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Redknee Secures $20 Million Credit Facility


Published on 2012-10-02 04:15:56 - Market Wire
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October 02, 2012 07:00 ET

Redknee Secures $20 Million Credit Facility

TORONTO--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX: [ RKN ]) (the "Company"), a leading provider of business-critical software and solutions for communications service providers, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Redknee Inc., has entered into a senior secured credit facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, part of Wells Fargo & Company, for a revolving line of credit for up to USD $20 million.

Redknee Inc. will use the credit facility for working capital, general corporate purposes and potential acquisitions. A portion of the credit facility with Wells Fargo & Company has been used to repay the full outstanding credit facility the Company had with Export Development Canada. The credit facility is secured by Redknee Inc. and Redknee Solutions (UK) Limited's assets ("Redknee UK"). The Company and Redknee UK have guaranteed the obligations of Redknee Inc. The Company's guarantee is secured by a pledge of all of its shares in Redknee Inc.

"Our recent customer wins demonstrate the unique value our end-to-end cloud-based solution delivers to service providers by enabling them to launch new, innovative brands, capture market share, and increase revenue," commented Lucas Skoczkowski, CEO of Redknee Solutions Inc. "Access to additional working capital allows us to leverage this success, and supports our growth strategy of increasing our footprint in Tier 1 and Tier 2 markets across the globe, including the pursuit of strategic acquisitions." 

For more information about the Company and its solutions, please go to [ www.redknee.com ].

About Redknee Solutions, Inc.
Redknee is a leading global provider of innovative communication software products, solutions and services. Redknee's award-winning solutions enable operators to monetize the value of each subscriber transaction while personalizing the subscriber experience to meet mainstream, niche and individual market segment requirements. Redknee's revenue generating solutions provide advanced converged billing, rating, charging and policy for voice, messaging and new generation data services to over 90 network operators in over 50 countries. References to Redknee refer to the combined operations of the parent Redknee Solutions, Inc., and all wholly owned subsidiaries.

Redknee®, Redknee Solutions, and the Redknee logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Redknee Solutions Inc. All other company, product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned (if any) are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners. For more information, visit [ www.redknee.com ].

About Wells Fargo Capital Finance
Wells Fargo Capital Finance is the trade name for certain asset-based lending, accounts receivable and purchase order finance services, and channel finance services of Wells Fargo & Company and its subsidiaries, including Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada, and provides traditional asset-based lending, specialized senior secured financing, accounts receivable financing, purchase order financing and channel finance to companies across the United States and internationally. Dedicated teams within Wells Fargo Capital Finance provide financing solutions for companies in specific industries such as retail, software publishing and high-technology, commercial finance, staffing, government contracting and others. Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada (also doing business in Quebec as Société de financement Wells Fargo Capital Canada) is an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company, a company that is not regulated in Canada as a financial institution, a bank holding company or an insurance company. For more information, visit [ www.wellsfargocapitalfinance.com ].

Forward-Looking Statements
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