secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DZS INC. (—)
CIK:        0001101680
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001101680-24-000048
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

DZS to acquire NetComm Wireless for $7M, earn-out up to $3M, and $15M term loan
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- Purchase price $7M at closing plus earn-out up to $3M based on 2024 revenue milestones starting at $72.5M and up to $1.5M for finished goods.
- DZS to enter $15M three-year term loan with Swervo Consulting (EdgeCo affiliate); warrants to be issued.
- NetComm has ~50 CSP customers including UScellular, Bell Canada, Vodafone, Telstra; ~60% of employees are R&D/customer care.
- Transaction expected to close Q2 2024; target under external administration since March 2024.
- Combined portfolio expands DZS in fiber extension, FWA, WiFi 7, IIoT; DZS to have ~550 employees globally.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1101680/000110168024000048/0001101680-24-000048-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1101680/000110168024000048/dzsi-20240503.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001101680-24-000048

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