Sangoma Technologies (STC) jumped nearly 40% after agreeing to go private in a $289M deal, a price tag that values the company at ~1x sales…

… which feels reasonable, with revenue declining in each of the past three years…

… resulting in margin pressure, given the company’s cost base is largely fixed (operating deleverage).

With 27% of shares outstanding entering support agreements and continued operational challenges, we suspect this bid is the best and final.

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