Correspondence 0001104659-24-053269 from Noventiq Holding Co (CIK 0002001236)
Noventiq Holding Co (CIK 0002001236)
Date: April 29, 2024 · CIK: 0002001236 · Accession: 0001104659-24-053269
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File numbers found in text: 333-276351
Referenced dates: April 24, 2024
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Noventiq
Holding Company
26-28 Hammersmith Grove
London W6 7HA
United Kingdom
April 29, 2024
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Noventiq Holding Co
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filed April 10, 2024
File No. 333-276351
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Noventiq Holding Company (referred
to as “Noventiq”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us” and together with its
subsidiaries, the “Group”) hereby respectfully submits our responses to the comments issued by the Staff (the “Staff”)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in its letter dated April 24, 2024 (the “Comment Letter”)
regarding our Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form F-4, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2024 (the “Registration
Statement”).
The Company has today filed
via EDGAR this letter together with its Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “Amended No. 3”)
which respond to the Staff’s comments contained in the Comment Letter. For the convenience of the Staff we have repeated in bold
type the Staff’s comment immediately prior to our response as set forth below. Capitalized terms used in this letter that are not
otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Amendment No. 3.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement
on Form F-4
Proposal No. 1 - The Business Combination Proposal
Certain Noventiq Projected Financial Information, page 105
1. We note your disclose that your forecasts were updated in March 2024. We further note your disclosure
of operating results for the nine months ended December 31, 2023 on page 20. Please revise your disclosures to clarify whether
these results were taken into consideration in determining your revised forecast for fiscal year 2024 and explain any differences between
these results and your projections. That is, annualizing these results, it appears that your revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year
2024 would be $454 million and $33 million, respectively, as compared to your projected revenue and projected Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal
year 2024 of $495 million and 38 million, respectively.
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s
comment and has updated the disclosures on pages 105 - 106 of the amended registration statement to clarify that in determining the
revised March 2024 forecast for fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Company took into account the operating results for the
nine months ended December 31, 2023 and the operating data available through February 29, 2024.
While the annualized results for the
nine months ended December 31, 2023, for revenue and Adjusted EBITDA (excluding shared based compensation) would be $454 million
and $33 million, respectively, the performance realized by the business through February 29, 2024, supported increased projected
performance in the three months ended March 31, 2024, driven in part by an increased level of customer orders occurring in many of
our geographies, including India, and increased profitability. Further, the Adjusted EBITDA (excluding shared based compensation) for
the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, of $38 million aligns with the projected Adjusted EBITDA (excluding shared based compensation)
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
The Company notes that the updated disclosure reflects the Company’s current estimate of its projected results based on additional information
received in the financial reporting process.
2. We note your disclosure that the projected financial information was based on numerous factors, including
projected sales growth based on country market-level sales pipeline and backlog data, and recurring revenue forecasts that are supported
by historical retention data for major customer and corporate accounts. Please revise your disclosures to clarify the source of the projected
revenue generated from pipeline and backlog data and whether this represents firm orders or was derived from other information. Please
also disclose the extent of the projected revenue growth derived from pipeline and backlog data, if determinable.
The Company acknowledges the Staff’s
comment and respectfully advises the Staff that the source of the projected revenue generated from pipeline and backlog data (country
market-level sales pipeline and backlog data that is routinely updated and maintained by each country’s sales teams and reviewed
by Noventiq senior management) is disclosed on page 106 of the registration statement. We have revised the registration statement
on page 106 to clarify that projected revenue generated from pipeline and backlog data consists of both firm orders and management
pipeline estimates that do not represent firm orders. Although we are not able to determine the extent projected revenue growth is derived
from pipeline and backlog data (since such information is routinely updated by our sales teams), as discussed in our response to Staff
Comment 1, the projected revenue growth updated in March 2024, took into account the operating results for the nine months ended
December 31, 2023, and the operating data available through February 29, 2024.
Should the Staff have additional
questions or comments regarding the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at +44 (20) 4577 1222.
Sincerely,
/s/ Steve Salter
Steve Salter
VP Corporate Affairs
Noventiq Holding Company
cc:
Jeffrey J. Pellegrino, Partner
Allen & Overy LLP