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The Takeover Thread - Duchatelet Finally Sells (Jan 2020)

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  • Has what has happened been a good thing or a bad thing ?
    Neither as an event on its own.  Until we know who and why it's basically meaning less. 
  • Has what has happened been a good thing or a bad thing ?
    From what I understand from it, the next two weeks could be crucial. 
  • Has what has happened been a good thing or a bad thing ?
    From what I understand from it, the next two weeks could be crucial. 
    Source?
  • £21,494,704 works out at almost exactly 25m Euros. A nice round sum for a European businessman.

    So have Murray's 5m 50p shares have now doubled in value?
  • Pedro45 said:
    I think the £21.5 million might equal the debt we have lost over the last three years. If so, it could be a move by RD to transfer this debt into equity (as he can do under FFP rules) which in turn means that (maybe) the new owners will take over the club with no historic loss on the accounts as far as FFP is concerned. This is important as you can only rack up losses of three times your revenue over a three year period so will give the new guys a chance to really throw some cash into transfers etc if they can/want to without recourse to RD's loss making seasons. Hope so...
    I thought the 'debt for shares' thing was only allowed in League One.
    Well as far as the accounts go, maybe as we were during this financial year it's allowed?
  • Addickted said:
    £21,494,704 works out at almost exactly 25m Euros. A nice round sum for a European businessman.

    So have Murray's 5m 50p shares have now doubled in value?
    Murray doesn’t hold any shares and hasn’t since 2014. Not sure why this keeps coming back?
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  • The statement of capital deposited with Companies House says "No shares allocated other than for cash".  This would rule out shares being issued to a creditor for cancellation of debt.  It also means a huge dilution in respect of the existing 6.5m shares so only works if RD retains ownership of 100% of shares. I.E If Charlton is valued at £50m then each of 6.5m shares was worth about £8. Each share of the 33m shares is now worth around £1.50.  

    The share restructure has no impact on the profit and loss figures because the cash is not revenue, it is shareholder capital.  It only affects the profit and loss account if it is spent.  The balance sheet will be completely restructured after the change of ownership so see no reason why RD would want to mess about with reducing debt it in advance.  

    Makes more logic if it is to permit the sale to go through and generate a legitimate fund of cash for meeting commitments to sustain the club in the short term that is effectively a loan from RD dressed up as equity, rather than paper adjustments to RD's mix of share/debt only affecting the balance sheet.  Not saying I know anything but just trying to apply logic - dangerous when it comes to RD I know.

    21.5 million warchest for Bowyer in Jan confirmed by Dippenhal... There you have it
  • Is there a simple analogy to explain this, not including specialist terms, that an ordinary person has a chance of understanding?
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  • edited December 2019
    CAFCsayer said:
    The statement of capital deposited with Companies House says "No shares allocated other than for cash".  This would rule out shares being issued to a creditor for cancellation of debt.  It also means a huge dilution in respect of the existing 6.5m shares so only works if RD retains ownership of 100% of shares. I.E If Charlton is valued at £50m then each of 6.5m shares was worth about £8. Each share of the 33m shares is now worth around £1.50.  

    The share restructure has no impact on the profit and loss figures because the cash is not revenue, it is shareholder capital.  It only affects the profit and loss account if it is spent.  The balance sheet will be completely restructured after the change of ownership so see no reason why RD would want to mess about with reducing debt it in advance.  

    Makes more logic if it is to permit the sale to go through and generate a legitimate fund of cash for meeting commitments to sustain the club in the short term that is effectively a loan from RD dressed up as equity, rather than paper adjustments to RD's mix of share/debt only affecting the balance sheet.  Not saying I know anything but just trying to apply logic - dangerous when it comes to RD I know.

    21.5 million warchest for Bowyer in Jan confirmed by Dippenhal... There you have it
    In all seriousness @Dippenhall is that how you're interpreting this? In layman's terms, does this look like a short term cash injection by Roland, which ESI will be paying him back on completion? 
  • edited December 2019
    I though Lehman Brothers went bust.

  • As I was three parts pissed last night I’ve actually forgotten what happened anyway.
    Same, and having to read it again from about 4pm yesterday 
  • Effectively telling all the other clubs that we have a large transfer 'war chest' is an odd way of conducting business. 
  • Effectively telling all the other clubs that we have a large transfer 'war chest' is an odd way of conducting business. 
    It would be, but that hasn't happened has it?
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