NOTE 1: — GENERAL (continued)
Freightos Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freightos-HK through September 30, 2022, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company since then, was incorporated in Delaware in the United States on May 28, 2015 (the “US subsidiary”). The US subsidiary is engaged in rendering billing services and holds the membership interests of 9T Technologies, LLC and the shares of Clearit Customs Services, Inc. (see below).
Web Cargo, S.L.U., a wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary of Freightos-HK through September 30, 2022, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company since then, was acquired in August 2016 (“WebCargo”). WebCargo is a software company that seeks to provide a competitive edge to air freight forwarders by optimizing rate management tasks. Currently, WebCargo operates as a low-risk distributor for certain of the Group’s products and services, as well as a contracted research and development service provider for the Israeli subsidiary.
Freightos Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freightos-HK, was established on January 17, 2018, in the People’s Republic of China (the “China subsidiary”). The China subsidiary engages in providing certain customer and technical support services to the Group.
Freightos India Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freightos-HK, was established on March 13, 2019, in India, to act as a low-risk distributor of certain of the Group’s products and services in India.
9T Technologies LLC. (“7LFreight”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the US subsidiary, incorporated in the US, was acquired through a business combination closed on December 30, 2021. 7LFreight is a software company that seeks to provide a competitive edge to air freight forwarders by optimizing rate management tasks.
Clearit Customs Brokers Inc. (formerly: 13096351 Canada Inc.) (“Clearit-CA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freightos-HK through September 30, 2022, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company since then, was established in June 2021 in Canada to acquire certain assets as part of a business combination completed on February 16, 2022 . Clearit-CA is engaged in the business of providing online customs clearance and brokerage services in Canada.
Clearit Customs Services, Inc. (“Clearit-US”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the US subsidiary, incorporated in the US, was acquired through a business combination completed on February 16, 2022. Clearit-US is engaged in the business of providing online customs clearance and brokerage services in the US.
Freightos Merger Sub II, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2022 for the purpose of consummating the BCA entered into by the Company, Freightos Merger Sub I and Freightos Merger Sub II (see Note 1d), has no operations and is in the process of liquidation.
| d. | Business Combination Agreement |
On May 31, 2022, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “BCA”) with Gesher I Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares (“Gesher”), Freightos Merger Sub I, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub I”), and Freightos Merger Sub II, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Freightos (“Merger Sub II”). The BCA was closed on January 25, 2023 (the “Closing Date”).
Pursuant to the BCA, on the Closing Date Merger Sub I merged with and into Gesher, with Gesher being the surviving entity. Then, Gesher merged with and into Merger Sub II with Merger Sub II surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freightos (collectively, the “Transactions”). Upon consummation of the Transactions, Freightos became a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “CRGO” and “CRGOW” and the former equity holders of Gesher became equity holders of Freightos.