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Market Cap is now $20.3m (£15.376m) IF we get to the $12.50 recently paid it would be $27.8m (£21.064m) With assets of circa $9.5mm and cash in the bank, best guess $8m plus? Plus the deal done today, things are starting to look rosier.

Goodness It is quiet on here, apart from the regulars, who else is still holding?

Seems this is why they have picked up on CRV - According to Zephyr, the M&A database published by Bureau van Dijk, there have been 64 announced transactions targeting investment banks so far in 2016 Craven House Capital, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CRV, is an investor that provides growth capital to international companies developing Asian, African and Latin American economies. As of 30th November 2015, the group had GBP 5.12 million in total assets. Since its flotation, the firm has taken part in seven other capital increases, most recently issuing 205,423 stocks to Xenod Tour Oikod Epeix Afon Daktylidi for USD 2.50 million in August. In other words large institutions are looking at acquisitions of businesses like CRV currently. Wouldn't that be a nice way out for us all.......

I have emailed the website to ask why they have suddenly (as far as I can see) added CRV and if its in relation to the press articles such as "Craven House Capital, a London investment house, has initiated a legal action to force the owners of Panda Waste to sell their bin company to the AIM-listed investment firm" The take over of a £90m turnover firm by and AIM minnow would certainly warrant their attention I guess. My breath is not held for a reply, but you never know

I see CRV has been added to the Mergers and Acquisitions website today. Could be something or nothing..... http://www.manavigator.com/news/craven-house-capital-acquires-argentina-land-parcel

Apart from zero PR TC, I honestly think the main reason is the consolidated price and it being in dollars. We had one buyer jump in with 22 shares yesterday and then sell them today, it just doesn't appeal to that type of trader any longer in the main. Until we see a sizeable deal using cash and NOT more shares I can see us holding around this level, however I do sense this is close or else why would we see another $1.85m given to CRV simply to sit in an account doing SFA.

If the SP is the same on Friday then our new investor is $509,000 down on paper. Must be one hell of pitch Mark gives on CRV, would love to hear it one day.

I wonder why we are still not on SI Capitals website and why they do not tweet CRV news when they do for other companies like MTR?

Craven_House_Raises_USD19_Million_After_Issuing_Shares_At_Big_Premium Craven House Capital PLC Monday said it has raised USD1.9 million after issuing 150,800 new shares prices at USD12.50 each - a 35% premium to the closing share price on Friday.

They may just have done Marks tax return for all we know.....

All very valid points chaps and ones that CRV should indeed address but that's been CRVs way since we got on board. As I say I take great comfort in knowing that those deeply involved in CRV know much, much more than us and have a great deal more to lose. Tear sheet has been updated today. Current MC $19.159m Roy Nominees a/c 535336 14.0% Evan currently $2.68m Desmond Holdings Ltd 12.2%** Mark Pajak $2.394m Xenon Tour Oikod Epeix Afon Daktylidi AE 9.9% $1.89m Vidacos Nominees Ltd 8.8% $1.68m Zhong Zhou United (HK) Ltd 6.9% $1.32m Amber Fortress s.a.l. 6.5% $1.245m Intelligent Building Systems Pty Ltd 6.1% $1.168m Ferlim Nominees Ltd 3.5% So the people Mark has actively brought into CRV (I have not included Sir David) have a collective investment of over $12.377m currently, excluding the last Argentinian deal that should be added tomorrow. That's some serious commitments who, when paying a premium to invest, you would imagine/hope did their due diligence.

Nicely put Rusty !! ;-) The lastest issue of shares would give a market cap of £21.25m (around £16.2m) CRVs RNS always seem to leave us with more questions than answers, but at least newsflow has commenced and there is lots more to come.

All very odd in my view. Surely CRV, SI and Spark must be aware that a concerned share holders next port of call should they fail to receive a reply would potentially be the regulators? As I say I take huge comfort in the recent new investors paying premiums to get on board, but I find the lack of reply and treatment off PIs simply disrespectful at this time. Being less polite, they are taking the pi55 out of people that have invested in CRV for a number of years...... What car is it TC?

Looks like the Panda court case may have to happen sooner rather than later if it gets to court that is. Panda had just been given permission to buy their much larger competitor..... guessing Mark will not be on their Christmas card list. Ireland's waste market is about to get smaller as Panda is cleared for Greenstar takeover TheJournal.ie By Paul O'Donoghue | TheJournal.ie – Tue, Aug 16, 2016 17:50 BST Panda is estimated to have annual revenues of about €80 million and employ about 70 people. As well as its large residential base, it serves about 15,000 business customers and has operations in Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. Greenstar, which was bought out of receivership by US investment giant Cerberus in 2014, is estimated to have turnover of about €100 million. As well as its residential operations it has a large commercial arm, employs about 850 people and is active in 11 counties across the country.

Not the news I was expecting, but welcome none the less. A hotel deal has, to date, been the best piece of business CRV have completed by some margin. I wonder what the rate of interest is, 8% as with previous deals? 6% would be very generous compared to bank lending for this type of project so that would be £150,000 a year in interest. "Craven will continue to seek similar complicated restructuring opportunities where value can be extracted for shareholders. We believe there are significant opportunities in our target markets to acquire distressed assets and invest at all levels of the capital structure to generate optimal risk adjusted returns. We are actively evaluating several such opportunities," said Acting Chairman Mark Pajak." Craven returned around 200% on the Dublin investment, wonder what they expect here on $2.5m?

That's correct TC, Panda are huge as well, £90m turnover last year..... High Court here we come unless one party blinks first..... Like you I have eased off posting here for reasons that I hope are obvious. Seven parties now have multi million dollar stakes in CRV, I am more inclined to follow their lead than worry about internet musings from some.

Looks like a bit of house keeping going on before the consolidation Steve There is of course the inescapable question of why these holdings were not RNSd, or can we expect this later today?

Three new holders with stakes of £1.235m, £1.014m and £910,000 65% of the shares accounted for just be the tear sheer, plus Allied Most is they still hold just under 3%

Roy Nominees a/c 535336 15.8% Desmond Holdings Ltd 14.5%** Vidacos Nominees Ltd 9.5% Zhong Zhou United (HK) Ltd 7.8% Emma Burrows 7.0% Intelligent Building Systems Pty Ltd 6.9% Ferlim Nominees Ltd 3.9%

The Company's investment in Green Isle was acquired for EUR700,000 in May 2013. The company has since received interest payments and repayments of principal totaling EUR2.2 million; a return on investment of 214% in a period of three years and two months Mark Pajak, Acting Chairman, commented; "We are pleased to report the very successful completion of the disposal of this investment. Craven will continue to seek similar complicated restructuring opportunities where value can be extracted for shareholders. We believe there are significant opportunities in our target markets to acquire distressed assets and invest at all levels of the capital structure to generate optimal risk adjusted returns. We are actively evaluating several such opportunities. "