NCR to Acquire Radiant Systems
NCR signed definitive agreements to acquire Radiant Systems POS and managed hosted service solutions to the hospitality and specialty retail markets for an equity purchase price of $1.2 billion. NCR and Radiant Systems currently anticipate the transaction will close during the third quarter of 2011, subject to regulatory approval. The transaction accelerates NCR’s strategy of expanding into core industry adjacencies and will allow it to create a third core industry vertical, after its Financial and Retail lines of business, and establish category leadership in the hospitality and specialty retail markets. The tender offer is expected to commence on or before July 25, 2011. The offer will be open for a period of not less than 20 business days from its commencement and will be conditional upon, among other things, valid acceptances of the offer in respect of shares representing more than 50% of the outstanding Radiant Systems shares on a fully diluted basis as well as satisfactory completion of other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. NCR plans to raise approximately $1.1 billion of new funded debt to finance the transaction. The financing will enable NCR to maintain a strong liquidity position post transaction. J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, BofA Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley provided committed financing to NCR for the transaction.