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Equity raise · Completed · 21 Nov 2024

Cohort £40m placing

Cohort placed new shares to help pay for EM Solutions, the satellite communications business it agreed to buy from Australia's Electro Optic Systems.

Company
Cohort
Type
Equity raise
Status
Completed
Date
21 Nov 2024
Value
£40m
US$ equivalent
US$51m
Value basis
4,571,428 new shares at 875p (£40m), with a PrimaryBid retail offer of up to £1m
Region
UK
Segment
Listed equity

Parties

Key terms

Price
875p a share
Structure
Fully underwritten non-pre-emptive placing by accelerated bookbuild, plus a retail offer
Use of proceeds
Part of the cash price for EM Solutions

Sources

  1. Cohort RNS: proposed placing to raise £40 million (Investegate copy) investegate.co.uk · 21 Nov 2024
  2. Cohort RNS: result of the placing (Investegate copy) investegate.co.uk · 21 Nov 2024

Record DEF-INV-2024-0036. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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