RE: Don't shoot me!7 Dec 2019 21:17
So, I had a long conversation with a friend of mine who works as a lawyer representing AIM brokering houses.
The placing deal (price, number of shares, participating placees/investors, terms etc...) would have all been completed on 8 November.
The placees would have given an irrevocable undertaking to subscribe for the shares allocated to them. In giving this commitment, they agree to delegate all discretion in the completion of the placing to the broker, in particular, any rights to terminate the placing in the event of a force majeure event or a material adverse change or warranty breach.
So the main positive here is that Bybrook didn't try and wriggle out of the placing, which I think would have been quite hard. The Liberator F-up would not have been grounds for the placing to have been terminated.
I'm still struggling to see why the 50% rise on Friday but am keen to buy in here so if anyone can enlighten me, I would be very grateful.