Arecont Files Ch.11, Agrees To Sell To Turnaround Specialist

Author: John Honovich, Published on May 14, 2018

The long-anticipated sale of Arecont Vision is finally happening. After raising $80 million in debt in 2014, a failed sale in 2017 and the resigning / ouster of Arecont's founders a month ago, Arecont has filed Chapter 11 to restructure its debts, having reached an agreement to sell the company to a turnaround specialist.

In this note, we examine the founder's significant mistakes that created this situation, Arecont's sharp decline in revenue, and how the planned sale could help the company stabilize and potentially recover.

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What *** - ********** **********

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Owe $**+ *******

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More ***** ** *** **** ****

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Headcount ****** **%

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Founders ****** ***

***** *** *********, *** '**********' ****** *********** ***, ** ***** ******** **** *****:

For **** - *** ******* *********

**** *** **** *****, *******'* ****** ******* ******* ** *** parties:

Arecont ******* ****** ** *******

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Future - ****** **** ******

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Comments (32)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

05/14/18 04:48pm

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**** ***** **** ******** ******* **** ***** ***** ****** ** those?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/14/18 04:50pm

**** **** **** **** **** ******** *********, ***** **** ***** "American ****" *** ***** * ***** ******** *******/******* ******* ***** through *** *****, **** *** **** *****.

***? :)

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 05/14/18 04:55pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/14/18 05:04pm

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Lower ****?

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Name ***********?

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Undisclosed #2

05/14/18 05:34pm

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Undisclosed Distributor #3

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 05/14/18 08:34pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #3 | 05/14/18 11:02pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/14/18 11:38pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 05/15/18 03:30pm

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Tom Sharples

05/14/18 06:15pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 05/14/18 09:15pm

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*** ******** *** ******* ** ***** *** *** **** **** which *** ** ********** *********** *******, ** *** ****** ****** explains:

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/14/18 09:28pm

* ****** *** *** ********** ***** **** **** **** ****?

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Fabian Muyawa

LONTECH SYSTEMS | IPVMU Certified | 05/14/18 09:36pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | 05/14/18 10:21pm

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******** ***** ******** ***********:

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**** ******* ** ******* ** *** ** ******* ****'* ****** on******* ******* ****** *** ** ******:

******* ** *** ******* ********** ******** ** ******** *********. ** warned.

****: * **** ** **** **** * ********** ***** ** highlight ** *** ***.

******: **** ******* *** **** ***** ** *** *** **********:***** ******* ************** ** *** **** ** *******

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 05/15/18 01:08pm

******* ** *** ******** ********* ** **** *** ** **, so *****’* ***** *****.

;)

Undisclosed #5

In reply to John Honovich | 05/15/18 02:32pm

****** ****: ***'* *** ** *** ** ***** **** *** past **** ********. ** **** *****'* **** ** **** *** so **** *** ******. **** ** **** ******* **** **** Mike *******! ;-)

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 05/15/18 03:05pm

** *** ***********, * ********* **** ********** **** **** ***** talk ** ** **** * **** ** ********* ** **** giving ** '** *******' ********** **** ***** ** ********* *** ***** ** ** ** not *******. ********* * **** *********** **** * ******* ** lying, ****** ******* ** **** ****** **** ******* ** ******* information **** *********** *** *******. ******, * **** **** *** the ***** *** **** **** ****** *****. ***, **** **** does ******, * ** *** *** ***** ******* ** ***. Moreover, ******** ****** **** ** ** **** ********* ** ******** than ********, ** ********** ***'* ********** *** ************ ** *********.

Undisclosed #5

In reply to John Honovich | 05/15/18 03:15pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/15/18 03:24pm

**** **** **** “*** *** ******” ****** ****, ***** ** why **** *** *******.

Undisclosed #4

05/15/18 07:21am

***’* *** *’* *********;)

Undisclosed #2

05/15/18 12:55pm

********* (** ***), **** ******** *** *** **** ***** *** in ****, ** ** ***** ***. ** ***** ******** **** Arecont **** *** * *** *** ****. *** ******* **** is **** **** **** ****** **** * "********** ******" *** from ******* *** ******** ********, ***** ***** ** ******** **** Arecont ********** ** *** **** ** ******** ******.

***** ****** ***** ** ****** *******'* ***** *** *** ***** low-end ******* ******** *** *** ****** *** ********** *** * strong ******.

