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Interregnum - anybody else out there!!! (ITR)     

dawsinho - 17 Feb 2005 08:56

Interregnum plc (www.interregnum.com), is an AIM-listed technology
merchant bank (symbol: ITR). Established in 1992, it provides advisory
services including corporate finance, IP exploitation and commercial due
diligence to corporates, government, technology entrepreneurs, advisors and
investors. In addition it invests in technology companies, focused primarily
on principal equity stakes although, in some cases taking minority equity
stakes.


Last month Liontrust Investment Services Limited increased its interest to 13.4% of the issued share capital. Director Ian Taylor topped up at 5.69 pence in December.


Recent Trading Update 27 Jan 05

Interregnum's consolidated revenues for the six months ended 31 December 2004
showed an increase of more than 370% to 3.3m (1H 2003-4: 0.7m). This reflects
increased revenues from the Interregnum advisory business and from its
subsidiary Yospace, together with the full consolidation of the revenues of
Cellular Design Services (CDS) which was acquired in February 2004.

Consolidated operating losses were reduced to 719,000 (1H 2003-4: loss of
799,000).

Operating cash flow for period improved to -614,000 (1H 2003-4: -928,000), and
the cash balance at 31 December 2004 was 1.915m (31 December 2003: 1.1m)

Highlights from the three primary components of Interregnum's business were as
follows:

Interregnum Advisory Business
Advisory revenues increased to 453,000 (1H2003-4: 290,000), but this does not
yet show the full impact of the 7 new people hired during the period. On 16
December Interregnum acted as a placing agent alongside Collins Stewart in the
5.6m placing announced by Screen plc (AIM: SEN/L).

Investment Portfolio
The investment portfolio continued to perform well. New investments into the
portfolio increased to 458,000 (1H 2003-4: 125,000). These included 250,000
in Future Route, a supplier of software which helps financial institutions
detect and prevent credit card fraud, and 150,000 in Oilcats, a provider of
Supply Chain Content Management software and services to the Energy sector.

There were no significant realisations from the investment portfolio (1H 2003-4:
181,000), and the portfolio (net of provisions) was valued at 3.051m (31
December 2003: 2.499m)

Subsidiary Companies

CDS completed its first full trading period since its acquisition by
Interregnum, generating revenues (for the six months to 31 December 2004) of
2.313m, net before tax profits of 86,000, and net positive cash flow of
173,000. CDS has focused on higher-margin, complex wireless infrastructure
work, leading to deeper business relationships with operators such as O2, 3,
T-Mobile, and BT, with equipment vendors such as Nokia, and with large property
owners such as BAA.

Ken Olisa, Interregnum Chairman and Chief Executive commented: "We are pleased
with the progress of all parts of our business. CDS and Yospace are now making
significant contributions to group revenues, and we expect AVM to continue this
trend. The investment portfolio generally is performing well, and we are
particularly pleased with the speed at which the new members of Interregnum's
advisory team have been integrated into the business; we expect them to make a
substantial contribution to both advisory revenues and deal flow during the
second half of FY2003-4 and beyond."

Full interim results for this period are planned to be released at the end of February 2005

Any thoughts welcome!

graph.php?modeMA=Simple&enableMA=true&ep

SP has took of since the start of this year...

dawsinho - 14 Mar 2005 20:30 - 10 of 57

Great link below, make sure you watch the video on the lefthand side of the page.
http://www.destinyusa.com/ourpartners/interregnum.php

Also take a peek at the following website for more info, looks amazing!

http://www.destinyusa.com

Think itr will be rubbing their hands together...

Happy investing!

dawsinho - 16 Mar 2005 09:05 - 11 of 57

More good news, like this bit!

"The sale of Chevin is expected to generate significant undisclosed advisory
revenues for Interregnum in the current financial year"

With the extra seven people hired for Interregnum Advisory Business, expect to see plenty more of these this year.

