Well worth a punt11 Jan 2019 19:38
The deal today makes a huge difference. The company has plenty of cash and some assets but this was balanced by the long term debt. That is shown on the balance sheet. A lot of that debt was retired today so the company still have the cash and assets but now a lot less debt. The company had to issue new equity but at a huge premium. So the company value has increased by 6 million...,at least on paper. The company will book a huge gain on the yearly results. Say you have 10 million in the bank but you owe 10 million to a second bank. You have nothing in total. The second bank say to you give us 4 million in full settlement of your debt. You pay them in full,,,,you now have assets of 6 million. Very unlikely but maybe the company involved here made a huge profit last year. They have now made a big loss on this investment....offset against tax in a profitable year.