RE: Humber16 Feb 2020 05:46
So in a scenario where a mid tier producer, like Tullow, did a deal with a services company, like Petrofac and as part of the deal, their less profitable offshore assets were offloaded into a shell company like Nuog, perhaps with an ongoing profit sharing agreement for all, then that would still be classed as an RTO under AIM rules, even though it isn’t?
As we know, the bigger players are offloading less profitable assets so instead of given them away for nothing, why not offload them into a shell and retain and interest. I’m sure the bean counters can get creative with the tax losses in that scenario also.
There could well be a JV here where the NUOG shell takes control of assets which are far in excess of the cash position and worth multiples of the Mcap, where a big player wants to consolidate into a more profitable, more effeciently managed asset base going forward long term.
It’s strange times and producers are planning for the halt in production of ICE vehicles being planned by Govs. I wouldn’t rule anything out.