牛郎星宣布收购Datawatch协议
密歇根州特洛伊市。贝德福德,质量。2018年11月5日(环球新闻网)——牛郎星(纳斯达克股票代码:ALTR)和Datawatch公司(纳斯达克股票代码:DWCH)今天宣布签署最终合并协议，牛郎星已经同意收购Datawatch。根据协议条款，牛郎星将支付每股13.10美元的现金，相当于约1.76亿美元的完全稀释股权价值。该交易获得了两家公司董事会的一致批准。
Altair的创始人、董事长兼首席执行官James Scapa评论道:“将数据观察引入Altair应该会带来与我们的愿景一致的强大产品，通过在产品生命周期中应用模拟、数据科学和优化来改变产品设计和决策。我们认为，模拟与机器学习技术应用于实时和历史传感器数据的融合，对于创造更好的产品、有效营销和优化其在役性能至关重要。Datawatch是一个拥有一流产品的优秀团队，我们期待他们的加入。”
Altair公司认为，收购Datawatch具有很强的吸引力，原因有以下几点:
- 数据分析和数据科学市场正在迅速发展，以利用许多相同的技术，如高性能计算和可视化，正如Altair多年来一直在模拟中利用的那样。bob官网 bob体育下载
- Datawatch的解决方案包括数据准备、数据预测和实时大容量数据可视化技术，几乎适用于任何公司和垂直市场。
- 在Altair的主要制造客户基础上交叉销售Datawatch产品的机会很大，将Altair经过验证的许可模式应用于Datawatch解决方案将有助于这一过程。
- Datawatch的历史优势一直是在金融服务和资本市场领域。通过使用Altair的许可模式，更容易地访问产品，这是颠覆这些市场并扩大使用的有意义的机会，而且在这些市场上有一个与一些相关的Altair产品交叉销售的机会。
Datawatch首席执行官Michael Morrison补充道:“Datawatch团队很高兴能加入Altair，并从Altair长期以来的成功记录中获益，在不同的行业垂直领域开发并将高度差异化的软件技术推向市场。我们对这种文化一致性感到非常满意，并期待继续推动我们市场领先的解决方案的创新，这是牵牛星愿景的一个组成部分。”
交易条款
根据最终合并协议的条款，Altair将在10个工作日内开始以每股13.10美元现金的价格收购Datawatch所有已发行普通股。这比Datawatch 2018年11月2日普通股的收盘价溢价35%。此次收购要约须符合惯例交割条件，包括至少多数已发行的Datawatch普通股的投标，以及根据1976年《哈特-斯科特-罗迪诺反托拉斯改进法案》的适用等待期到期或提前终止。在收购要约完成后，Altair的全资子公司将与Datawatch合并，并并入Datawatch，未投标的每一股Datawatch普通股将转换为接受要约中提出的相同每股13.10美元现金的权利。该交易预计将于2018年第四季度完成。
这笔交易的资金将主要来自现金，以及利用牵牛星现有信贷安排下的借款。
加拿大皇家银行资本市场有限责任公司(RBC Capital Markets, LLC)担任牵牛星的独家财务顾问。GCA Advisors是Datawatch的独家财务顾问。Altair的法律顾问是Lowenstein Sandler LLP, datwatch的法律顾问是Choate Hall & Stewart LLP。
电话会议的细节
牵牛星将于今天，2018年11月5日上午8:30(美国东部时间)举行电话会议和网络直播，讨论收购细节。请注意，这个电话只会审查今天的公告。公司将于2018年11月8日(周四)下午4:30收盘后，在定期的收益电话会议上发布和审查2018年第三季度的业绩。
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关于Altair(纳斯达克股票代码:ALTR)
牵牛星通过在整个产品生命周期中应用模拟、机器学习和优化来改变设计和决策。Altair广泛的模拟技术组合和基于专利单元的软件许可模型使Altair的客户能够进行模拟驱动创新™。公司总部位于美国密歇根州特洛伊市，在全球24个国家设有71个办事处，拥有2000多名员工。牵牛星服务于超过5000家客户，遍布各个行业领域。
关于Datawatch(纳斯达克- cm: DWCH)
Datawatch是一家数据智能供应商，提供市场领先的企业数据准备、预测分析和可视化解决方案，为业务分析提供燃料。数据观察要求个人和组织掌握所有数据——无论来源、格式或叙述——从而更快地洞察。数据监视解决方案的架构是为了推动更多数据的使用，培养更多的信任，并将更多的头脑整合到业务分析中。全球100多个国家的数千家不同规模的机构都在使用datwatch产品，其中包括93家《财富》100强企业。Datawatch总部位于马萨诸塞州贝德福德，在纽约、伦敦、多伦多、斯德哥尔摩、新加坡和马尼拉设有办事处。
有关事务的附加信息
本函件中所述的要约(“要约”)尚未开始，且本函件既不是购买要约，也不是出售Datawatch任何普通股股份或任何其他证券的要约。在要约开始日期，附表TO的投标要约声明，包括购买要约、传递函和相关文件，将提交给美国证券交易委员会(SEC)和Datawatch如期将文件征集/推荐声明14 d-9有关提供与SEC。提供购买Datawatch普通股股价只会依照提供购买,提交函及与该附表一起归档的相关文件。投资者和证券持有人应阅读有关要约的投标要约声明和招标/建议声明，当它们可用时，可能会不时修订，因为它们将包含重要信息。投标要约声明将由Dallas Merger Sub, Inc.和Altair提交给SEC，征集/推荐声明将由Datawatch提交给SEC。投资者和证券持有人可以通过证券交易委员会(www.sec.gov)维护的网站，或通过(877)864-5060免费向D.F. King & Co.， Inc.提出此类请求，获得这些声明(如果可以的话)和提交给证券交易委员会的其他文件的免费副本。
关于前瞻性陈述的警告性语言
