Sonata Software Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
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Sonata Software has informed exchanges of an amendment (dated 18 May 2025) to the Stock Purchase Agreement (SPA) signed in February 2023 for the acquisition of Quant Systems Inc. by its wholly owned US subsidiary, Sonata Software North America Inc. (SSNA). The original deal involved a US $65 million upfront payment plus up to US $95 million in deferred earn-outs over 2 years, along with additional performance-linked payments. Under the amendment, certain payments due under the SPA have been deferred, and new additional payments have been introduced spread over an extended 3-year period (2025, 2026, 2027), contingent on achieving additional performance targets. Quant Systems, which had CY22 revenue of US $37 million and over 300 engineers, was the company's biggest-ever acquisition when announced.
For shareholders, this is essentially a restructuring of the payment schedule for the Quant Systems acquisition rather than a change in ownership or business. Deferring payments may ease near-term cash outflows but also ties more payouts to future performance, meaning the final cost to Sonata could vary based on whether Quant meets the new targets. Short-term stock reaction is likely to be neutral, though investors will watch for signals on Quant's ability to hit the new performance milestones.