Ah well back to talking to myself la la la

Interregnum PLC
16 March 2005



16 March 2005


INTERREGNUM PLC

Advises on sale of technology company for significant multiple of revenues

Interregnum plc ('Interregnum'), the technology merchant bank, today announces
that it has advised on the sale of Chevin Ltd ('Chevin'), a security and systems
management company, on behalf of MTI Partners ('MTI'), the UK's leading
early-stage hi-tech institutional venture fund, to Allen Systems Group ('ASG'),
a US provider of enterprise software and professional services, for an
undisclosed amount. Interregnum negotiated the successful sale of the company
for a significant multiple of revenues.

The sale of Chevin is expected to generate significant undisclosed advisory
revenues for Interregnum in the current financial year.

Interregnum assessed the value of Chevin - using its proprietary methodology,
The Four Pillars of Value(c) - and then identified the most appropriate acquirer
for the company. This transaction reflects Interregnum's capability to take a
pre-profit early-stage UK company and negotiate its sale to one of the world's
largest independently-owned software companies, creating significant returns to
Chevin's shareholders.


Commenting on the transaction, Ken Olisa, Chief Executive of Interregnum, said:

'The sale of Chevin represents a classic merchant banking deal for Interregnum,
drawing on our technology expertise and corporate finance skills to transform
technology into wealth for all parties involved. The deal is an exemplar of the
consolidation in the technology market as larger companies seek to find value
through acquisition of smaller IP-based businesses.'

Ernie Richardson, CEO of MTI, added 'Interregnum's creativity and its deep
sector knowledge have been integral to identifying the perfect home for Chevin.
ASG is an excellent fit, allowing shareholders of Chevin to share in the future
value created by this world class technology as it enters the global
marketplace.'

- Ends -

Enquiries:

Interregnum plc 020 7494 3080
Ken Olisa, Chief Executive

Merlin 020 7653 6620
Vanessa Maydon 07802 961 902
Rebecca Penney 07795 108178

Notes to Editors

About Interregnum plc


Interregnum plc (

www.interregnum.com

) is a technology merchant bank listed on
London's Alternative Investment Market (symbol: ITR). Established in 1992,
Interregnum buys, sells, advises, invests in and operates technology companies.
Its advisory services include corporate finance, IP exploitation and commercial
due diligence. The company's clients are principally corporates, government,
technology entrepreneurs, advisors and investors.

About MTI


MTI (

www.mtifirms.com

) is one of the UK's leading providers of specialist
venture capital to UK technology companies that are at an early stage in their
development or recovery. Its strength lies in its appreciation of hi-tech
companies, coupled with the experience to provide quality business advice. All
its executives are well-qualified technologists who have a passion for helping
young companies, and their management teams, evolve and grow. They have enjoyed
success in commercial business environments at the most senior levels of
management before joining MTI.


MTI's overriding motivation for investment is a company's potential for
commercial success, determined by the quality of its technology, potential
market, and the calibre of its management. The Company has been supporting UK
early stage technology since 1983, and is currently actively investing from its
fourth, 105m, fund. It typically provides between 1 million and 5 million,
with return on investment sought principally in the form of capital gain over a
3 to 7 year period.


Recent example investments made by MTI include Powerlase, Eleksen and ApaTech,
and recent major realisations include Sarantel and Advanced Composites Group.


About ASG

Founded in 1986, ASG is a privately held global enterprise software and
professional services firm that provides a full range of software solutions in
the Metadata Management, Security Management, Applications Management,
Operations Management, Information & Data Management, Performance Management,
and Infrastructure Management arenas. ASG is headquartered in Naples, Florida,
USA, with more than 45 offices serving the Americas, Europe, Middle East,
Africa, and Asia/Pacific. For more information, visit ASG at

www.asg.com

.


About Chevin

Founded in 1989 and based in Luton, Chevin (

www.chevin.com

) is a privately held
company whose primary objective is to optimize organisations' networks in terms
of performance and cost to provide both users and customers with an enhanced
network experience.



This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

dawsinho - 27 Apr 2005 16:00 - 12 of 57

More good news!

AFX


LONDON (AFX) - Interregnum hardened 0.25 to 7.37 after the technology merchant bank agreed to merge its subsidiary companies, Interregnum

Wireless Holdings and Cellular Design Services, with Red-M (Communications), with the intention of floating the combined business on AIM) in the first half of 2005.

