BV Tech9 Apr 2018 09:25
Less for the additional funding the main highlight for me is the potential of BV Tech as a majority stakeholder rather than strategic partner. Their interest in DFX has increased significantly and they are unlikely to let it fail at this point. The board clearcut was a shrewd move and cements their personnel in key positions in the company. DFX product line, employee status and core skills and business, as BV Tech mentions will not change. They obviously believe that these components are not 'broken', but rather the B to B to C business model. A quick transformation in strategy could see this fly quite quickly.
Read the BV Tech description below.
In 2016, BV Tech generated a production value (valore della produzione)1 of approximately �32 million and it employed 193 employees on average during the course of the year, including engineers and IT experts. In the same year, the BV Tech Group generated a production value (valore della produzione) of approximately �56 million. BV Tech expects to invest over �30 million in R&D over the next three to four years, including through its collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Significant customers of the BV Tech Group include the Lombardy and Veneto regional governments, the Italian Ministry of Justice, TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile), American Express, Alcatel-Lucent, NATO, Bulgari, Eni and Saipem.