September 2019.
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