M&A West Inc. to Acquire The Mobile Office Outfitter; Company positions itself in $600 million industry
23 October 2000
M&A West Inc. to Acquire The Mobile Office Outfitter; Company positions itself in $600 million industry
SAN BRUNO, Calif.--Oct. 23, 2000--Technology holding company M&A West Inc. (OTCBB: MAWI) has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% of The Mobile Office Outfitter(TM), a supplier of business-related automotive accessories.The Mobile Office Outfitter, currently based in Pleasanton, California, was formed in 1990. It carries a wide variety of office supplies that businessmen and women may use while traveling on the go in their vehicles. Accessories range from mobile desks and workstations, laptop computer stands, vehicle power supplies, wireless hardware, mobile organizers and educational resources.
The Mobile Office Outfitter has several very promising agreements in place with major companies that we believe will ensure its continued success. Such companies include:
General Motors Service Parts Organization, which has a three-year contract with The Mobile Office Outfitter for its AutoExec seat work station; The Mobile Office Outfitter acts as the wholesaler in this agreement. General Motors has approximately 8,800 dealerships in the United States alone, with more in Canada that drives the demand for this item. The distribution of this product is expected to go worldwide in coming months.
Office Depot has placed approximately one dozen of The Mobile Office Outfitter's products in its catalog.
Cellular One, Sprint , Verizon and US West are purchasing The Mobile Office Outfitter's patented "Phone Dock" product; and the market response from such purchasers has been very strong as this accessory is one of The Mobile Office Outfitter's most profitable items.
Ford Motors has a new division that will be distributing mobile office-related products shortly. The Mobile Office Outfitters will be selling its "Mobile Gear" line of accessories to this Ford division. This partnership is expected to commence within the first quarter of 2001.
"The acquisition of The Mobile Office Outfitter is something we're all very excited about," says Scott Kelly, president and CEO of M&A West Inc. "The mobile office products industry has an estimated $600 million market size, in the United States alone. Tapping into just 5% of this market with the correct acquisitions and resources within The Mobile Office Outfitters, M&A West expects to generate $30-50 million in annual revenues within the next 18-24 months as a result of this acquisition and future acquisitions The pending and on-going partnerships that the company has with GM, Ford, Cellular One and others will bring an immediate flow of revenue to M&A West and will open many doors of opportunity for us to explore not only with Mobile Office Outfitters, but perhaps in conjunction with our other subsidiaries and portfolio companies."
About M&A West Inc.
M&A West Inc. has four primary business objectives. The first is to be a leader in the acquisition and development of Internet and technology companies. The second is to provide seed capital to newly emerging technology companies. The third is to provide a full line of business services to emerging micro-cap companies to increase awareness of their business. The fourth is to create and grow offshoot Internet-related companies under the M&A West Inc. umbrella.
M&A West competes in the B2B space along with Ariba Inc. , PurchasePro.com Inc. and Commerce One Inc. .
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