This communication may contain, in addition to historical information, certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements relating to Altair’s and Datawatch’s expectations regarding the completion and timing of the closing of the pending acquisition and their views regarding the opportunities resulting from the combination of Altair and Datawatch. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees or predictions of future performance, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Altair or Datawatch following completion of the Offer and the merger described herein (collectively, the “Transactions”) to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: (i) the risk that not all conditions of the Offer or the merger will be satisfied or waived, (ii) uncertainties associated with any aspect of the Transactions, including uncertainties relating to the anticipated timing of filings and approvals relating to the Transactions, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted with respect to the Transactions, the expected timing of completion of the Transactions, the satisfaction of the conditions to the consummation of the Transactions and the ability to complete the Transactions, (iii) the risk that the combined company may not be able to sustain Altair’s recent growth rate or grow at all, (iii) the risk that the combined company may not be able to maintain Altair’s culture of innovation, teamwork, and communication, (iv) the risk that the combined company’s existing customers or users do not increase their usage of the combined company’s software, or that new customers are not added, (v) risks associated with the difficulty of predicting new customer generation due to the length of sales cycles impacting the combined company, (vi) risks associated with integrating acquired companies, (vii) the risk that the combined company’s customers may reduce their spending on product design and development activities, (viii) risks associated with dependence on annual renewals of software licenses, (ix) risks associated with the need for the combined company to develop additional industry verticals, (x) risks associated with the significant competition that the combined company is likely to face, (xi) the susceptibility of Altair and Datawatch to factors affecting the primary industries that they serve, (xii) the risks associated with the fact that the quarterly results of the combined company may fluctuate significantly and not fully reflect the underlying performance of the combined company’s business and (xiii) other risks detailed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Altair’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as updated by Altair’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, and Datawatch’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Altair’s and Datawatch’s views as of the date of this press release. Altair and Datawatch anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause their views to change. Altair and Datawatch undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in their expectations or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Altair’s views or Datawatch’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.