The combined business will be named Red-M Group Limited ('Red-M'). Its business focuses on wireless communications, including the provision of software and design services.

This, said Seymour Pierce, should quantify a substantially higher value over book costs for Interregnum's holding, which on an enlarged basis, will be around 45 pct of the Red-M group. An increase in net asset value can be expected to push Interregnum's share price higher, said the house, which thinks the company is generally trading better than for some time.

Seymour Pierce switched its stance on the stock to 'buy' from 'outperform'.

EWRobson - 29 Apr 2005 18:24 - 13 of 57

Hi dawsinho, just popped in to have a look given the good performance this week. Will comment on the ASOS Challenge, but perhaps you could visit to expand some of the virtues. Good to switch the focus from the old favourites and I like the look of this - will revisit to study more closely.

Eric

moneyplus - 30 Apr 2005 15:28 - 14 of 57

me too!

EWRobson - 30 Apr 2005 20:51 - 15 of 57

Well, that's the ultimate accolade!

moneyplus - 30 Apr 2005 21:22 - 16 of 57

only looking! a bit concerned about the tiny turnover-I can't see it driving the sp up much more. well tiny by comparison if you know what I mean--can't say I'd mind it myself!!

EWRobson - 30 Apr 2005 21:39 - 17 of 57

Have you noticed that this share was at 1 during the dot-com boom. Consider the potential one-off revenue from the CDS flotation; plus the destiny link up appears credible and could be worth mega-bucks. Thus (a question for dawsinho) a profit for the year looks credible leading to a rerating. I like the merchant bank posture - plus 7 new key staff. Cap is only 8m at present. Vibes increasingly positive!

Eric

EWRobson - 30 Apr 2005 21:56 - 18 of 57

dawsinho: reaction appears to have been slow to announcement of AIM flotation on Wednesday which could be very significant. Bigger move yesterday but on relatively small volumes. 4m shares traded last week - do we have any knowledge of that: no RNS yet 4% of equity. Charts very positive. Difficult to value a company like this and could be due a rerating.

Eric

dawsinho - 01 May 2005 12:02 - 19 of 57

Eric + Moneyplus, The destiny agreement is very hard to value at this stage although we know it is expected to generate significant advisory revenues for Interregnum. The great thing is Interregnum is going to have first pick at a lot of new and exciting companies and may choose to invest in them.

The Red-M flotation is again hard to call because we don't know its true value, but we know that Interregnum owns 45% of the issued share capital. News should be thick and fast as they intend to float within the next two months, will try and do some digging and get some figures on paper today or tomorrow.

4M shares traded? i've only got 561,972 for last week. Volumes have been very small since i got into this baby, just after turn of the year. Its one of the few tech companies which got through the last few years after the tech bubble burst, which means the competition is scarce. Although the week before last sore some large buying, but as of yet no rns.

Good to see some people taking an interest, need to put some figures on the Red-M valuation, which should then give a much clearer picture to the possible financial benefits for itr.

Phil

EWRobson - 01 May 2005 13:17 - 20 of 57

Phil: Thanks for feedback. The 4 million is a spike on the volume chart about a eeek before the last announcement. The trades facility on MoneyAM only gives the last week, but it appears that trades to that value haven't been shown. Don't know what the source for the volume figure is.

Careless talk can cost money and I'm not into these yet. My comments are really for the benefit of moneyplus: read Q9 in the excellent q and A section of the Interims. The value of CDS is given, I think at acquisition cost, as 1.558M but current value using industry guidelines is 5.1m on 'one multiple'. Perhaps thats enough for an initial stake and then wait for the action!

Eric

moneyplus - 01 May 2005 15:23 - 21 of 57

will do.cheers MP meanwhile having fun with Dil on our political argument!

stockdog - 01 May 2005 19:05 - 22 of 57

Eric and others hereon

In response to your enquiry on SEO thread, my initial reactions to ITR are as follows:-

1. I smell something fishy, possibly some kind of gas escaping from a leaky techy/financial bubble.

2. I don't understand the core business or any of its subsidiaries and especially DestinyUSA.

3. There is a great deal of talk from KO about ITR being a means to realise shareholdervalue out of operations whose business consists of realising, you guessed it, shareholder value - out of what real value creating product, exactly?

