本新闻稿包含适用证券法定义的 "前瞻性信息 "和 "前瞻性陈述"（统称 "前瞻性信息"）。此类前瞻性信息可能包括但不限于与我们的目标和实现这些目标的战略有关的信息，以及与我们的信念、计划、期望、预期、估计和意图有关的信息。这些前瞻性信息通过使用 "可能"、"将会"、"应该"、"可以"、"预期"、"打算"、"估计"、"预期"、"计划"、"预见"、"相信 "或 "继续 "等术语和短语、这些术语的反义词和类似术语（包括对假设的引用）来识别，尽管并非所有前瞻性信息都包含这些术语和短语。特别是有关我们对未来结果、业绩、成就、前景或机遇或我们运营的市场的预期、对行业趋势和可寻址市场的规模和增长率的预期、我们的业务计划和增长战略、我们的解决方案的可寻址市场机会、对增长和交叉销售机会的预期以及占据可寻址市场越来越大份额的意图、我们的销售和营销努力的成本和成功、扩大现有关系、进一步渗透垂直市场、进入新的地理市场、扩大和进一步提高国际市场渗透率的意图等信息、有选择地进行并成功整合收购的意图，预期的收购结果、成本节约、协同效应和效益，包括收购 Paya，未来对我们业务的投资和预期的资本支出，我们不断创新、差异化和增强我们的平台和解决方案的意图，对受监管活动和行业进行持续立法的预期步伐，我们的竞争优势和在行业中的竞争地位，对我们的收入、收入组合和我们解决方案的创收潜力的预期，对我们的利润率和未来盈利能力的预期，以及有关与 Advent International L. P., Inc.P.,与现有加拿大股东 Philip Fayer、Novacap Management Inc.管理的某些投资基金以及 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec（包括交易的拟议时间安排和考虑采取的各种步骤）以及有关 Philip Fayer、Novacap Management Inc.管理的某些投资基金、Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec或 Advent 的计划、目标和意图的声明均为前瞻性信息。经济和地缘政治的不确定性，包括地区冲突和战争，包括制裁的潜在影响，也可能加剧本文所述某些因素的影响。
Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in greater detail under “Risk Factors” of the Company's annual information form ("AIF") and the “Risk Factor’s” in the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024 (“MD&A”), such as: risks relating to our business, industry and overall economic uncertainty; the rapid developments and change in our industry; substantial competition both within our industry and from other payments providers; challenges implementing our growth strategy; challenges to expand our product portfolio and market reach; changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, consumer spending and other macroeconomic factors affecting our customers and our results of operations; challenges in expanding into new geographic regions internationally and continuing our growth within our markets; challenges in retaining existing customers, increasing sales to existing customers and attracting new customers; reliance on third-party partners to distribute some of our products and services; risks associated with future acquisitions, partnerships or joint-ventures; challenges related to economic and political conditions, business cycles and credit risks of our customers, such as wars like the Russia-Ukraine and Middle East conflicts and related economic sanctions; the occurrence of a natural disaster, a widespread health epidemic or pandemic or other similar events; history of net losses and additional significant investments in our business; our level of indebtedness; challenges to secure financing on favorable terms or at all; difficulty to maintain the same rate of revenue growth as our business matures and to evaluate our future prospects; inflation; challenges related to a significant number of our customers being small and medium businesses ("SMBs"); a certain degree of concentration in our customer base and customer sectors; compliance with the requirements of payment networks; reliance on, and compliance with, the requirements of acquiring banks and payment networks; challenges related to the reimbursement of chargebacks from our customers; financial liability related to the inability of our customers (merchants) to fulfill their requirements; our bank accounts being located in multiple territories and relying on banking partners to maintain those accounts; decline in the use of electronic payment methods; loss of key personnel or difficulties hiring qualified personnel; deterioration in relationships with our employees; impairment of a significant portion of intangible assets and goodwill; increasing fees from payment networks; misappropriation of end-user transaction funds by our employees; frauds by customers, their customers or others; coverage of our insurance policies; the degree of effectiveness of our risk management policies and procedures in mitigating our risk exposure; the integration of a variety of operating systems, software, hardware, web browsers and networks in our services; the costs and effects of pending and future litigation; various claims such as wrongful hiring of an employee from a competitor, wrongful use of confidential information of third parties by our employees, consultants or independent contractors or wrongful use of trade secrets by our employees of their former employers; deterioration in the quality of the products and services offered; managing our growth effectively; challenges from seasonal fluctuations on our operating results; changes in accounting standards; estimates and assumptions in the application of accounting policies; risks associated with less than full control rights of some of our subsidiaries and investments; challenges related to our holding company structure; impacts of climate change; development of AI and its integration in our operations, as well as risks relating to intellectual property and technology, risks related to data security incidents, including cyber-attacks, computer viruses, or otherwise which may result in a disruption of services or liability exposure; challenges regarding regulatory compliance in the jurisdictions in which we operate, due to complex, conflicting and evolving local laws and regulations and legal proceedings and risks relating to our Subordinate Voting Shares. These risks and uncertainties further include (but are not limited to) as concerns the Proposed transaction with Advent, the failure of the parties to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals or to otherwise satisfy the conditions to the completion of the transaction, failure of the parties to obtain such approvals or satisfy such conditions in a timely manner, significant transaction costs or unknown liabilities, failure to realize the expected benefits of the transaction, and general economic conditions. Failure to obtain the necessary shareholder, regulatory and court approvals, or the failure of the parties to otherwise satisfy the conditions to the completion of the transaction or to complete the transaction, may result in the transaction not being completed on the proposed terms, or at all. In addition, if the transaction is not completed, and the Company continues as a publicly-traded entity, there are risks that the announcement of the Proposed transaction and the dedication of substantial resources of the Company to the completion of the transaction could have an impact on its business and strategic relationships (including with future and prospective employees, customers, suppliers and partners), operating results and activities in general, and could have a material adverse effect on its current and future operations, financial condition and prospects. Furthermore, in certain circumstances, the Company may be required to pay a termination fee pursuant to the terms of the arrangement agreement which could have a material adverse effect on its financial position and results of operations and its ability to fund growth prospects and current operations.
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