Disposal of Subsidiary
April 27 2011 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSAM
For immediate release:
Syndicate Asset Management Plc
("Syndicate", the "Company" or the "Group")
Disposal of Subsidiary
Further to the Company's announcement of 25 February 2011, the Directors of
Syndicate Asset Management Plc (AIM: SAM) are pleased to announce the sale,
subject to regulatory approvals, of its institutional fixed income asset
management businesses to Hume Capital LLP for a total consideration of up to
approximately GBP2.1million ("Consideration").
The Consideration for EPIC Investment Partners Limited ("EPIC") and its trading
subsidiary, EPIC Asset Management Limited ("EPAM"), is to be satisfied by a
cash payment of approximately GBP0.35 million on completion and the writing-off
of the existing intra-Group loan provided by EPIC to Syndicate of approximately
GBP1.25 million. On the anniversary of completion, the Company will receive
deferred consideration of up to GBP0.5 million in cash, conditional upon certain
operational milestones being achieved during that period. The net proceeds of
the sale will be added to the Group's working capital.
EPIC made an unaudited reportable segment loss before tax to the Group of GBP
68,000 for the six month period to 30 September 2010 on revenues for the same
period of GBP1.67 million.
Mark Cheshire, Syndicate Asset Management, Group Chief Executive Officer,
commented:
"The Board is delighted to have concluded the sale of EPIC in such a timely
manner following the Group's strategic review. Our focus is now squarely on the
wealth management sector, in particular expanding the presence of our Ashcourt
Rowan brand and the availability of our Savoy service across the UK."
Nitin Parekh, Hume Capital LLP, CEO, commented:
"Hume Capital is an independently owned UK investment firm specializing in
active fund management. Our objective is to build a strong asset management
business focused on delivering outstanding investment performance and client
service in a manner which aligns the interest of clients, the firm and its
employees. The integration of a highly experienced institutional fixed income
asset management team with a high quality client base is an important
development for our business."
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Further information:
Syndicate Asset Management plc
Peter Dew (Chairman) Tel: 020 7871 7350
Mark Cheshire (Group CEO)
Cenkos Securities plc
Stephen Keys (Nomad) / Julian Morse (Sales) Tel: 020 7397 8900
GTH Communications
Toby Hall/Christian Pickel Tel: 020 3103 3903
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