CloudMD Software & Services Inc. (TSXV: DOC, Frankfurt: 6PH)
(the “
Company” or “
CloudMD”), an
innovative health services company transforming the delivery of
care, and CPS Capital (“
CPS Capital”), an
entrepreneurial investment firm partnering with businesses and
teams to realize their growth goals, are pleased to announce that
they have entered into an arrangement agreement (the
“
Arrangement Agreement”) pursuant to which CPS
Capital (through an affiliate) (the “
Purchaser”)
has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding common shares (the
“
Shares”) of CloudMD for cash consideration of
C$0.04 per Share (the “
Transaction”).
The Transaction is the culmination of a
strategic and liquidity review that the Special Committee (as
defined below) has been engaged in since July 2023, with the
assistance of INFOR Financial Inc. Such review was necessary to
address the Company’s liquidity issues, which were largely the
result of the number of acquisitions that the Company completed
over the last four years. Although management of the Company was
able to deliver on organic growth targets and strengthen the
balance sheet (through cost reductions resulting in over C$20
million in cost savings) while creating an ecosystem of care, the
Company’s forecasted liquidity issues impacted the Company’s
ability to remain a going concern. This is the result of the
Company being unable to generate positive cashflow to support the
business while making scheduled debt repayments, along with limited
refinancing opportunities on commercially reasonable terms without
onerous covenants, restricted business operations and forecasted
growth initiatives.
The Transaction provides the capital to support
the Company’s business with specific consideration to all of the
Company’s stakeholders and was the best alternative available to
ensure the ongoing viability of the Company. If the Transaction is
not completed, the Company does not expect that there will be an
alternative that would provide any value to the holders of
CloudMD’s equity securities.
Karen Adams, Chief Executive Officer of CloudMD,
stated:
“We are happy to receive the support of CPS
Capital, which will provide us with the ability to execute on our
long-term plan, accelerate growth, and move forward on a strong
financial footing. The Transaction will provide the Company with
much-needed capital to execute on future initiatives to sustain and
grow the business. The healthcare sector has large demand for
outcome-based service providers who have the ecosystem of
services.”
Mike Arblaster, Partner at CPS Capital,
stated:
“We are excited to invest in CloudMD given its
large and diverse customer base combined with its industry leading
service offerings. The Transaction is especially exciting for CPS
Capital given our experience in the employer healthcare space. We
are confident that the Transaction will provide the required
liquidity and support to enable CloudMD to achieve its strategic
vision of advancing the role of healthcare navigation in managing
health and wellbeing, creating value for its customers,
individuals, employees, healthcare providers and partners. We look
forward to partnering with the CloudMD team to build on the
strength of their capabilities and create new opportunities for the
Company and its employees to thrive and grow.”
CPS Capital is funding the Transaction through a
combination of equity from its new flagship fund CPS Partners Fund
V and its previous flagship fund CPS Partners Fund IV.
Transaction Summary
The Transaction will be completed pursuant to a
court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations
Act (British Columbia). The Transaction will be subject to the
approval of at least: (i) 66⅔% of the votes cast by shareholders;
(ii) 66⅔% of the votes cast by shareholders and optionholders
voting as a single class; and (iii) 50% of the votes cast by
disinterested shareholders at a special meeting of CloudMD
securityholders expected to be held before the end of June 2024. In
addition to securityholder approval, the Transaction is also
subject to the receipt of certain regulatory, court and stock
exchange approvals and other closing conditions customary in
transactions of this nature.
The Arrangement Agreement includes, among other
things, non-solicitation covenants on the part of the Company
(subject to customary fiduciary out provisions) and a right for the
Purchaser to match any competing offer that constitutes a superior
proposal. Under certain circumstances, the Purchaser is entitled to
a $3 million termination fee or an expense reimbursement to a
maximum of $1.5 million, and CloudMD is entitled to a $1.75 million
reverse termination fee.
The directors and executive officers of CloudMD,
who collectively hold approximately 0.16% of the outstanding Shares
and approximately 0.60% of the outstanding Shares and stock options
collectively, entered into voting support agreements with the
Purchaser to support the Transaction.
Following completion of the Transaction, the
Shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange (the
“TSXV”), and the Company will apply to cease to be
a reporting issuer in applicable provinces in Canada.
CloudMD Board
Recommendation
The Transaction has been unanimously approved by
the Board of Directors of the Company following the unanimous
recommendation of a special committee of independent directors of
the Company (the “Special Committee”). INFOR
Financial has provided an opinion to the Special Committee that,
based upon and subject to the assumptions, limitations and
qualifications set forth therein, the consideration offered to the
CloudMD shareholders pursuant to the Transaction is fair, from a
financial point of view, to the CloudMD shareholders.
