Hosted voice, unified communications (UC) and SIP trunking firm Broadvoice has acquired GoContact, a contact center-as-a-service (CCaaS) provider. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Broadvoice Acquires CCaaS Provider GoContact
GoContact, based in Aveiro, Portugal, is an international contact center-as-a-service (CCaaS) solutions provider. The company has sales and service operations in Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Angola and Colombia..
GoContact’s cloud-native CCaaS platform includes integrated omnichannel and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, which bolsters Broadvoice's existing solutions and expands the company's reach in the U.S. and to more global markets, including in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Latin America (LATAM), the buyer says.
Broadvoice will be able to sell the GoContact CCaaS platform in the U.S. within 12 to 18 months, the buyer said. The combined company will maintain each firm’s established brands in their respective regions, operating as Broadvoice throughout North America and GoContact in the EMEA and LATAM regions. Additionally, all of GoContact’s 100 employees will join the Broadvoice team, which includes more than 200 employees in the U.S. and Canada.
Broadvoice CEO Jim Murphy, President Sam Ghahremanpour and CPO George Mitsopoulos will remain in their respective roles for the combined company. GoContact CEO Rui Marques will remain CEO of GoContact. GoContact CTO João Camarate will shift to CTO for the combined company.
Broadvoice Acquires GoContact: Scope and Scale Synergies
In a prepared statement about the deal, Broadvoice CEO Jim Murphy said:
“This transaction delivers immediate synergies for both companies. GoContact has an extraordinary growth story thanks to its powerful cloud-native platform, market position in the fast-growing business process outsourcing (BPO) vertical, and extraordinary team of professionals on the ground in three continents. The complementary technologies, expertise and geographic reach of our combined resources will accelerate the growth of our newly combined company.”
GoContact CEO Rui Marques added:
“Broadvoice checked every box as GoContact’s growth partner— from our shared customer-first approach to investment in top-tier talent and technology. We look forward to working with our new Broadvoice team to empower our business customers with the ability to cut costs, increase collaboration and deliver superior customer experiences.”
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