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

By: 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.

*** ****-*********** **** ** Arecont ****** ** ******* happening. ************ $** ******* ** debt ** ****, ******* **** ** ******* ************ / ****** ** Arecont's ******** * ***** ago,******* *** ***** ******* 11 ** *********** *** debts, ****** ******* ** agreement ** **** *** company ** * ********** specialist.

** **** ****, ** examine *** *******'* *********** mistakes **** ******* **** situation, *******'* ***** ******* in *******, *** *** the ******* **** ***** help *** ******* ********* and *********** *******.

[***************]

What **** *****

*******'* ******** ****** ******** chances ** ****, ****** out ******* **** ** 2014 ** **** **** could *** *********. ******* a *********** ** ******* to *** ****-**** ******* problems *** *** **** of *** *******, *******'* revenue ******** **% ** 2017. ******* ** ****, Arecont *** ** ****** able ** *** ***** debts *** **** * buyer **** ***** *** them ****** ** ***** what **** ***** (***** $73+ *******).

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

** *** ******** **** for *******, ******* *** agreed ** **** *********** *******, * ******* **** specializes ** ******* ****** companies *** *** **** problems. *** **** ** that **** **** ****** them ** *** ***** employees, ***** ********* *********, eliminate *** **** **** problem *** ******* **** funding/runway ** **** ********** around.

Bidding ******* - ********* *** ******** *** ***

** **** ** *** Chapter ** **************, ********* to **** **** *** company's ********* ** *** back *** **** ****, there **** ** * bid ******* *** ****** who ***** ** ********** in *******. *******, ***** an ********** ****** ******* contacted **** *** ********* bidders ** *** **** month, ** ** ********, though ********, **** ** outsider ***** ***** ******.

* ******* *****, ******* ****** **** ***, ** ******** ***** the ****** ******* ******** for ******* ******, ********** difficult ** *** ******* trade ***********.

Source *********

******* ******* ****** ******** LLC, ** **. ****** Website*** ****** ********* ** the ******* ** ******, with**** ******** ********* ********* details****** ******* ** ******** showing * **** ** debtors *** ****** *******.

Revenue **** **** $** ******* ** $** *******

*******'* ******* **** **** $72 ******* ** **** to $** ******* ** 2017, * **** ** over **% **** **** year. ******* ******* ********* revenue ******** *********, **** ******* *** then $** ******* ********. **** **** * year ****** (**** - 2016), ***** *** ******* growth *** ~**%, *** lower **** *** ******** average.

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

*** ******* **** ******* owes $**+ *******:

**** ** ****** ******** for ***** ************ *************, as **** **** *** unnecessary ** **** **********, used ********* ** *** benefit ** *** ******** and ************.

Key *********

*** ****** **** ********** a ****** ** *** brand ******* *********:

*******, *** ****** ** all ** ***** ******** are *******, *.*., ***:**** ****** ******* ******* Out ** ******

Blame ****** ** ******* + **** ******

*** ******* ***** *** primary ***** ** *** Chinese *** *** *** chip ********* (*********** ** Arecont's **** ********):

** ******* *** ******* significant******** ** ******.

Blame ** ******* *** ********* ******

***** *** **** ** Chinese ************* *********** *** impacted ***** ******* ************, the ********* ******* ************* (such ** ********* **** Axis *** ********) **** continued ** **** ******* that. ** ********, *******, who *********** **** ****** as ********** *** ***** experience ******,****,***********, **** **** *** big ******** *** (*** ousted) ******* ********** ******* to **** ** *********, offering ******* *******.

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

*** ******** *** ******* to ***** *** *** 2014 **** ***** *** no ********** *********** *******, as *** ****** ****** explains:

******* **** ****, **** if *** *** ***** mistakes **** ****, ***** would **** **** ** need ** *** ******** or ** ****** ** pay **** $** ******* even ** *** *******'* revenue ******* **%. **** is *** *********** ******* of ****** **** ****.

Headcount ****** **%

** *** **** ****, Arecont *** *** *** headcount ****** **% ** reduce *****:

Founders ****** ***

***** *** *********, *** 'settlement' ****** *********** ***, ** ***** reported **** *****:

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

**** *** **** *****, Arecont's ****** ******* ******* to *** *******:

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

***** *********** *********** *** users *** *****, ******* finally ********** ******. *** market ** ***** *** video ************ *** ******* had **********, **** *************, and **** **********. *** fact **** **** ***** not **** *** ***** their ******** ** ***** own *****. ********* **********, ****** **** ****, have ** *** ** blame *** **********.

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

*** **** **** *** Arecont ** **** ******* the ******** **** ** clear *** ** ****-********* that **** *** ** addressed *** ***** (******, the ******** *** ******* being *** ** **** the ******). *** *********, though, ** **** ******* 11 ************** *** ****** to ** ****** ** a ********** ********** **** them ** *** ********* and ********* *********.

** **** ********** **** as *** ******* ******** in *** **** *** months *** ****** **** the **** ** *********.

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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 *** *****, **** *** **** *****.

