21 Nov 2019 12:00
Pires Investments PLC
("Pires" or the "Company")
Investment in Sure Valley Ventures
The Board is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement of 2 September 2019 and approval by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 3 October 2019, the Company has completed its initial investment of £1.1 million into Sure Valley Ventures ("SVV") and now has a 13% interest in SVV.
SVV is a venture capital fund focused on investing in the software technology sector with a specific focus on augmented and virtual reality ("AR/VR"), artificial intelligence ("AI") and the internet of things ("IoT"). SVV currently has a portfolio of ten investee companies at different stages of development.
Peter Redmond, Chairman said:
"We are very excited about the prospects of a number of the companies within the SVV portfolio and look forward to updating shareholders as they continue to make progress."
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
Enquiries:
Pires Investments plc Peter Redmond, Chairman Nicholas Lee, Director
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 3368 8961 |
Nominated Adviser Cairn Financial Advisers LLP Liam Murray/Tony Rawlinson
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880 |
Broker Peterhouse Capital Limited Duncan Vasey/Lucy Williams |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0935 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0936
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