4. It's history of dot.com bubble SP and the breathless pace at which RNS follows RNS seems to good to be true - which generally is all too true to be good news for shareholders.

5. There is a decided lack of focus - tech merchant bank, buying, selling, advising, inventing, conning, scamming, plus minority, hey let's do majority today, ownership of a scattergun collection of techyspeakybutnotdoy businesses. DestinyUSA seems similarly woolly about how it's planning to repay the $25bn investment from a bunch of nerds all at some great summer camp.

Many of its investments were advised or placed by CFP, did you notice - hmm.

Otherwise, I remain positive on the outlook for the company for the next few hours.

BTW the word cynic comes from the ancient Greek word cynos - a dog.

SD

dawsinho - 01 May 2005 21:23 - 23 of 57

lol a 25 billion summer camp for geeks... take it your not a fan of Interregnum!
If your interested take a look at Interregnum's website, each business is expanded on. Also take a peek at DestinyUSA website, everything is explained in great detail, looks amazing to me.

Happy hunting!

EWRobson - 01 May 2005 21:25 - 24 of 57

Now, sd, what was wrong when you ame home - bones, kennel or mistress? or all three? Thought you were a half full sort of chap until it was proved half empty! Interesting that the current valuation of their portfolio is 5m against a company cap. of less than 8m. Key question is the possible worth of CDS via the Red-M group in the forthcoming flotation. There's a nice piece of homework to keep you out of mischief. Agree that its almost the opposite of CFP with its tight focus.

Eric

dawsinho - 01 May 2005 21:40 - 25 of 57

45% of 20 -25 Million hmmmmm :-)

Red-M Preps IPO
04.27.05

Wireless security company Red-M Communications Ltd. has made a surprise move to launch an IPO on the back of its acquisition of network consultancy and optimization vendor Cellular Design Services Ltd. (CDS).

The vendor today announced plans to seek a listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The company is believed to be valued today at 20 million to 25 million (US$38-$48 million), and will issue new shares worth between 10 million and 15 million ($19-$29 million).

We intend to list the company in the first half of this year, before June, says CEO Karl Feilder. No further details were forthcoming.

According to its Website, AIM gives companies from all countries and sectors access to the market at an earlier stage of their development, allowing them to experience life as a public company. Launched in 1995, AIM today lists over 1,100 companies.

Its important, however, to note the differences in admission criteria between the LSE and AIM. The LSE market requires that at least 25 percent of shares are released into public hands, while the AIM has no minimum value. No minimum market capitalization is necessary for a listing on the AIM, and no trading record or prior shareholder approval is required.

Nevertheless, Red-Ms Feilder is keen to talk up todays move. If you are a European company, you would normally be recommended to go on AIM unless you are very big. AIM is a subset of the LSE and controlled and regulated by it... The first thing you have to do to get listed on the AIM is to find a nominated advisor, or 'nomad,' who is regulated by the LSE. You have to persuade them that your company is really appropriate to list. You are not allowed to list unless you meet a whole load of criteria. We are using Bridgewell as our nomad.

The vendors plans may come as a surprise in light of past developments. Founded in 1999, Red-M purged its entire management team in the second half of 2002 following initial attempts to break into the 802.11 security space (see Red-M or Dead-M?). Although the company is now an established player in the wireless intrusion detection system sector, Red-M has never publicly disclosed its revenue figures or revealed levels of investment from VC backers Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd. and Apax Partners.

The vendor clearly has a few dollars in its back pocket though, as it has recently acquired U.K. business CDS for an undisclosed amount. CDS was owned by Interregnum, which is itself an AIM quoted company, so there are very tight restrictions on what we could say and when, explains Feilder.

