SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Family Zone has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Qustodio LLC (the US holding company of Qustodio) and its Spanish subsidiaries for US$52 million with 52% payable upfront in a combination of cash, vendor finance and Family Zone shares. The remaining 48% is payable in Family Zone shares subject to the satisfaction of performance milestones.
“The bringing together of Qustodio and Family Zone will be seen in time as a turning point in online safety globally. We are honoured and excited to be welcoming Qustodio team into our family,” Tim Levy, Managing Director Family Zone said.
The merger of the Qustodio business into the Family Zone group will significantly expand the company’s capability and global footprint. The transaction is subject to Spanish Foreign Direct Investment approval, completion of a capital raising by Family Zone and Family Zone shareholder approval of the issue of securities to the vendors.
Eduardo Cruz, Co-founder & CEO, said, “Qustodio and Family Zone share the view of a better world where schools, parents and children can work together to create safe and enriching online experiences. This shared vision has led us to unite forces and bring game changing unified approaches in online safety to market. Our combination will represent the creation of a truly global leader in online safety with unmatched scale and capabilities.”
Based in Barcelona Spain, today Qustodio is a global leader in parental controls with customers in more than 100 countries and operating in 9 languages. Qustodio is founder led and managed with a shareholding of Founders (59%); Staff (3%); Venture Capital Investors (35%); and individual Angel investors (3%).
It has grown consistently since its founding. It is well run and profitable providing services to in excess of 270,000 paid parent control accounts. It generates circa AU$16 million of Annual Recurring Revenue with 95% from its consumer channels and the remainder through its launched K-12 (education) offerings.
Qustodio’s channel partners are some of the world’s leading telco operators with Qustodio’s telco partners reselling Qustodio in Spain, France, Singapore, Mexico, Japan, Brazil & Chile.
Family Zone, supporting and protecting every child’s digital journey, is an ASX-listed technology company and an emerging leader in the fast growing global cyber safety industry.
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