Theory 301....4 Nov 2018 11:42
Why were SVS appointed? Why would they take a £600k gamble on a placing where the money was supposedly only going to last another few months? Who in their right mind would take the shares off them?
Possibly a client who wants to stay under the radar still. No one really expect them to get the 171m shares away any time soon without the license, JV or take over. Will they therefore hold into them for the time being until they can be expected to sell them down, or perhaps have them acquired formally by their client.
If a company comes along now and takes these and the Atlas shares they'll be at roughly 50% of the holding.
It does seem this could be another twist on the way to full take out after the license is granted.