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Corporate Transactions 2008

 


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Acted for the sellers in relation to the agreement entered into to sell Groupe Rubicon Limited to A.G. Barr p.l.c. (subject to Barr shareholder approval) for a total initial price of £59.8 million. The Rubicon Group is a UK based manufacturer and distributor of branded exotic juice drinks.


 
Acted for Clarus Securities Inc and Canaccord Adams Limited on a Canadian prospectus offering and UK placing (raising C$9m) for Questair Technologies Inc, a TSX and AIM listed company which is an emerging developer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced pressure swing adsorption (“PSA”) gas purification systems


 
Advised Jefferies International Limited, as nominated adviser and broker, on the reverse takeover by Gasol Plc of African LNG Holdings Limited and its application for re-admission to AIM.  
Advised Canaccord Adams Limited (as nominated adviser and joint broker) and GMP Securities Europe LLP (as financial adviser and joint broker) on the admission to AIM of Sunkar Resources Plc, together with a related $33.6 million placing to fund a phosphate mining project in Kazakhstan.  
Advised AIM listed Mwana Africa plc on its £25m cash placing. 62.5m new ordinary shares were placed by JPMorgan Cazenove and Canaccord Adams ( co managers) at a price of 40p per share.  
Advised Novator Properties (Cyprus) Limited in relation to a fund raising for investment in real estate in Europe together with advising Novator Properties (Cyprus) Limited in relation to its first acquisition of a group of companies with a pan-European real estate portfolio.


 
Advised KPMG Corporate Finance (as nominated adviser) and BMO Capital Markets Limited (as broker) on £45 million placing and Admission to AIM of Chariot Oil and Gas Limited, an oil exploration company with licences over onshore and offshore sites in Namibia.

 

Acted for Astec on a reverse takeover of Krinera and Greentop for $120m and $60 fundraising by Gemfields Resources Plc.

 

 
Acted on a Secondary Fundraising by BMO Nesbitt Burns and Canaccord Adams to raise $160,000,000 additional capital for AIM listed Polo Resources Limited.



 

Acted for Bibby Financial Services on the acquisition of the single invoice financing operation of Siemens Financial Services.

 

 
Advised Vedior NV's subsidiary, Qualitair Engineering Services Limited, on the purchase of the business and assets of Airline Maintenance Resources Limited.  

Acting for the Wilky Group Limited in connection with its buy back from capital of ordinary shares.

 
Acted for the sellers of the Delta Underwriting Agency Limited in the sale to The Capita Group plc.

 
Acted for Cyril Howells and Robert Wheeler on the sale of their Essex based pharmacy to local contractor Borno Chemists limited.

 
Acted for the sellers of Lancaster Insurance Services Limited in the sale to The Capita Group plc.  
Acting for Angela and Jeffrey Leigh on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Barton Pharmacy (Torquay) Limited to Admenta Holdings Limited (part of the Lloydspharmacy group).

 
Acting for Mike Abbott on the sale of Kent based Goudhurst Pharmacy to a local pharmacy operator.

 
Advised Vedior NV's subsidiary, Select Appointments (Holdings) Limited, on its acquision of the remaining shares not already owned in The Blomfield Group Limited. Vedior, a Dutch listed company, is one of the world's largest recruitment providers. Blomfield provides executive search and recruitment, outsourcing and placement of permanent, contract and temporary personel in financial and professional services.  
Advising W.H. Ireland Limited and Hichens Harrison & Co. plc on the acquisition by River Diamonds plc ("RD") of the 80% of the share capital of Viso Gero International, Inc. not already held by RD to acquire the whole of the Vatukoula Gold Mine in Fiji and the related placing to raise gross proceeds of £4,669,000. The acquisition constituted a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules for Companies.

 
Advised Vedior NV's subsidiary, Select Appointments (Holdings) Limited, on its acquisition of 70% of the share capital of Pareto Law plc, with put and call options over the remaining shares.  
Acted for Brian Sullivan on the sale of East Sussex based West St Leornards Pharmacy to a local pharmacy contractor.

 
Acted for the shareholders of West Country based multiple branch Skeeles Pharmacy Group on sale to GP Care Pharmacy Limited (a new pharmacy company set up as a joint venture between GP Care and Assura Pharmacy) Limited.

 
Fundraising for AIM-listed Polo Resources Limited of £43.4 million. The placing was arranged by JPMorgan Cazenove as sole bookrunner and along with Canaccord Adams and BMO Nesbitt Burns as joint co-lead managers.

 
Advised Origo-Sino India Plc, the AIM listed investment and strategic consulting company focussed on the private equity markets of China and India, on its £17.1 million placing. The placing is conditional on shareholder approval. Following completion of the placing, funds managed by GLG Partners LLP will have a 29.6% interest in Origo's issued ordinary shared capital.

 
Advised on the UK aspects of a £4.25 million ($8.5million) investment lead by Sutton Place Managers LLP into a leading digital media company, 7digital Inc.  
Acted for Ashtons limited on the transfer of its MDS Business "Medicine on Time" to Paydens Limited.  
Acted for James Grant Media Group on the sale of their entire issued share capital to Formation Group plc.  
Charles Russell acting for DOZ UK Limited (a subsidiary of Polish listed PGF SA) on its acquisition of Lane & Foot Chemist (Seven Sisters Road, London) as part of its continuing programme of UK retail expansion.  
Charles Russell acting for pharmacy wholesalers/retailers, the Genplus Group in relation to its acquisition of Spiralstone Limited (operator of Spiralstone Chemists, Southampton) as part of its continuing programme of retail expansion in the UK.  
Advised Celoxica Holdings Plc on the strategic sale of its electronic system level business to Catalytic Inc.  
Advised the shareholders of Summertown Publishing Limited on the sale of the entire share capital to Marshall Cavendish Limited.  

Acted for Yamana Gold Inc on its admission to the Official List and then on the UK aspects of Yamana’s US$ 4.4 billion recommended offer for Meridian Gold Inc and business combination with Northern Orion Inc.

 
Advising Six to Start Limited on a first round equity investment by NESTA.