Between February 10 and February 17, 2023, representatives of Webhelp and GBL presented to representatives of Concentrix on Webhelp’s financial, commercial and operational diligence matters. Concentrix held calls with representatives of Goldman Sachs to provide financial information with respect to Concentrix, which was subsequently shared with Webhelp's management.
On February 13, 2023, representatives of Concentrix, Webhelp, GBL, Latham and K&E discussed via video conference the draft Share Purchase and Contribution Agreement and the draft Investor Rights Agreement circulated on February 1, 2023.
On February 14, 2023, representatives of Concentrix presented to representatives of Webhelp and GBL on Concentrix’ financial diligence matters.
On February 15, 2023, representatives of Latham provided an initial draft of the Voting Agreement to representatives of Concentrix.
On February 16, 2023, at the direction of the Board, a representative of Concentrix contacted representatives of J.P. Morgan, given J.P. Morgan’s familiarity with Concentrix’ business and industry, to explore the engagement of J.P. Morgan to serve as a financial advisor to Concentrix, including, if requested by Concentrix, rendering an opinion to the Board as to the fairness to Concentrix, from a financial point of view, of the consideration to be paid by Concentrix and Purchaser in connection with the proposed transaction.
On February 17, 2023, Concentrix’ management updated the Board via email regarding the progress on the potential transaction, including the expectations with respect to a potential transaction timeline, the status of due diligence and transaction documents, financing efforts, and updates to Concentrix’ financial model.
Between February 21 and March 27, 2023, representatives of Webhelp participated in multiple diligence calls and meetings with representatives of Concentrix, exchanged numerous e-mails regarding Webhelp’s business, operations, and finances, and uploaded additional diligence materials to the data room.
On February 22, 2023, representatives of Pillsbury sent a consolidated issues list regarding the Share Purchase and Contribution Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, and the Put Option to representatives of Latham, K&E, Webhelp and GBL. The issues list noted various items for discussion, including the structure of the deal, termination rights and termination fees, closing conditions, post-closing recourse, pre-closing matters, financing, regulatory efforts, certain representations and warranties, the lock-up and standstill applicable to Major Webhelp Stockholders, Board representation for representatives of Webhelp, and registration rights.
On February 27, 2023, representatives of Concentrix, Pillsbury, Webhelp, GBL, Latham and K&E discussed, among other things, the scope of the representations and warranties in the Share Purchase and Contribution Agreement, the potential for committed financing, securities laws matters with respect to the issuance of Concentrix common stock, and the required consultation processes with works councils representing certain Webhelp employee groups in France and the Netherlands.
On March 3, 2023, representatives of Pillsbury provided revised drafts of the Share Purchase and Contribution Agreement and the Put Option to representatives of Latham and K&E. Among other things, the drafts provided for increased disclosure requirements in the representations and warranties, heightened potential for post-closing recourse (including for fraud and errors in the payment schedule), and termination fees/expense reimbursement in certain circumstances if the Share Purchase and Contribution Agreement was not ultimately executed.
On March 4, 2023, representatives of Latham sent an initial draft of the Webhelp disclosure schedules to representatives of Pillsbury. Also on March 4, 2023, Mr. Caldwell met with Messrs. Duha and Gallienne to discuss certain non-economic terms related to the potential transaction, including the terms of the lock-up and standstill applicable to the Major Webhelp Stockholders, and the requirement for Concentrix to obtain committed financing prior to execution of the Put Option.
In early March 2023, Concentrix began the process of obtaining debt financing with JPMorgan Chase for the potential transaction. From then through signing of the Put Option, representatives of Concentrix and Pillsbury engaged in ongoing discussions with representatives of JPMorgan Chase and its legal advisor, Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP (“Cravath”), and negotiated the terms of the Bridge Commitment Letter with JPMorgan Chase and Cravath for the Bridge Facility to finance the cash portion of the consideration payable in the proposed transaction and the refinancing of certain Webhelp indebtedness.