***? :)

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

** ***** ******* *****, *******. ****'* * ****** *** **** asking * *** **** * ****** **** ** *** * marathon. *** **** ********* ******** ** *** **** *** ********** to **** *****. ** **** ***** ** ****, **** **** consider ******* *** **** ***** **** ** ***** *** ******.

Undisclosed #2

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

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**** ****. ********* ***** *********** ******** "*******" * ****** ***, and *** *** ** ** ******* *********... **** **** **** a *** ** ******** ** ** **.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

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

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"*** ** *** **** ** ******* *** ***** * **** you *** *** ***** ****? **** *** *** ** ** show ** * *** ***** *** *****?"

****** ********** **** ** **** ***** ** ***** ********, * don't ***** **'* *** **** **** * ************. **** ***** they ** ** **** *** **** ** **** *** **** again?

Lifetime ********?

****, * ***'* ****** ** **** ********* ***** *** *** says *** **** ** **** ***** * ********. *******, *** went ******* *******.

Lower ****?

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

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

(*** *****)

* ****, ***** **** *****!

**, **** *** ***** *** :)

Undisclosed #2

05/14/18 05:34pm

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

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"******** ******" *** "********** ******" *** ** *** ***********. ***** it ** **** **, *** **** ********* ***** ***** ******** where **** *** ** ******** ********** ** *** "*******" ** things **** ****, ** ***** ** ***** **** *** ******** but "*******".

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Undisclosed Distributor #3

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

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

******* ****** *** ** ******* ***** ******** ********* **** ** Affiliate ** ********* ******* ********, *** ** **** **** ****** Through ******* ** ****; ********** *** ******** ******* ** ******** Uninterrupted***** ******* ****** * *** ***** ** ******

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

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

*** **** **** ****** ******** ******* **********? * ****, **'* not **** **** **** ** ***, *** **** ** ****?

John Honovich

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

*** ******* ** *** ***** *** ** ********. ** *** an ********* ** **** ** *****. ** * ***** ****** warranties ** ** *******.

**** ******* ****** **** **, ** ******, * **** ****** question, *** **** ** **********, *** *** ******* *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #6

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

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Tom Sharples

05/14/18 06:15pm

****** *** "**** ** ***" ****** ******* ******* * ******** factor **** *** ***** ****** *****, ***** **** *** *****. Maybe *** ***** **** *** **** ** ***** ******* *** be ******* ** ********* ** * **** ** ******* **** there. *** ***. **** **** *** * ****** ** ******* to *** **** ********* * ***** ****** ** **** *** they *** ********** ** *********** ** *-* ***** *** *** ended ** *** ******. **** ** **** ******* **** *** want ** **** *** *** ******* *** ******** *** **** an *** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | 05/14/18 09:15pm

* ***** * *** ******* ** *** **** **** ** I ***** ** ** ********* ** ********** *** **** ** leading ** **** *********:

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

******* **** ****, **** ** *** *** ***** ******** **** made, ***** ***** **** **** ** **** ** *** ******** or ** ****** ** *** **** $** ******* **** ** the *******'* ******* ******* **%. **** ** *** *********** ******* of ****** **** ****.

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

* ******** ********** **** ******* **** ******* ************ *** ******* and *** ******* ***** **** ******** *** ******* ************. *************, the ******* **** **** ***** ***** ******** ***** ****** ** time *** ***** ** **** **** *** *** ***********. *** knows! ***** ** ***** ***** ***, ****** *** ***.

***** *** *********** ** *** ***** ***** ****** **** ******** to ** ******** ******* **** ************** **** *******. * ***** a *** ******** ** ** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | 05/14/18 10:21pm

***** ******* *** ****** ** *** ** *********** ******* (****). *********'* ******* ******* ** ********* *** *********** **** ******* **** **** ** ** ****** (i.e., **** ** *** **** ****** **** ******), **** ** to **** ***** *******'* **************.

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

(*) ** *** ********** ****** ****** ***** ******* *** ******* in ******* ***** ******* *** ***** ********** '*** **********':

(*) ******* **** **% ** **** *** ** *** **** Schafer *** ****** ** ******* ****, ******* **** **** ***** deep ********:

(*) ******* *** *** ****** **** *** **** ** *****, *********, ******* *** *******. *** ******, **** *** **** again, *** ** ******* **** ********** *** *****.

*** *****, ******* *********** ********** ** **** ***** *******'* *******, Schafer ******* **** ****** (**** ***** ** *** **** ** people **** **** ******* ****). *** *** ****** ***** *** take **************.

* ***** ****** ******* *** ******, ** ****, ** *** midst ** *** ***** *** ********* ********* ** ***** *** go **** *** *****, ******* *** *** ***** ****. ****** are *****, ****, ****, ****.

**** ******* ** ******* ** *** ** ******* ****'* ****** 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

*** *** **** ****'* *** *** ** *** **** ** friendly ***** *** **** **** ******* ******** ******* ****** *********** it. *** * *****, **** ******** **** **** ****** ** heavily ***** ** **** **********. ** *** **** ****, *** might ** **** ** ** ********* ****.

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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