RE: Buyout cheque21 Oct 2022 08:44
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Moulding doesn’t want a leveraged buy out - he made that quite clear on the conf call - so the £1.70 was smoke/ mirrors
He’s been searching for his next partner - after SoftBank lost their blank cheque status - he found them in Qatar and their LPG $$
Fair play to him btw, it’s been a smart move
They will fund the buyout of shareholders who won’t be rolling over into the new private vehicle, they will own via equity not via a debt instrument
It’s just what price are Qatar prepared to pay as an average, Moulding doesn’t care what price we PI’s are paid it’s more what price ‘ non rolling ‘ II’s will except , he needs them to either go with him or sell out at price the ‘ LPG $’ is happy to reinvest at?
Moulding due to his Golden Share has a limited time span to pull off the deal so we could see Qatar increase their stake before they make the big move - they may as well pick up at these levels before writing the big cheque
Qatar TR1 increased holding RNS will push us up another leg, feel on balance there is a decent percentage chance sometime next few weeks