RE: Ex-CFO Linked in article24 Oct 2025 12:36
If you look at Techmet, it describes itself as a “permanent capital vehicle” that builds businesses across "the value chain: from extraction, processing and recycling to battery-component manufacturing." Taditional private equity firms raise a fund with limited life of say 10 years and then exit their investments in 5 years. TechMet describes itself as a “permanent capital vehicle” (i.e., no fixed fund-life). So, you could look at Techmet as a kind of hybrid private equity firm, because of US government involvement. Mining and processing are capital-intensive, subject to commodity price shocks, regulatory risks, etc, and projects take a long time to get off the ground, so government may be providing a backstop for a long time, lol.
When it comes to retail investors, the question is what is going to be the offer on the table if a bid is made. Where is the SP going to be in December? 5p? 20p? Or what it is now?