MobiVentures Acquires Move2Mobile
18 Marzo 2008 - 5:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Move2Mobile's Diverse Portfolio of Companies Adds Depth to
MobiVentures' Product Offering LONDON and NEW YORK, March 18
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MobiVentures Inc. (OTC:MBLV) (BULLETIN
BOARD: MBLV) , an international provider of high quality mobile
applications, content and services today announced that it has
entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Move2Mobile
Limited, the UK's leading mobile and wireless business accelerator.
MobiVentures will purchase the company for $4.2 million consisting
of $2.5 million in stock and $1.5 million in cash to be paid out
over 24 months. The acquisition is expected to close on or before
March 31, 2008 and will be subject to satisfaction of certain
conditions prior to closing, including delivery of audited and
interim financial statements of Move2Mobile. Move2Mobile provides
services to early stage businesses to support their product and
business development, and entry into the market. In return for its
services, Move2Mobile receives its payment primarily in stock in
the respective companies and as a result holds equity interests in
12 early stage companies in the mobile sector. Move2Mobile's
ownership position in each of its portfolio companies ranges from a
small equity interest to 20%. MobiVentures will now have greater
access to a broad scope of businesses in the mobile space, which
include a secure SMS technology company, a mobile polling and
voting, mobile fraud prevention and several other mobile focused
technology businesses. At year-end 2007, Move2Mobile was at
break-even and had combined equity interest in its portfolio
companies valued in excess of $4.2 million. Move2Mobile's portfolio
companies include: -- Airborne Networks Limited-Infrastructure
company that develops patented self-powered WiFi/WiMax radios and
nodes -- Applied Living Technologies-Mobile voting and polling
application -- Kyool-Mobile price comparison and search for
entertainment (CD's; DVD's; Books etc) -- Mobirent-Application that
allows rental of mobile content -- OneStopClick-Broker for
provision of IT services to mid-cap companies --
pictureThere.com-Mobile camera bureau service for businesses e.g.
insurance fraud prevention -- SmarterPark-Mobile platform to allow
car park providers to make available and transact parking spaces by
mobile -- Staellium-Secure SMS technology - allows for time defined
automatic deletion of messaging -- T&M Wireless-Technology that
allows a single device to manage multiple SIM cards --
tetraTAB-TETRA specific devices providing efficient mobile data for
public service sector -- UK Street Sounds-Online and mobile social
networking specialising in urban music and youth culture Danny
Wootton, Director of Move2Mobile commented, "The acquisition of
Move2Mobile by MobiVentures is a great step forward for our two
companies. Move2Mobile has worked with over 150 companies in the
wireless and mobile space over the last 5 years. This acquisition
provides Move2Mobile's portfolio companies with the ideal platform
to launch their applications and services to a broader market,
while providing MobiVentures access to a broad range of exciting
and fast growing mobile technologies. We are excited about the
growth prospects of the combined business and the synergies of our
two teams working closely together." Peter Ahman, President and
chief financial officer of MobiVentures, commented, "As mobile
devices have become ubiquitous, innovation and demand for
ever-changing content and services has grown exponentially. The
number of global wireless subscribers is expected to grow to just
over 3.1 billion by 2011 from approximately 1.8 billion in 2005,
according to Insight Research Corporation. We realized this trend
early on and now, with the acquisition of Move2Mobile, we can
leverage MobiVenture's worldwide distribution channels in order to
accelerate the growth of Move2Mobile's present and future portfolio
companies across the UK, Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa."
About MobiVentures MobiVentures Inc. is an established provider of
leading edge multi-media mobile content and services, with clients
across the UK, Europe, Asia and North America. MobiVentures
acquires and consolidates growing companies that operate within the
mobile content and service industry. Through the combined scale and
resources, MobiVentures seeks to accelerate growth and time to
market for its portfolio companies and their respective products,
which stand to immediately benefit from the company's broad content
array, international distribution channels and strategic alliances.
About Move2Mobile Move2Mobile is the UK's foremost wireless
business incubator and accelerator. Established in mid-2002,
Move2Mobile provides services to a range of businesses from
start-up entrepreneurs through to established companies wishing to
accelerate and grow their business. Move2Mobile's primary focus is
helping businesses by providing management, financial, commercial
and other support to selected start-up and early stage ventures in
wireless and mobile related industries. Move2Mobile is well
positioned to capitalise on its niche position as UK's foremost
accelerator for early stage wireless and mobile related companies.
Statements about MobiVentures' future expectations and all other
statements in this press release other than historical facts are
"forward- looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. MobiVentures' actual results could differ
materially from expected results. MobiVentures undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequently occurring events or circumstances. DATASOURCE:
MobiVentures Inc. CONTACT: IR Contact, David K. Waldman or Klea K.
Theoharis, Crescendo Communications, LLC, +1-212-671-1020 Web site:
http://www.mobiventures.com/
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