Interim Financing
To support the Company’s liquidity needs during
the period prior to closing the Transaction, CPS Capital (through
an affiliate) has agreed to provide a $1 million secured bridge
loan to the Company, and the Company’s secured lender under the
Company’s existing credit facilities (the “Credit
Facilities”) has agreed to extend an additional line of
credit to the Company in the amount of $2 million, in addition to
forbearance of the Credit Facilities during the period prior to
closing of the Transaction.
Timing
Full details of the Transaction will be included
in the Company’s management information circular, which is expected
to be mailed to securityholders in June 2024 in connection with the
securityholders meeting expected to be held before the end of June
2024. Securityholders are urged to read the information circular
once available, as it will contain additional important information
concerning the Transaction. The Arrangement Agreement will also be
filed on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Advisors
INFOR Financial is acting as the exclusive
strategic and financial advisor to CloudMD and Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP is acting as legal counsel to CloudMD in connection
with the Transaction.
Owens Wright LLP is acting as legal counsel to
CPS Capital in connection with the Transaction.
2023 Annual Financial
Results
The Company will file its audited consolidated
financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and
analysis for the fourth quarter and year end December 31, 2023 (the
“Annual Financial Filings”) on May 15, 2024. There
will not be a conference call to discuss the Company’s Q4 2024
results. The failure-to-file cease trade order that was issued by
the Ontario Securities Commission on May 7, 2024, is expected to be
revoked shortly following the filing of the Annual Financial
Filings, with trading of the Shares on the TSXV expected to resume
thereafter.
About CloudMD
CloudMD is an innovative North American
healthcare service provider focused on empowering healthier living
by combining leading edge technology with an exceptional national
network of healthcare professionals. Every day, our employees and
health care providers live our values of delivering excellence,
collaboration, connected communication and accountability to solve
complex health problems. CloudMD’s industry leading workplace
health and wellbeing solution, Kii, supports members and their
families with a personalized and connected healthcare experience
across mental, physical and occupation health. Kii delivers
superior clinical health outcomes, consistent high engagement, and
measurable ROI for payers such as employers, educational
institutions, associations, government, and insurers. CloudMD is
also a market leader in workplace absence management through
data-driven prevention, intervention and return to work
programs.
In addition, the Company sells health and
productivity tools to hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare
service providers to empower them to deliver better care. Visit
www.cloudmd.ca to learn more about the Company’s comprehensive
healthcare offerings.
“Karen Adams”Chief Executive Officer
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,
CONTACT:
Investor
RelationsInvestors@cloudmd.ca1-647-484-1405
About CPS Capital
CPS Capital is a middle market private equity
firm, based in Toronto, founded by owner-operators who look to
partner with business owners to realize their growth and transition
goals. CPS Capital is focused on North American opportunities to
invest in exceptional businesses in growing industries with
attractive characteristics. CPS Capital brings significant
capability, expertise, and capital to provide business owners with
an attractive option compared to traditional financial or strategic
buyers.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking
statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
Canadian securities laws, including statements relating to the
Transaction, including in respect of the impact of the Transaction,
the anticipated meeting date and mailing of the information
circular in respect of the meeting, timing for completion of the
Transaction and receiving the required regulatory and court
approvals, CloudMD’s expectations regarding liquidity and
continuity of the Company’s business and operations, the
availability of the bridge loan and line of credit and continued
forbearance through the period until closing of the Transaction,
the timing of the filing of the Annual Financial Filings, and the
timing of the revocation of the failure-to-file cease trade order
and resumption of trading on the TSXV. All information that is not
clearly historical in nature may constitute forward‐looking
statements. In some cases, forward‐looking statements may be
identified by the use of terms such as “forecast”, “projected”,
“assumption” and other similar expressions or future or conditional
terms such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project”, “will”,
“would”, and “should”. Forward-looking statements contained in this
news release are based on certain factors and assumptions made by
management of CloudMD based on their current expectations,
estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs regarding their
business and CloudMD does not provide any assurance that actual
results will meet management’s expectations. While management
considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information
currently available to them, they may prove to be incorrect. Such
forward‐looking statements are not guarantees of future events or
performance and by their nature involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, including those risks described in
the Company’s MD&A (which is filed under the Company’s issuer
profile on SEDAR+ and can be accessed at www.sedarplus.ca), that
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward‐looking
statements. Although CloudMD has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to
differ materially from those described in forward‐looking
statements, other factors may cause actions, events or results to
be different than anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be
no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as
actual results and future events could vary or differ materially
from those anticipated in such forward‐looking statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward‐looking information. CloudMD does not undertake to update
any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information or future events or otherwise, except as may be
required by applicable securities laws.
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