RE: Public Inquiry30 Jan 2020 06:08
Well that article highlights the market perception and underlines why funding failed. No conspiracy here, just underplayed risk by Sxx to shareholders. I would be surprised if there weren’t other interested parties talking Sxx over the years. It’s easy to say with hindsight, but this project was crying out for a major to come on board all along.
From my perspective, the real question here is why did CF think he could go it alone and raise the necessary funds to secure the project? Extremely high risk strategy which failed and now (due to lack of other offers) has resulted in a 5.5p bid being recommended.
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“ Yet initially the move rattled investors, sending Anglo’s shares down more than 2 per cent in early trading yesterday. Analysts at Jefferies described the possible deal as “a small net negative due to project risk, funding requirements and questions about demand for the product”.
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“ For Sirius, the questions Anglo faced are all too familiar and contributed to its failure to secure the $3.8 billion funding plan it had been seeking until September, forcing it to lay off workers and launch the strategic review that opened the door to Anglo.”