Taking the Sure Bet, London Capital Group Board Recommends Financing

London Capital Group (LCG) is updating shareholders today about its announcement last month of the proposed £17.5M financing from Charles-Henri Sabet led GLIO Holdings. According to the statement, LCG’s board continues to recommend the financing which will be voted on tomorrow, July 3rd.

Today’s release is in reaction to what LCG calls, “Comments in the press relating to approaches the Company may have received from third parties." The comments are presumably from activist shareholders who are disgruntled with the proposed plan being brought for voting, and aiming to sway fellow equity owners in LCG to vote against the deal.

In terms of possible alternatives, when announcing the financing plan on June 17th, LCG stated that:

"From time to time the Company is in discussions with third parties (including competitors) with regard to possible mergers and acquisitions transactions. The Company, as at the date of this document, has no current intention to pursue any such mergers or acquisitions or similar transactions (other than as disclosed in this document). Should the position change, an appropriate announcement will be made."

The statement though doesn’t deny that LCG has in fact received other offers, such as an outright sale of the company, but that it has no intention to pursue alternatives to the financing. The proposed financing provides additional Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term for LCG to regain its footing and increases its runway to continue its operation turnaround plans. However, the funding if converted to equity would become dilutive to shareholders, having already sent shares lower from 26p to around 21p. As a result, with the stock at multi-year lows and well off their year highs, it is likely that some shareholders may prefer to see the company shop around to the highest bidder, rather than accept the financing and potentially dilute their ownership in the company.

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Ashby concluded by saying, "We are pursuing what we believe is the best for our shareholders." Adding, "We have a substantial offer of £17.5M with money behind it (funds are currently in escrow), with published terms, and few caveats, and it is only pending FCA approval."