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Dowgate Capital - Capitalising on the booming AIM market (DGT)
overgrowth
- 09 Feb 2005 20:52
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Dowgate Capital (DGT) are sitting in the middle of a goldmine! This company through their sole trading arm City Financial Associates are looking to take full advantage of the "booming" AIM market this year. Dowgate provide NOMAD (NOMinated ADvisor) services to AIM companies and also have full Corporate Broker status which means that they can fund placements on behalf of the companies they represent. |
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On first sight, the fact that Dowgate exist in the often veiled financial services sector makes you think twice about investing in company such as this because it would be impossible to understand what they were doing - however, think again! DGT bring new companies to the AIM (Alternative Investment Market). For each new company "floated" on AIM, they take arrangement fees when acting as NOMAD. After the company is launched then for a nice steady earner DGT get another healthy chunk of cash every year for looking after them (note that all AIM companies must have a nominated adviser - thereby securing a ready source of recurring income). Because DGT also act as a Corporate broker they can get a very healthy percentage for arranging placement of shares with insititutions before a new company floats. In addition, because placements come outside the sphere of yearly NOMAD work, they can also gain healthy percentages of placements which companies may need to make throughout the year when they need a quick injection of cash to speed growth. Current NOMADships: 28 companies represented (gives recurring income of approx 480,000 per year) Current on-going Brokerage agreements: 19 companies (income depends on placements) For flotations, depending on the size of a company, fees charged will be anything from 50,000 to 100,000+ For placements (the real earner), DGT get anything from 3% to around 12% of the TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED - For example a new company raising 3M though a placement will earn DGT anything from 90,000 to 360,000 ! These figures are indicative as actual deals all differ due to circumstances and DGT sometimes take payment in shares - they still have a tasty chunk of Setstone shares and when this Russian exploration company comes back to AIM, predictions are that the share price will rocket. Note that the amount that this little company can earn in fees is huge and every new deal that comes through we know will contribute another healthy chunk into the bottom line. The good news with every new floatation means that it's another chunk of recurring revenue which could go on for years, with DGT having to do very little. New clients gained in 2005 are: Mediazest (NOMAD & broker) Elite Strategies (NOMAD) Process Handling (NOMAD) Poland Investment Fund (NOMAD) Nanotech Energy (NOMAD & broker) Archimedia Ventures (NOMAD & broker) Red Leopard Holdings (NOMAD) Alba Mineral Resources (NOMAD & broker) Intandem Films (NOMAD & broker) Motive Television (NOMAD) IncaGold (NOMAD) Sportswinbet (NOMAD & Broker) Infoscreen Networks (NOMAD & Broker) Mark Kingsley (NOMAD & Broker) Croatia Ventures (NOMAD & Broker) Pantheon Leisure (NOMAD) Firenze Ventures (Ofex Advisor) FlightStore Group (NOMAD & Broker) Euro Capital Projects (NOMAD) Pearl Street Holdings (NOMAD) Worldwide Natural Resources (Ofex Advisor) Dovedale Ventures (Ofex Advisor) Other 2005 work completed:Neptune-Calculus VCT offer for subs of up to 12 million Advisory work for TGM on London Bus disposal for 20.4M Advisory work for Creightons on property disposal Advisory work for Hampton Trust on company restructuring Advisory work for Interbulk Investments on acquisition of Inbulk Advisory work for Fundamental-e Investments on two disposals Advisory work for Designer Vision re: Design Rights against Centurion Electronics Click Here for fundamentals and profit projections. |
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stockdog
- 25 May 2005 22:28
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Has SEO moved much faster when all said and done. Granted it is moving now, but there were times when it trailed a very long low tail indeed. Similarly NML. ASC even went backwards and we're still in!
I dunno, you youngsters just want all the action now. In my day you had to wait for it, build up a head of steam, and then it was only Friday nights!
woof woof, must get home to dinner, cats for pudding tonight
sd
butane
- 25 May 2005 22:56
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Dr Jekyll - 25 May'05
Here is the feedback from my discussions at the a.g.m. Some of this info. will be known by some of you and some is stated already on the web site much more effectively. Some has also been posted earlier today. However, I'll report what was said to me but please remember these are my words and my understanding of what was said.
CFA Strategy
Concentrate on increasing amount of "retained" work as nomad, building up no. of fees paid per year to the point where they will cover normal ongoing costs such as salaries.
Decrease running costs. Helped significantly by departure of Barclay and Shaw.
Develop and grow broker side of business.
