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.
Lapho isivumelwano siphela, i-KRR izothola zonke izimpahla ezazitholwe yi-Corel ngaphambilini, okuhlanganisa ne-Parallels, inkampani eyaziwa kakhulu ngesofthiwe yayo yokuqalisa uhlelo lokusebenza. Windows ku-Mac yakho ngaphandle kokuqalisa kabusha. Iphothifoliyo yesofthiwe ye-KKR manje ihlanganisa wonke umugqa womkhiqizo we-Parallels, okuhlanganisa i-Parallels Desktop ye-Mac, i-Parallels Toolbox ye- Windows kanye 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 wokuthengwa, okwakamuva kakhulu okuhlanganisa ukuthengwa kwe-Parallels, ClearSlide, kanye ne-MindManager. Izimpahla ze-Corel zifaka phakathi okungenani imikhiqizo yesofthiwe engu-15, iningi layo elihlobene nezithombe. Lokhu kufaka phakathi umhleli wezithombe ze-vector i-CorelDraw, uhlelo lokudweba nokudweba lwedijithali i-Corel Painter, umhleli wezithombe ze-raster i-Corel Photo-Paint, ngisho nokusatshalaliswa kwayo. Linux – UCorel Linux I-OS. Ngaphezu kwemikhiqizo ethuthukiswe ngqo yi-Corel, inkampani iphinde ibe nesofthiwe evela kubathuthukisi bezinkampani zangaphandle, ethengwe eminyakeni edlule. Lokhu kufaka phakathi umhleli wombhalo we-WordPerfect, isidlali semidiya se-WinDVD, i-WinZip archiver, kanye nesofthiwe yokuhlela ividiyo ye-Pinnacle Studio. Inani lezinhlelo zezinkampani zangaphandle eziphethwe yi-Corel lidlula u-15.
“I-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,” kusho. John Park, Ilungu Lebhodi le-KKR.
“I-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,” kusho Patrick Nichols, i-CEO yeCorel.
“U-Corel ube yingxenye ebalulekile yomndeni wakwaVector Capital iminyaka eminingi futhi siyajabula ukuthi sizuze umphumela omuhle kubatshalizimali bethu ngokudayisa i-KKR,” 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.”
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 München 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