We had been talking to them for over a year. They are a renowned company in the in-building market as well as consulting and design and implementation of wireless networks. Feilder states that CDSs experience in converging GSM and 3G wireless networks with WiFi was a key attraction. One of the things we wanted to do was to extend our experience in Bluetooth and WiFi to different wireless technologies.

CDSs head man, Simon Saunders, is to assume the CTO position at Red-M. Subsequent to todays acquisition, Red-M Communications is to be renamed Red-M Group and will claim a total headcount of approximately 70.

Justin Springham, Senior Editor, Europe, Unstrung
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=72889

EWRobson - 02 May 2005 21:37 - 26 of 57

dawsinho: the word on my lips when I read your post was "blast!" as I haven't even had a chance to buy the blessed shares yet. Funny thing though, that the report is dated 27th April, last Wednesday and coincides with ITR's own RNS. Surprising that there has been as little reaction in the market as there has been. So, here's hoping!

Eric

dawsinho - 03 May 2005 07:37 - 27 of 57

Looks like another blue day!

Interregnum PLC
03 May 2005


3 May 2005

INTERREGNUM PLC

Acquisition of ITM assets by Interregnum subsidiary Audio Visual Machines

Interregnum plc ('Interregnum'), the technology merchant bank, announces the
acquisition of certain assets of ITM Group Ltd ('ITM') (in Administration) by
its subsidiary Audio Visual Machines Ltd ('AVM'). These assets comprise the
order book and debtors balance, and key members of staff, including the former
managing director of the audio visual division. This acquisition is expected to
increase AVM's revenues by approximately 2 million over the next 12 months.

This transaction supports Interregnum and AVM's strategy of combining companies
to create a major player focused on the supply, programming, and servicing of
complex, IP-based, audio visual solutions to major corporations. AVM's clients
include BP, GSK, Lloyds Bank and Sainsbury's.

Commenting, Ken Olisa, Chairman & CEO said: 'As we enter the Age of Ubiquitous
Computing, Interregnum sees a convergence of audio visual services and
Information Technology. We are investing in companies that together can deliver
the opportunities this convergence offers.'

- Ends -


Contacts:

Interregnum plc 020 7494 3080
Martin Cooper, Finance Director

Audio Visual Machines Ltd 020 7248 4770
Edward Cook, Managing Director

Merlin (PR advisers to Interregnum) 020 7653 6620
Rebecca Penney 07795 108 178


Notes to Editor:

Interregnum plc (

www.interregnum.com

) is an AIM-listed technology merchant bank
(symbol: ITR). Established in 1992, it provides advisory services including
corporate finance, IP exploitation and commercial due diligence to corporates,
government, technology entrepreneurs, advisors and investors. In addition it
invests in technology companies, focused primarily on principal equity stakes
although, in some cases taking minority equity stakes.

Interregnum acquired 82.35% of the equity of AVM in January 2005.

AVM (

www.avmachines.com),

established in 1990, is an audio visual solutions
provider. The company designs, supplies, programs and supports complex audio
visual systems ranging from boardroom presentation solutions to IP-based video
conferencing networks.

EWRobson - 03 May 2005 08:41 - 28 of 57

dawsinho: Your not alone any more! Bought in at 0.95p - will look cheap by the time the IPO comes! Trade not shown yet. Hey, you may be challenging bos before long!
It was the Red-M float that persuaded me to invest, even before you posted their expectations yesterday. Today's RNS confirms that they are going places.

Eric

dawsinho - 03 May 2005 09:02 - 29 of 57

Welcome! Topped up myself this am 0.94p.
If Red-m is valued at 20-25m and we have a nice 45% which is worth say just over 10m. ITR only paid around 1.5m for it just over a year ago, now thats good buisness! Great thing is the Red-m float looks great and there seems to be a lot of growth to come from them, which is going to directly benifit us.

Also this mornings rns seems like another good coup for the company, ITM appear to be in financial trouble and we've probably got some of their assets at a good price.

"This acquisition is expected to increase AVM's revenues by approximately 2 million over the next 12 months"

We currently hold 82.35% of avm's equity, which means we'll be seeing most of that!
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