N.B. They do have a relationship with Seymour Pierce (SP) whereby SP might, for example, offer them the nomadship to a company whilst SP act as broker to that company. This is not a formal arrangement. I mention this because there has been some debate on here on whether or not there was a formal link up with SP
Work
They gain clients through their developing reputation, through word of mouth, personal recommendation, etc. They believe they give a good service and provide good value. Web site much better on all of this.
They say they have been very busy
Management
Came across as very competent, on the ball and sympathetic to shareholders. All that I spoke to were very friendly, good listeners, happy to answer questions and I'd say happy in their work. Can't be certain of the last of course. Several staff attended the a.g.m. which is a good sign imo.
Website
This is now being kept up to date with regular input of business for investors and others to see. Previous Chairman Mr. Barclay had blocked this.
Future Prospects.
AIM is becoming widely recognised as a means for cos. to raise money. Millions of pounds is apparently waiting to be invested in VCT's, etc. The admission of a number of larger cos to AIM recently has helped build it's reputation. The helpful inheritance tax regs. on AIM encourage family run businesses to float on AIM.
CFA hope to take advantage of all these factors to grow their business.
Other Useful/Interesting Info.
The Griffin Situation...Shares were (probably) sold by Barclay to Griffin (Stephen Dean?) who were intending to acquire CFA. Griffen then sold the shares having changed their minds (don't know why). Many on here will remember they sold at a small loss soon after the purchase.
There is no present intention to issue shares for acquisition purposes. Consolidation was not mentioned. It was clearly stated by TR that they are trying to grow the business first before any acquisitions are considered..
For Ptholden...The fees for the two AIM floats in Dec. should be in last years accounts/figures. This was not formally confirmed by TR or his staff but was thought to be the case by a non exec director. This is normal apparently as fees paid at time of admission.
Tony Rawlinson (TR) does not read this thread.
Conclusion
The Interim Report will tell us a lot more. This will be available from July onwards but I believe it wasn't out last year until Sept. Correct me if I'm wrong. I suspect TR might be a lot more efficient than previous management. I was informed it would prob. be middle of July by one of the team. IMHO the shares are a buy because the company has made significant progress with acquiring new clients and the prospects appear to be very good. The shares currently look cheap to me but please note I am not suggesting anyone follows my advice. Please dyor.
I hope this has been of some help particularly for those long suffering investors who have been posting and reading this thread for a long time.
Dr J
EWRobson
- 25 May 2005 23:46
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Eric
overgrowth
- 26 May 2005 00:01
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Remember that TR has only been CEO for the past 5 months or so and has made fantastic progress so far - i.e. progress in what is really important - bringing in business.
I can appreciate your frustration in that we all thought a bullish AGM statement from TR in RNS form would send the buyers flocking in and make CFP one of the few winners currently in our small cap. portfolios. This is not a trading share, so sit back and relax and wait for the fundamentals to show through in the interims which will prove to the market that things are really looking up (then we'll get the buyers flocking in)!
Interims to be published in July is a very telling statement from Dr Jekyll - bad results always come out late because the figures take longer to "massage", however results coming out as early as this, suggests that things are looking really good. Also, the statement that getting shut of SB and JS has "significantly" improved on the cost situation adds nicely to the bottom line (i.e. it means that the new guys are serious about building the business and are not "absorbing" previous staff costs to fund their own remuneration - that's a major plus).
Rather than sending a whining e-mail to TR, I believe that we should send him congratulations on his performance so far and wish him and his team good fortune for the rest of the year in maintaining that performance (nothing like a bit of motivation from the shareholders to get management into top gear!).
ptholden
- 26 May 2005 09:00
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Some very good posts and views following the AGM.
I think sd/og and yourself make valid points and I have some empathy with both. However, I have been very frustrated in the past that CFA have been dreadful at promoting the company for the benefit of Private Investors, but perhaps last year they knew there was going to be a shake up and that customers would be in short supply for the second half. I do think that TR missed an opportunity yesterday to issue a Trading Update of some sort, but as OG points out he has only been in the job a short while and would probably want to be somewhat cautious. At the same time I believe that Companies do have a moral obligation to keep the markets and their 'owners' informed and I will be looking for a more proactive stance from TR in the future. For the time being though, I shall sit back and look forward to the Interims and just wait and see. If after the Interims there is little improvement in the PR side, I will contact TR, offer my support (for what that is worth!!) and gently remind him that we also need the support of CFA to justify our faith in the Company.
Regards
PTH
butane
- 26 May 2005 09:07
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I concur with the views of SD and OG, theirs, and others, detailed analysis of CFA leave me with little or nothing to add. I am now more confident than ever that my investment in CFA is solid and i very recently added another 500k to my already large holding.
