RE: Town Hall29 Nov 2025 09:03
It is a risk for any company you hold Buffa, Shanta holders got screwed lately so it happens and something you have to consider as a viable risk in ANY investment you hold mate.
What's the point of asking any CEO though if they intend to screw you... You're just going to get a uniform response of how the Board is there to protect shareholders and strict regulations and so forth etc. etc. etc. It's a waste of time in reality IMO.
This is an inescapable risk in investing in growth prospects where the company needed funding parties and cornerstone investors such as Twiggy to 'make it' beyond being another money pit junior explorer. White Knight to White Shark is always a risk with these major parties from a range of reasons to lack of performance from the company to more nefarious underhand actions from them.
SOLG needed a turnaround in leadership and it's paid off but now there might be the risk of a cheaper sale than desired albeit at a premium if the major shareholders decide it's a good price from this or other bidders if they surface and if course of their votes are enough to swing the decisions, those fanciful levels being spouted on LSE chat boards are never happening...
You can't have one without the other in my experience, anytime I've sat on an investment whichh has multi bagged it has also ended up with the majority of shares held by the big boys.
Do I think GGP holders are going to be screwed by Twiggy etc. , not really as the company has done well for Wyloo and other major shareholders that came in with the acquisition and GGP hasn't effed up where they need to protect themselves.
Can't make large gains without risks and juniors can't make it to this level without funding parties and cornerstone investors who essentially now make the decisions for all of us. I'm prepared to ride the risk for now as long as my portfolio grows. I don't think what might be 10 years ahead from this stage, it's incremental for me.
No one can look beyond 12 to 18 months in any clarity and this is why detailed business planning only goes this far usually. Shaun will give the usual response any CEO does, but the hard facts are that any investment can shaft retail. Inescapable risk but less likely IMO at this time in GGP.