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SERAPHIM SPACE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
(la « Société » ou « SSIT »)
Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc (LSE: SSIT, the "Company"), the world's first listed SpaceTech investment company, announces the sale of 100% of its interest in nine early stage portfolio companies (the "Early Stage Portfolio") to Seraphim Space Ventures II LP (the "Venture Fund"), a new private venture capital vehicle managed by Seraphim Space Manager LLP (the "Manager") for a total consideration of £3.8 million to be settled through the issuance of an interest for SSIT in the Venture Fund (the "Transaction"). The Venture Fund will invest during its ten-year life in seed and series A stage SpaceTech companies globally.
The Early Stage Portfolio comprises all early stage investments made by SSIT since its IPO in July 2021 and has been valued in aggregate at £3.8 million by an independent valuation agent, Azets. The valuation is as at 31 December 2023, adjusted for accrued loan note interest (where relevant) for the three months ended 31 March 2024 and the valuation of a recent transaction in one company. The assets were acquired by SSIT for a total cost of £3.5 million. The Early Stage Portfolio represented 1.7% of NAV as at 31 December 2023, and there is no change to NAV as a result of the Transaction. This one-off transaction represents 100% of SSIT's commitment to the Venture Fund and SSIT will not make any further commitments to it. SSIT will not incur any management fees or be subject to carried interest as a limited partner in the Venture Fund.
The Venture Fund's focus on investing in early stage SpaceTech businesses is expected to complement the Company's investment strategy which remains focused on growth stage opportunities. Through the Transaction, the Company will get continued exposure to the Early Stage Portfolio as well as a broader pool of early stage companies that the Venture Fund is expecting to invest into, thereby providing the Company with a ready-made pipeline of future growth round investment opportunities.
Please see the Manager's announcement here https://seraphim.vc/news/seraphim-press-release/ for further information about the Venture Fund.
Will Whitehorn, président de Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc, a commenté :
"The strategic decision to divest the Early Stage Portfolio has the dual benefit of enabling SSIT to concentrate its resources on its more mature assets, whilst also building a larger pipeline for future growth round investments via the Venture Fund's wider portfolio of early stage SpaceTech companies. Hence we consider this transaction to be a win-win for SSIT's shareholders."
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Seraphim Space Manager LLP (via SEC Newgate) |
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Mark Boggett, PDG / James Bruegger, CIO / Rob Desborough |
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SEC Newgate (conseillers en communication) | |
Clotilde Gros / Bob Huxford | + 44 (0) 20 3757 6767 |
Deutsche Numis |
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Mark Hankinson / David Benda / Gavin Deane / Neil Coleman | + 44 (0) 20 7545 8000 |
JP Morgan Cazenove |
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William Simmonds / Jérémie Birnbaum / Rupert Budge | + 44 (0) 20 7742 4000 |
Ocorian Administration (Royaume-Uni) Limited | |
Lorna Zimny | + 44 (0) 28 9078 5880 |
Notes aux rédacteurs
À propos de Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc
Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc (la « Société ») est le premier fonds coté au monde axé sur les technologies spatiales. La Société cherche à s'exposer principalement aux entreprises SpaceTech à financement privé en démarrage et en phase de croissance qui ont le potentiel de dominer à l'échelle mondiale et qui sont des leaders du secteur avec des avantages de pionnier dans des domaines tels que le climat, les communications, la mobilité et la cybersécurité.
La Société est cotée sur le segment Premium de la Bourse de Londres.
De plus amples informations sont disponibles sur: https://investors.seraphim.vc.
À propos de Seraphim Space Manager LLP
Seraphim Space Manager LLP (« Seraphim Space » ou le « Gestionnaire ») est basée au Royaume-Uni et gère Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc.
Des informations complémentaires sont disponibles à www.seraphin.vc.
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