Patience is all that is now required, i must have plenty of that as i have been in CFA from the days when they were known as 'Abinger' (i paid 1.5p!), approx four years ago!.
corehard - 26 May 2005 09:40 - 630 of 2787
Always believed we would be in for the long haul... and did not expect too much from yesterday anyway. Actually thought we might have had a slightly more negative consensus.
Considering what has happened over the past 6-8 months TR has maintained an even keel post appointment; OK! he may not have attended to private investors as much as we would like, but his actions seem to suggest he's at least dedicated to the cause.
Perhaps an odd email or telephone call wouldn't go astray just to remind him of his "quiet" supporters in the background.
IMHO still think this is on track, and gradual but steady improvement is all we can hope for in the short term.
ptholden
- 26 May 2005 16:05
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Martin Shelton calls in administrators
AFX
LONDON (AFX) - Martin Shelton Group PLC, the Leeds-based promotional gifts provider, said it appointed two partners at Kroll's Corporate Advisory Restructuring Group as joint administrators of the group.
The company said while it is set to make a profit by the year end, the seasonal nature of the work means it has recently been making losses. It also pointed out it has already received expressions of interest in buying the business as a whole.
Commenting, Peter Holder, one of the Kroll administrators, said: 'The Martin Shelton Group has been trading for over 20 years and has a strong customer base. Although at an early stage, we are hopeful that we will be able to find a buyer for the business.'
He added that while options for the business are being investigated, it continues to trade and no redundancies have been made at this stage.
stockdog
- 26 May 2005 16:19
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Seems like they must have failed to achieve this fund-raising, so Sheltons goes into administrastion and CFP loses 15k plus broker's commission (which I had not yet allowed for in my model, so down only 15k).
sd
overgrowth
- 26 May 2005 17:08
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overgrowth
- 26 May 2005 19:12
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I've asked IanT if we can just transfer over the current thread, as I don't want to have to start a new one and lose all the recent postings - I'm not able to edit the header title or EPIC. We should have something tomorrow either way.
EWRobson
- 26 May 2005 23:54
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sd will be disappointed that its DGT, not DOG. Never mind, Dog's Grub Time, Dog Gorges Toad-in-the-hole, Dog Gouges Trousers. Opportunties are endless for fertile doggy brains.
Hope we can find you tomorrow, og!
Eric
butane
- 27 May 2005 08:23
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corehard - 27 May 2005 08:35 - 637 of 2787
OG - Good if we could maintain existing thread - if not would copy and paste work ?
Walktall - 27 May 2005 09:20 - 638 of 2787
Is anybody else having this problem?
WT.
jemadi - 27 May 2005 09:39 - 639 of 2787
Jem
ptholden
- 27 May 2005 13:24
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overgrowth
- 27 May 2005 13:34
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butane
- 30 May 2005 19:39
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This is Money
27 May 2005
LONDON is likely to see a heavy flow of new stock market listings this year after its junior Aim market helped Britain attract more flotations than any other country last year, according to a new report.
Accounting firm Ernst & Young's Global IPO survey said a lot of firms prepared for an initial public offering (IPO) last year that didn't arrive.
'Despite the rush last year, there is still a backlog of good quality, rather than immature companies, waiting to come to market,' said David Wilkinson, UK IPO leader at Ernst & Young.
'These are businesses the market can be comfortable with, having properly developed business plans and already demonstrating strong profitable growth,' he added.
Ernst & Young said the global outlook was less clear after a modest number of international IPOs in the first quarter of this year and as uncertainty over oil prices, the new European prospectus directive and an overheating Chinese economy dampened optimism outside the UK.
The survey said there were 1,516 flotations globally in 2004, which raised $124bn of capital, with every major region showing an increase in activity. It said last year was the first time since 2000 that both the number of IPOs and the total capital raised increased.
Ernst & Young said the UK topped the list in terms of number of IPOs with 191 -- just ahead of 185 in the United States -- as Aim attracted small-cap firms at home and overseas.
US IPOs raised over $35bn, however, far above the $6.8bn raised in the UK. 'So far, Aim has done a conspicuously good job of running a less stringent regulatory regime without compromising its reputation,' Wilkinson said.
He said another key development was that more companies were simultaneously preparing for an IPO, a trade sale or venture capital/private equity round.
overgrowth
- 31 May 2005 08:53
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Good quality companies normally are looking to launch with a sizeable placement to expand their existing successful business models.
If Dowgate can pick up a few of these as broker, then we'll be looking at some very tasty commission indeed.
Overall very good news also as it confirms that AIM is going from strength to strength and Dowgate are in a great position to gain plenty of new business.
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