Healthcare deals leading the way today. There is still an indication that companies are struggling to complete raises with heavy discounts to price occurring.
HEADLINE METRICS
Total Capital Raised: ~$41.7M+ across new deals.
Deal Count: 7+ new equity/debt raises and 1 major takeover.
Sector Mix: Property (1), Healthcare/Diagnostics (3), Mining (2), Technology/VC (1), Financial Services (1), Oil & Gas (1).
Price Reactions: Mixed, with some showing no change due to trading halts.
Oversubscription Trend: Limited data available on new deals.
Premium/Discount: Most raises were priced at discounts to recent trading.
MAJOR CAPITAL RAISINGS & DEALS
Aspen Group (ASX: APZ) Tags: property, accommodation, holiday parks Market Cap: $867.05M | Price Reaction: -0.52% | Volume Interest: 1.07x above avg
Deal Type: Asset Acquisition
Deal Value: $19 million
Use of Funds: Acquire the Adelaide portfolio of 19 retirement village properties from ACH Group.
Key Terms: The portfolio includes 129 villas across ~32,000sqm of land.
Standout Metric: The properties are located in areas with median house prices exceeding $1M.
New World Resources (ASX: NWC) Tags: mining, mineral exploration Market Cap: $239.57M | Price Reaction: 0.0% | Volume Interest: 0.41x low
Deal Type: Takeover Bid
Offer Price: $0.065 per share
Lead Bidder: Central Asia Metals Plc (CAML).
Key Terms: CAML increased its offer, waived all conditions, and declared the offer unconditional, creating a superior bid to a competing offer from Kinterra.
Key Quote: The board "unanimously recommends that New World shareholders accept the CAML Offer".
Pacific Edge (ASX: PEB) Tags: healthcare, medical diagnostics, cancer testing Market Cap: $79.56M | Price Reaction: 0.0% | Volume Interest: 0.29x low
Raise Type: Share Purchase Plan (SPP)
Target Amount: $5.0 million
Issue Price: $0.10 per share
Key Terms: The SPP is conditional on shareholder approval of a larger $16.1M placement at the upcoming AGM.
Use of Funds: To extend the cash runway, accelerate Cxbladder Triage adoption in the US, and fund clinical evidence generation.
Adherium (ASX: ADR) Tags: healthcare, digital health, respiratory disease management Market Cap: $9.43M | Price Reaction: 0.0% | Volume Interest: 1.67x above avg
Raise Type: Retail Entitlement Offer Completion
Amount Raised: $1.4M total (including a retail component of $281,041).
Issue Price: $0.005 per share.
Key Terms: The 1-for-1 offer was underwritten by PAC Partners, with major shareholders BioScience Managers and Trudell Medical participating as sub-underwriters.
Take-up Rate: ~6% of eligible retail shareholders participated.
Hydrocarbon Dynamics (ASX: HCD) Tags: oil & gas, chemicals Market Cap: $3.23M | Price Reaction: 0.0% | Volume Interest: 0.0x low
Raise Type: Entitlement Offer
Target Amount: ~$718,000
Issue Price: $0.002 (0.2 cents) per share.
Key Terms: 1-for-3 non-renounceable offer, not underwritten.
Use of Funds: Marketing HCD Multi-Flow®, reviewing investment opportunities, and general working capital.
SMALLER RAISES & STRATEGIC PLACEMENTS
Lumos Diagnostics (ASX: LDX) Tags: healthcare, diagnostics, point-of-care Market Cap: $52.39M | Price Reaction: -5.41% | Volume Interest: 4.31x high
Raise Type: Debt Facility
Amount: A$5.0 million
Lead Investors: Tenmile Ventures and Ryder Capital (major shareholders).
Key Terms: A secured loan facility intended as a working capital bridge.
Use of Funds: Working capital while pursuing a CLIA waiver for its FebriDx® product.
Standout Metric: This new facility will extinguish a previous unused A$4.0M convertible note facility.
360 Capital Mortgage REIT (ASX: TCF) Tags: financial services, private credit Market Cap: $40.09M | Price Reaction: 0.0% | Volume Interest: 0.87x normal
Raise Type: Shortfall Placement
Amount Raised: $6.4 million
Issue Price: $5.94 per unit.
Use of Funds: To originate registered mortgage loans consistent with the REIT's investment strategy.
Standout Metric: Utilised the remaining capacity under its shortfall offer from a previous entitlement offer.
Scalare Partners (ASX: SCP) Tags: technology, venture capital, startup accelerator Market Cap: $16.7M | Price Reaction: 0.0% | Volume Interest: 0.53x normal
Raise Type: Share Placement + SPP
Amount Raised: $3.0M from placement, with an SPP for up to $1.08M to follow.
Issue Price: $0.12 per share (a 29.4% discount to the last close).
Key Terms: 1 free-attaching option for every 2 shares subscribed, with a 2-year expiry and $0.18 exercise price.
Standout Metric: The Board and management committed $169,680 to the placement.
American West Metals (ASX: AW1) Tags: mining, base metals, copper, zinc Market Cap: $31.7M | Price Reaction: -5.0% | Volume Interest: 0.84x normal
Raise Type: Private Placement
Amount Raised: US$2M
Key Investor: Ocean Partners Holdings Ltd (OP).
Key Terms: The placement gives strategic partner OP a 9.4% shareholding in the company.
Use of Funds: To advance the Storm Copper Project development.
Standout Metric: The deal includes a 100% offtake agreement for the life of the resource (or 8 years).
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