Technology news and Jobs 
Telecommunications TPG takes reins of Chariot
Telecommunications TPG takes reins of Chariot | TPG takes reins of Chariot |
|
| by Stuart Corner | |
| Friday, 23 February 2007 | |
  
Featured Whitepaper
5 Best Practices for Smartphone Support
TPG wil initially acquire 6.6 million Chariot shares at 8.5 cents each ($561,000) and subject to satisfactory due diligence an shareholder approval a further 45 million shares for $3.825 million. Chariot will also issues TPG with a convertible not with a face value of $1,500,000 at 8.5 cents per share. It plans to use the funds raised for working capital and to repay debt. Chariot says the TPG deal follows several months of intensive negotiations with a number of interested parties and that the Chariot board "unanimously considers this opportunity as a very good outcome for all of Chariot's stakeholders." Chariot has had a long running and difficult battle with former VoIP partner, Transcom International. Last September it reported an asset write down of $7.3 million resulting from its failed VoIP joint venture with Transcom International and vowed to hit back at Transcom's $3.2 million legal claim over the business with one of its own for an even higher figure. A month earlier the company closed nine regional offices and retrenched 45 staff in a move that it claims is designed to "improve its on-going performance and financial position". To compound the company's problems, in the same week its managing director, Robert Horlin-Smith resigned because he was face charges over alleged misconduct while he was secretary of another company before joining Chariot.{moscomment} |
Tags
| < Next story in category | Previous story in the category > |
|---|
