Ngomhla zi-3 kuJulayi 2019, i-KKR, enye yezinkampani ezihamba phambili zokutshala izimali emhlabeni, yamemezela ukuthi isiqedile ukuthengwa kwe-Corel Corporation. Ngokuhambisana nayo, yonke imikhiqizo yesoftware kanye nempahla yadluliselwa kumthengi
Iqiniso lokuthi i-KKR ihlela ukuthola i-Corel yaziwa ngoMeyi 2019. Inani lokugcina lomsebenzi alidalulwanga.
Uma isivumelwano sesivalekile, i-KRR izoba ngumnikazi wazo zonke izimpahla ezitholwe ngaphambilini ze-Corel, okuhlanganisa nokufana, eyaziwa kakhulu ngesofthiwe yayo yokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Windows kuma-Mac ngaphandle kokuqalisa kabusha. Iphothifoliyo yesofthiwe ye-KKR manje isihlanganisa wonke umugqa womkhiqizo we-Parallels, ohlanganisa i-Parallels Desktop ye-Mac, i-Parallels Toolbox ye-Windows ne-Mac, i-Parallels Access, i-Parallels Mac Management ye-Microsoft SCCM, kanye ne-Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS).
Uhlangothi lwezezimali lomsebenzi aludalulwanga.
I-Parallels yasungulwa ngo-1999 futhi ikomkhulu layo lihlala e-Bellevue, eWashington. I-Parallels ingumholi womhlaba wonke kuzixazululo ze-cross-platform.
Yasungulwa ngeminyaka yawo-1980s e-Ottawa, eCanada, iCorel Corporation ibekwe ngendlela ehlukile empambanweni yezimakethe ezimbalwa ezinkulu nezikhulayo ezifinyelela cishe ku-$25 billion kuwo wonke ama-verticals abalulekile futhi inikeza iphothifoliyo ebanzi yezixazululo zesofthiwe evumela abasebenzi bolwazi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-90 emhlabeni wonke.
I-Corel inomlando omude wokutholwa nokutholwa, okwakamuva kakhulu okuhlanganisa ukuthengwa kwe-Parallels, ClearSlide kanye ne-MindManager. Uhlu lwezimpahla ze-Corel luhlanganisa okungenani nemikhiqizo yesofthiwe yobunikazi engu-15, iningi layo elihlobene nezithombe ngandlela thile. Lokhu kufaka phakathi umhleli wezithombe zevekhtha i-CorelDraw, uhlelo lokudweba nokudweba lwedijithali i-Corel Painter, umhleli wezithombe ze-raster i-Corel Photo-Paint, kanye nokusatshalaliswa kwayo kwe-Linux - i-Corel Linux OS. Ngokungeziwe emikhiqizweni eyakhiwe ngokuqondile yi-Corel, inkampani iphinde ibe ngumnikazi wesofthiwe evela kubathuthukisi bezinkampani zangaphandle eyayithola eminyakeni edlule. Lokhu kuhlanganisa umhleli wombhalo we-WordPerfect, isidlali semidiya seWinDVD, i-WinZip archive, kanye nesofthiwe yokuhlela ividiyo ye-Pinnacle Studio. Inani lezinhlelo zezinkampani zangaphandle eziphethwe yi-Corel lidlula i-15.
βI-Corel izuze isikhundla esiyingqayizivele emakethe ngokuqhubeka nokwandisa iphothifoliyo yayo emangalisayo yezixazululo ze-IT. I-KKR ibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana nobuholi bukaCorel ukuze iqhubekisele phambili ukukhula kwebhizinisi, kuyilapho isebenzisa ulwazi olunzulu lweqembu lwe-M&A ukuze kuqalwe isahluko esisha sokusungula izinto ezintsha nokukhula emhlabeni wonke,β kusho. John Park, Ilungu Lebhodi le-KKR.
βI-KKR ibona, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukubaluleka kwabantu bakithi kanye nempumelelo yabo emangalisayo, ikakhulukazi ngokwenkonzo yethu yamakhasimende, ukusungula izinto ezintsha zobuchwepheshe kanye namasu okuthola izinto ngempumelelo. Ngokusekelwa yi-KKR kanye nombono okwabelwana ngawo, amathuba amasha ajabulisayo ayavulelwa inkampani yethu, imikhiqizo kanye nabasebenzisi,β kusho Patrick Nichols, i-CEO yeCorel.
βU-Corel ube yingxenye ebalulekile yomndeni wakwaVector Capital iminyaka eminingi futhi siyajabula ukuthi sizuze umphumela omuhle kubatshalizimali bethu ngokudayisa i-KKR,β kuphawula. Alex Slusky, umsunguli kanye nesikhulu sokutshalwa kwezimali kweVector Capital. Ngalesi sikhathi, i-Corel Corporation yaqeda ukuthengwa kwezinguquko eziningana, yanda imali engenayo futhi yathuthukisa kakhulu inzuzo yayo. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi uCorel uthole uzakwethu ofanelekayo e-KKR futhi sibafisela impumelelo eqhubekayo ndawonye.β
Ku-KKR, ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-Corel kuvela ngokuyinhloko ku-KKR Americas XII Fund.
I-Corel ne-Vector Capital bezimelwe ngu-Sidley Austin LLP ku-transaction, kuyilapho i-Kirkland & Ellis LLP kanye ne-Deloitte bemele i-KKR.
Iqembu lokutshalwa kwezimali le-KKR lasungulwa ngo-1976. Eminyakeni engu-43 ikhona, selibike ukutholwa okungaphezu kuka-150, okulinganiselwa ku-$345. Ngo-2014, i-KKR yathola ipulazi lezinkukhu elikhulu kunazo zonke e-China, i-Fujian Sunner Development, yakhokhela amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-400 ngayo, kwathi ngoFebhuwari 2019, yaba umnikazi wenkampani yezindaba yaseJalimane i-Tele MΓΌnchen Gruppe, eyasungulwa ngo-1970.
Abamele i-KKR baqaphele ukuthi iqembu lokutshala izimali lizoqhubeka nokuthuthukisa isu elihlongozwe yi-Corel - ukuthenga izinkampani zesofthiwe ezithembisayo nokusebenzisa impahla yazo.
Source: www.habr.com