The takeover battle for mobile messaging technology company Whispir Limited (ASX:WSP) is set to push into the new year after an independent committee of directors recommended a revised offer from Soprano Design Technology but rejected a rival bid at a higher price. Whispir, a $73 million technology company, on Friday said its independent board committee was now recommending shareholders accept a revised offer from Soprano at 55c per share, in the absence of a superior proposal, following an announcement from the suitor that it would lift the offer from 52c. Whispir founder and chief executive Jeromy Wells, who is not a member of the independent committee considering the takeover, has not made a recommendation on the Soprano bid.

Zipline Cloud as made a rival bid, backed by Pendula, to acquire Whispir for 60c per share, which is 9.1% higher than the Soprano offer. Whispir is a global communications intelligence company that supplies a communications-as-a-service platform. It enables omnichannel interactions between organisations, systems and people.