2008 Deals

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the Charles Russell team advised.

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Advised Jefferies International Limited, as nominated adviser and broker, on the reverse takeover by Gasol Plc of African LNG Holdings Limited and its application for re-admission to AIM.
Advised Canaccord Adams Limited (as nominated adviser and joint broker) and GMP Securities Europe LLP (as financial adviser and joint broker) on the admission to AIM of Sunkar Resources Plc, together with a related £33.6 million placing.
Advised Jefferies International Limited, as nominated adviser and broker, on the application by Gasol plc for re-admission to AIM.
Advised AIM listed Mwana Africa plc on its £25m cash placing. 62.5m new ordinary shares were placed by JPMorgan Cazenove and Canaccord Adams ( co managers) at a price of 40p per share.
Acted for Astec on a reverse takeover of Krinera and Greentop for $120m and $60 fundraising by Gemfields Resources Plc.
Acted on a Secondary Fundraising by BMO Nesbitt Burns and Canaccord Adams to raise $160,000,000 additional capital for AIM listed Polo Resources Limited.

Advised Origo-Sino India Plc, the AIM listed investment and strategic consulting company focussed on the private equity markets of China and India, on its £17.1 million placing. The placing is conditional on shareholder approval. Following completion of the placing, funds managed by GLG Partners LLP will have a 29.6% interest in Origo's issued ordinary shared capital.

Fundraising for AIM-listed Polo Resources Limited of £43.4 million. CR acted for Polo Resources and the placing was arranged by JPMorgan Cazenove as sole bookrunner and along with Canaccord Adams and BMO Nesbitt Burns as joint co-lead managers.
Advising W.H. Ireland Limited and Hichens Harrison & Co. plc on the acquisition by River Diamonds plc ("RD") of the 80% of the share capital of Viso Gero International, Inc. not already held by RD to acquire the whole of the Vatukoula Gold Mine in Fiji and the related placing to raise gross proceeds of £4,669,000. The acquisition constituted a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules for Companies.

Advising KPMG Corporate Finance (as nominated adviser) and BMO Capital Markets Limited (as broker) on £45 million placing and Admission to AIM of Chariot Oil and Gas Limited, an oil exploration company with licences over onshore and offshore sites in Namibia.

Advised Celoxica Holdings Plc on the strategic sale of its electronic system level business to Catalytic Inc.