Corcentric Named a Global Procurement Leader in 2022 ISG Provider Lens™ Report
Annual industry research examines procurement providers' strategy, innovation, portfolio depth, and more
CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corcentric, a leading global provider of payments, procurement, accounts payable, and accounts receivable solutions to enterprise and middle-market companies, announced today that Information Services Group (ISG) has recognized the company as a global leader in its Procurement Software Platforms and Solutions Provider Lens™ Midmarket and Large Accounts report. Of the 50 U.S. providers ISG reviewed, Corcentric is one of nine companies attaining leader recognition.
According to ISG, market leaders utilize platforms elevating and integrating procurement organizations and operations to enhance capability and efficiency. They hold a comprehensive product and service offering, solid market presence, innovative strength, and an established competitive position.
"As the pandemic stretched budgets and caused companies to rethink operations, CFOs are eager to enhance their organizations through digitization," said Matt Clark, President and Chief Operating Officer of Corcentric. "ISG's research recognizes how our process automation solution helps CFOs streamline their procurement, accounts payable, and accounts receivable operations, and embodies Corcentric's core value of being relentlessly focused on the customer."
As part of its go-to-market positioning, Corcentric has an extensive procurement platform emphasizing the preservation of customers' working capital. As customers work to organize and protect capital amid a pandemic-impacted landscape, the company enables organizations to access additional working capital by reducing invoice processing time, simplifying the supplier process, and providing advisory services.
"For more than 25 years, Corcentric's dedicated professionals have strived to turn procurement into an agile, strategic business driver through our software and managed services," said Manish Jaiswal, Chief Product Officer at Corcentric. "We are thrilled for ISG to recognize our robust core offering, value-added software and services, preservation of capital positioning, and unique value improvement position as top strengths."
The annual ISG Provider Lens™ is a practitioner-led service provider comparison based on neutral, independent market research and vendor evaluations and enterprise buying behavior segmentation. ISG's evaluation comprises three procurement quadrants: BPO, digital transformation services, and software platform solutions. Scoring criteria considers strategy and vision, technology innovation, brand awareness and presence in the market, sales and partner landscape, and breadth and depth of portfolio of services offered.
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About Corcentric
Corcentric is a leading global provider of payments, procurement, accounts payable, and accounts receivable solutions to enterprise and middle-market companies. Corcentric delivers software, advisory services, and payments focused on reducing costs, optimizing working capital, and unlocking revenue. To learn more, please visit www.corcentric.com.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business partner to more than 800 clients, including more than 75 of the world's top 100 enterprises, ISG is committed to helping corporations, public sector organizations, and service and technology providers achieve operational excellence and faster growth. Founded in 2006 and based in Stamford, Connecticut, ISG employs more than 1,300 digital-ready professionals operating in more than 20 countries—a global team known for its innovative thinking, market influence, deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class research and analytical capabilities based on the industry's most comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit http://www.isg-one.com.
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("Corcentric"), the estimated or anticipated future results and benefits of the combined company following the transaction, including the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the transaction, future opportunities for the combined company, and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on the current expectations of North Mountain's and Corcentric's management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on, by any investor as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of North Mountain and Corcentric. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties regarding Corcentric's businesses and the transaction, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, ability to meet the closing conditions to the transaction, including approval by stockholders of North Mountain and Corcentric on the expected terms and schedule and the risk that regulatory approvals required for the transaction are not obtained or are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; delay in closing the transaction; failure to realize the benefits expected from the proposed transaction; a decline in the price of our securities following the transaction if it fails to meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts; the amount of redemption requests made by North Mountain's public stockholders; the ability of North Mountain or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the transaction or in the future; the effects of pending and future legislation; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; business disruption following the transaction; risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial condition and results of operations of North Mountain and Corcentric; risks related to North Mountain's or Corcentric's indebtedness; other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; Corcentric's ability to maintain its current rate of growth; adjusting Corcentric's cost structure to quickly reflect changes in revenues; maintenance and renewal of customer contracts and subscriptions; competition in the software and payments solutions industries; Corcentric's ability to raise additional capital; reliance on Corcentric's relationships with service providers and suppliers; the successful integration of potential targets, products, or technologies; Corcentric's ability to improve its operational, financial, and management controls; Corcentric's failure to offer high-quality customer support; Corcentric's ability to maintain its revenues and margins while offering discounts for its private commerce network buyers and suppliers; Corcentric's failure to maintain and enhance awareness of its brand; Corcentric's failure to maintain contracts with private commerce network solutions buyers and suppliers; increased costs associated with being a public company; the unpredictable sales cycles of Corcentric's end markets; risks associated with Corcentric's brokerage activities as sellers of capital equipment; cybersecurity incidents; ability to prevent fraudulent activities by Corcentric's customers, employees, or other third parties; potential interruptions or delays in third-party services; protection of proprietary rights; intellectual property infringement, data protection, and other losses; compliance with federal, state, and local laws as well as statutory and regulatory requirements; risks of implementing controls and procedures required for public companies following the transaction; and the ability of Corcentric or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities with the proposed transaction or in the future; and those factors discussed in North Mountain's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, under Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A and other documents of North Mountain filed, or to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
If any of these risks materialize or if assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that North Mountain or Corcentric presently do not know or that North Mountain or Corcentric currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements provide North Mountain's and Corcentric's expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. North Mountain and Corcentric anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause their assessments to change. However, while North Mountain or Corcentric may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, North Mountain and Corcentric specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing North Mountain's or Corcentric's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the contemplated transaction, North Mountain has filed a preliminary registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the SEC, which included a proxy statement/prospectus, with the SEC. A definitive proxy statement/final prospectus will also be sent to the stockholders of North Mountain, seeking any required stockholder approval. This communication is not a substitute for the definitive proxy statement/final prospectus, or any other document that North Mountain will send to its stockholders. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of North Mountain are urged to carefully read the entire Registration Statement and proxy statement/prospectus, and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents, because they will contain important information about the transaction. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of such documents, without charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by North Mountain may be obtained free of charge from North Mountain at www.nmmergercorp.com. Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge from North Mountain upon written request to North Mountain Merger Corp., 767 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY, 10153, ATTN: Secretary, or by calling (646) 446-2700. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the websites referenced in this press release is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
Participants in the Solicitation
North Mountain, North Mountain's sponsor, Corcentric and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of North Mountain, in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding North Mountain's directors and executive officers is contained in North Mountain's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which are filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants, the directors and executive officers of Corcentric and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.
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Investor Contact for Corcentric
Ankit Hira or Ed Yuen
Solebury Trout for Corcentric
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(800) 846-6166
Media Contact for Corcentric
Stacy Bronstein
Director of Communications
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