Deal in numbers2 Dec 2016 09:54
Pelham set out to raise just $5 million of new money by way of a Preference share issue by his forestry division Argento. But it was massively oversubscribed so he has raised a firm $14.25 million with a further $5 million waiting final sign-off by a major Asian institution. Nearly all the cash was raised out East where Pelham is based.
Existing investors in forestry units will be converted on the same terms into these prefs which means that the total investment in Argento will be $22.95 million for a 22.5% stake. That means that Obtala’s stake in Argento is worth c$78 million.
So Obtala has a forestry stake worth $78 million, its agricultural business and net cash of $15 million and is valued at just $55 million. You see what we mean when we said the shares were still cheap!
Obtala will use the cash raised to invest in both forestry and agriculture bringing both to the point where they are both profitable cash generators rom next year.
The board backed the funding heavily: Pelham invested $1.5 million, CEO Paul Dolan $250,000, COO Warren Deats $250,000 and NED Frank Scolaro $150,000.