RE: the Ghana sovereign fund30 May 2022 10:41
It might be difficult for Atlantic to refuse the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) taking (let's say) a 10% stake in the Company. The Fund is wholly owned by the government and it only invests in companies where the relevant approvals, permits, licenses and concessions have been received from the relevant government agency. Knowing a little about African politics it might be easier to agree to an equity investment to "facilitate" any permitting requirements later this year.
A GIIF investment could be viewed as a double edged sword. On one hand you would have an equity stake say 10% in very sticky hands, they would be invested for the long term. They would buy stock in the open market driving a supply / demand upward movement in shareprice. It could also be said that such an investment could muddy the waters should it come to a takeover bid (which as a major shareholder, the Fund would have a say).
Atlantic Lithium doesn't require funding as it already has Piedmont as a willing partner but it might require a useful governmental investor who want a piece of the action.
Either way, with Canaccord Genuity processing bids on the table, a potential GIIF investment and not forgetting an ever increasing resource base and spodumene price, there is only one way this share is going in the next year or so. Enjoy!