RE: Did someone show concern about Tremor’s TV Retargeting provider?...22 Aug 2021 19:01
Radium,
Where do they mention losing Alphonso will have no impact on trading? They don't, do they?
This is exactly my point. The impact of losing Alphonso and the court case outcome won't be known for months.
The court case was filed on 18th May, midway in Q2 and court cases take months/years.
From the company itself:
Court Case:
"On May 18, 2021, Tremor Video, Inc. ("Tremor") filed a complaint against
Alphonso, Inc. ("Alphonso") in the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
County of New York. The claim is for breach of contract, tortious interference
with business relations, intentional interference with contractual relations,
unjust enrichment, and conversion. The lawsuit arises out of Alphonso's breach of a Strategic Partnership Agreement and an Advance Payment Obligation and Security Agreement (Security Agreement) with Tremor, along with related misconduct. Tremor complaint is for damages and other relief, including an order foreclosing on Alphonso's collateral under the Security Agreement, from
the Court."
https://www.tremorinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TRMR-Q1-2021-Trading-Update-250521.pdf
So I think once the dispute with Alphonso was known they felt the need to US list (with the placing) asap. I think because of the 'process to list', it was the reason behind the early Q1 TU (10 days before Q1 end).
On 10th March, they published the fy account, without firm mention of US listing, they simply said:
"The Company continues to explore, from time to time, the possibility of transactions in the capital markets, including the potential for a dual-listing of shares in the United States. No assurance can be made that any such transaction will be completed in the near term or at all."
https://www.tremorinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TRMR-Final-Results-100321.pdf
Yet ONLY 6 days later on 16th March , they published their draft registration for a US listing:
https://www.tremorinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TRMR-Submission-of-Confidential-Draft-Registration-Statement-for-Proposed-Offering-160321.pdf
That tells me there was a sudden need to list with days of the fy results being published, timing which, I believe, coincides with the alphonso dispute.