Washington,
DC (November 14, 2007) – Today, FOCUS, LLC
a national middle market investment banking firm providing
merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance
services, announced they represented TouchStar in its recent
acquisition of Data-Tel, Solutions.
“TouchStar purchased Data-Tel because of the performance
oriented technology they offer to a wide network of more
than 500 call center customers, which aligns with TouchStar’s
strategic growth plan,” said John Bradshaw, FOCUS Partner.
TouchStar develops and supports world
class call center technology with on-site and hosted deployment
options. TouchStar
serves over 2,500 businesses on six continents from its headquarters
in Denver, Colorado, and offices in New York, Phoenix, Davenport,
Mumbai, Manila, and Manchester. TouchStar’s
fully integrated products include: inbound and outbound
call center software, PSTN and VoIP telecommunications hardware,
predictive dialers, automated voice messaging, scripting,
recording, monitoring, quality analysis, advanced ACD & IVR,
reporting, compliance management, and an IP PBX phone system.
Steve Bederman, CEO of TouchStar, commented: “FOCUS
has been a wonderful partner. We are looking forward
to working with FOCUS through a series of planned global
acquisitions and expansions in the months ahead.”
Arizona-based Data-Tel has been providing
call center systems since 1991. They were one of the first companies to
develop and utilize advanced predictive dialer technology. As
a TouchStar company, Data-Tel will continue to serve its
clients and offer a wider range of available products and
services.
About FOCUS
FOCUS, LLC provides a range of middle market
investment banking services across the U.S. with an emphasis
on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and corporate finance.
FOCUS is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with regional
offices in Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco. FOCUS
specializes in business units with transactions or revenues
in the $5-300 million range, serving entrepreneurs, corporate
owners and various types of investors across a broad range
of industries, throughout the U.S. and worldwide. FOCUS
bankers are seasoned operating and financial executives with
extensive transaction experience. Securities transactions
are conducted by affiliated FINRA broker dealer, Wm H. Murphy
Co. For more information on FOCUS, visit www.focusbankers.com. |
