On the Record · West
West acquisitions, on the record
The businesses West bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Intrado Inc. ("Intrado")Word for word“Since 2006, we have made several strategic acquisitions, including Intrado Inc. (“Intrado”), Positron Public Safety Systems and the 911 Enable business of Connexon Group, Inc.” 10-K for 2014 | acquisition | — | — |
Reliance Holding, Inc., doing business through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Communications, LLC as SchoolMessenger ("SchoolMessenger")Word for word“Additionally, with the acquisitions in 2014 of Reliance Holding, Inc., doing business through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Communications, LLC as SchoolMessenger (“SchoolMessenger”), and the assets of GroupCast, LLC, doing business as SchoolReach (“SchoolReach”), we expanded our interactive services into a leadership position in the K-12 education market.” 10-K for 2014 | acquisition | 2014 | — |
several of our agent-based businessesWord for word“On December 30, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a plan to sell several of our agent-based businesses.” 10-K for 2014 | agreed divestiture | On December 30, 2014, our Board of Directors approved a plan to sell several of our agent-based businesses. | — |
911 EnableWord for word“On September 2, 2014, we acquired the assets of 911 Enable, a provider of emergency communications solutions for IP-based enterprise customers across the United States and Canada.” 10-K for 2014 | acquisition | September 2, 2014 | — |
Health Advocate, Inc. ("Health Advocate")Word for word“On June 13, 2014, we acquired Health Advocate, a leading provider of healthcare advocacy services.” 10-K for 2014 | acquisition | June 13, 2014 | — |
SchoolMessengerWord for word“On April 21, 2014, we acquired SchoolMessenger, a leading provider of notification and mobile communication solutions for the K-12 education market.” 10-K for 2014 | acquisition | April 21, 2014 | — |
GroupCast, L.L.C. (SchoolReach)Word for word“On November 3, 2014, we completed the acquisition of the assets of GroupCast, L.L.C., a provider of alerts and notification services for corporations, government agencies and K-12 school districts that operates under two brands, GroupCast and SchoolReach.” 10-K for 2014 | acquisition | November 3, 2014 | — |
HyperCube, LLC ("HyperCube")Word for word“We entered this market through the acquisition of HyperCube, LLC (“HyperCube”) in March 2012.” 10-K for 2014 | acquisition | March 2012 | — |
several of our agent-based businesses, including consumer-facing customer sales and lifecycle management, account services and receivables management businessesWord for word“On March 3, 2015, we divested several of our agent-based businesses.” 10-K for 2015 | divestiture | On March 3, 2015 | — |
Magnetic North Software, Ltd.Word for word“On October 31, 5 Table of Contents 2015, we completed the acquisition of Magnetic North Software, Ltd., ("Magnetic North"), a leading U.K.-based provider of hosted customer contact center and unified communications solutions to enterprises.” 10-K for 2015 | acquisition | — | — |
Intrafinity, Inc., doing business as SharpSchool (substantially all of the assets)Word for word“Effective June 1, 2015, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Intrafinity, Inc., doing business as SharpSchool, a provider of website and content management system software- 41 Table of Contents as-a-service solutions for the K-12 education market.” 10-K for 2015 | acquisition | Effective June 1, 2015 | — |
ClientTell, Inc. and its affiliate ClientTell Labs, LLCWord for word“On November 2, 2015, we completed the acquisition of ClientTell, which provides automated notifications and lab reporting services to the healthcare industry.” 10-K for 2015 | acquisition | On November 2, 2015 | — |
Reliance Holding, Inc., doing business as SchoolMessengerWord for word“Additionally, with the acquisitions in 2014 and 2015 of Reliance Holding, Inc., doing business through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Communications, LLC as SchoolMessenger ("SchoolMessenger"), the assets of GroupCast, LLC, doing business as SchoolReach ("SchoolReach"), and substantially all of the assets of Intrafinity, Inc., doing business as SharpSchool ("SharpSchool"), we expanded our interactive services into a leadership position in the K-12 education market in the U.S.” 10-K for 2015 | acquisition | 2014 | — |
GroupCast, LLC, doing business as SchoolReachWord for word“Additionally, with the acquisitions in 2014 and 2015 of Reliance Holding, Inc., doing business through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Communications, LLC as SchoolMessenger ("SchoolMessenger"), the assets of GroupCast, LLC, doing business as SchoolReach ("SchoolReach"), and substantially all of the assets of Intrafinity, Inc., doing business as SharpSchool ("SharpSchool"), we expanded our interactive services into a leadership position in the K-12 education market in the U.S.” 10-K for 2015 | acquisition | — | — |
Health Advocate, Inc.Word for word“We entered this market through the acquisition of Health Advocate™, Inc. ("Health Advocate") in June 2014.” 10-K for 2015 | acquisition | June 2014 | — |
911 Enable business of Connexon Group, Inc.Word for word“The acquisition of 911 Enable in September 2014 allows us to build on our expertise in the enterprise VoIP market to deliver improved emergency response for IP-based enterprise clients across the U.S. and Canada.” 10-K for 2015 | acquisition | September 2014 | — |
several agent-based businesses, including consumer-facing customer sales and lifecycle management, account services and receivables management businessesWord for word“On March 3, 2015, we divested several of our agent-based businesses, including our consumer-facing customer sales and lifecycle management, account services and receivables management businesses, for $275.0 million in cash.” 10-K for 2016 | divestiture | March 3, 2015 | $275.0 million in cash |
Synrevoice Technologies, Inc.Word for word“On March 14, 2016, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Synrevoice, a provider of messaging and notification services to the K-12 education and commercial markets in North America.” 10-K for 2016 | acquisition | March 14, 2016 | — |
911 Emergency Telecom Company, Inc.Word for word“On December 9, 2016, we completed the acquisition of 911 ETC, a provider of E9-1-1 services for enterprise customers in the United States and Canada.” 10-K for 2016 | acquisition | December 9, 2016 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $19.9 million | $10.2 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2017-10-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-10-10 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-09-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-12-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-06-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from West’s annual reports (10-K for 2016, 10-K for 2015, 10-K for 2014) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2017-02-16. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.