* ***** ***** **** ******* ********** **** **** *** ** some ***** ******* ****** *** **** **** ** ***. **** may **** **** ******* ****** ********* ***** ******* **** **** new *****-******* **** *** **** ******* ********** (*.*. *** **** FPGA-based ********) *** ***** ******, *** * ** *** *** them ****** *** ****** (***********, ************** ** *********) ** ***** turn *** ******* ****** **** * *****-***** ******.

*** ***, * **** ****** **** *** **** ****** ** their ***** ** ***** *****.

Larry Tracy

05/15/18 08:36pm

**** **** ** ****** **** *** ****.

**** ** *** ******* ** *** ***** ******** ** ******* around **** ********** ?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Larry Tracy | 05/15/18 08:56pm

**** ** *** ******* ** *** ***** ******** ** ******* around **** **********?

**** ********. * **** *** ******** **** ****** ************** *** generally ******** (******** **************, *****,***,**,********, ***. *** *** *** ** ** ****), *** **** are ******* **.

***** *** * *** ********* **** ***** ****:

  • ******* *** ** *** ********** ** ***. *** ***'* ******* if *** ****** *** ****** *** ******** *** ***** ** charge. ** **** *****, ******* *** ****, ****** *** ******** is ******* ** ** *** ****.
  • ******* **** **** ******** ******* ** **** ********** ********* *** operationally *********** **** *****. ****** *** *** *** *** ** bad ** ************* ** **** *** *********** ******* ** *** 2014 **** ****. *** ********** ****** *** *** **** ***.

*** *******, ** **** ********, *** **** *** ******* ****. But ** ********* **** *** ********* *** ********* **** *** gives ******* ****** ******* ** *********, * ***** **** *** survive.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/15/18 09:13pm

******'* * ***** ********** ** *****?

***** **** ***** ****** *** **** ******* ******** *** **** the *****.

***** **** * ********** ******** ****** ** *** ** **** it ****** **** *********.

** ****, **** ***** **** ** ******** ******* ****** ******** either * ********* ** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/15/18 09:34pm

***** ****** ** **.

******* *** **, *** **, *** *****-******, *** ************** *****-*******. The ******* ********* ** ****. *** ******* ******. *** ******* issues. ***** *** *** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to John Honovich | 05/15/18 11:10pm

* ***** ***** **** **** *******, *** ***** *** ********** got ****** ** *** **** **** ** *** ***** **** to ***** ** **** ********** *** ******** ******.

*******'* ********* ** *****, *****, *** ***'* **** ****** **** fast ******.

*****-****** ** ** * **** * *****, *** ****** *** credible ******* **** * ****** ******* ***.

**** ** "****" ***'* ***** ** **** ****. *** ***, we ***** **** *** ******* *** ******* **** ** *****.

**** **** * ******** ******, *** *********** **** ***** ** be **** ****'** ********** ** **.

******* *** ********** ******** *** ******** ****** **** **** ********.

********, ** ****'* ** ********, *** * ***** ***** ****** a **** *** (*****'* "******" **** **) ** * ********** facsimile *******.

******** ********* ****. ****** ***** ** * ***** **** ********, but ***** *** ******* ** **** ** ****** ******* **** new ********** **** *****.

**** ********* ******* ***** ***** ********'* ***** *** ****. **** paid ****** *** **. ***** ************ **** ****** *** **.

***** ********* ***** ** ** ********* ****... **** **** **** if **** ******.

**********, *'* *******.

** *** *** ***** ** **** ******** **** *** **** this ***, ** ** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #7 | 05/15/18 11:32pm

* ****** ******* ***** **** ***** *** ************ ********** ****** old ****.

**** *** ******* **** ***’* **** ********* *** **** *** eventually ** ******* ******* **** *** ****** ***** ********* **** awarded, **** ***** **** **** ** *** *********** **** ***’*.

******** ******** ****** ** ***** *** ****, ** **** ** Vertical ** **** ********* **** *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #8

05/16/18 07:26am

**** **** ****** ******** **** ** ****, ** **** ***** to **** ***** ************* **** ******** **** **** *** ******** and ******* *********** ************ **** **** **** ** *********?

Undisclosed #2

05/16/18 08:28pm

*** *** ******* *** **** *** **** :)

******* **** ******* $** **. ** ****

John Honovich

IPVM | 05/18/18 06:57pm

********? :) *** ******* ** *****'* *** ***** (****** ****** Hikvision ** ****** **** ****** **** ****):

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 05/18/18 07:13pm

“******* ****** **** ******”

***’* *** ** ***** ** * ****** ******!

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 05/18/18 07:22pm

****** **** *** ******* ***** *** ***** $*** **** *** probably ******* ***** **** *** ****** **** ***.

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