Earthport Share Discussion Threads

[cryptotrade] 12/3/2019 10:40

What was your prediction a decade ago

[cryptotrade] 12/3/2019 10:36

Sounds like a game show

[cryptotrade] 12/3/2019 10:05

By the 12th March if they don't get the major holders accepting it, they may not, they may have to step away or increase the price. They only need 50% more. They would have paid 27p if they could. It's peanuts.

[hnj] 11/3/2019 21:26

So, once visa acquires 75% (already has 26.57%) the offer becomes unconditional and the shares will then be delisted? Have to accept by 1pm tomorrow? Is this correct?

[cryptotrade] 11/3/2019 20:53

Probably is, unless you know something they, I don't. They have to try don't they. They've gained10% from existing shareholders who have sold.

[sirrux] 11/3/2019 17:57

Pushing to close, they think it's all over....

[cryptotrade] 11/3/2019 17:20

SirruxLots of volume.

[cryptotrade] 11/3/2019 17:20

ThorneUnderstand though homesend is a consumer portal for mastercard. Epo is the backbone network . Totally different.Transfast is like homesend. It's possible they'll buy a few up to cover certain markets over several brands to cement volume.

[cryptotrade] 11/3/2019 17:12

You never know Thorne.

[cryptotrade] 11/3/2019 17:11

SirruxMaybe they're related. Lol

[thorne3] 11/3/2019 15:42

Mastercard will not be bidding for ESG however they will more than likely at some stage offer to acquire the 35% minority in Homesend that is presently owned by ESG.When this offer emerges is anybody's guess however it is suggested that Mastercard might bid sooner rather than later before the Homesend business really cranks up.Furthermore in so far as Mastercard have allowed their Earthport bid to lapse they will probably be concentrating all their efforts on Homesend which makes the possibility of an early bid more likely.

[sirrux] 11/3/2019 14:40

Crypto, you making friends again? What happened to the last ones???

This looks interesting, the wheel is still spinning where will the ball fall now.

[cryptotrade] 11/3/2019 12:10

Miti You are doing it again. Read an RNS?Why judge like you do. As I said, you had an agenda, you stated it. You want MC to buy ESG. Now before I call you a lemon I'll wait till then .. in the meantime go and stick it you fool. Arrogant people like you don't get respect. Not one little bit. You are Richard. On the final note whatever you think it's irrelevant.

[cryptotrade] 11/3/2019 08:30

Sirrux,Maybe. Unless you know something I don't, I don't know what side discussions are going on unless there is a third or fourth suitor. We can assume those guys had CFDs to hedge their position. But it's an important point, maybe they were told to go, however why would epo tell them to go away since they represent shareholders. MooC would need to make a bid and epo reject it.The purchase of transfast is ok but it's a consumer product using MCs network. It's not the backbone.Transparency is what they want, so this may help. Sounds like a fudge. We will see.

[cryptotrade] 10/3/2019 18:07

GS people?

CSR?

[goggin] 09/3/2019 19:57

Sirrux, will be interesting to see what develops, this may not be over yet. Anyway, there's 37p on the table

[sirrux] 09/3/2019 11:47

Goggin I was thinking similar but MC are already in hot water over lots of business activities if you dig around to look (and some think EPO play was a bid to address some of that) but you're right, they tend to play a bit fast a loose by the the look of it. Hey we're serious, guess what we're not ha ha ha. An astute regulator might spot it but the track record on that is not great.

There's also some big (not sure if you can say smart) money heavy hitters that got hit (although in the grand scheme of things they are built to take these) and they know what to do if they want to make a meal of it. So it's really up to those guys.

I also think there's a side discussion on the true value of EPO, possibly involving other suitors, and it may be that MC were simply told that they are not in the picture due to business culture issues or at least given that steer. We'll see. Some will laugh at this but more and more businesses/investors are taking CSR seriously and will not do deals if they don't like the look of it.

However if you really want the answer, talk to the GS people and their alumni. They seem to be all over this. In the meantime, the underlying business continues to grow.

[goggin] 09/3/2019 09:13

Was MC giving finincial advice to investors when it advised share holders of EPO to take no action. Not once but twice, it therefor could be conscrued that as an intrested party and probably privy to insider information on EPO, it has mislead the market by suggesting to shareholders not to sell when the share price was away above Visa offer price. There could be consequences although like most muck in the market, they will get away with it. If in a position to hold, absolutely no point in selling for less than the 37p visa have bid. What was the point of the MC bid if they were only prepares to better Visa by 10%?Idiots running MC as well. At 50p, a possible knock out point, they weren't prepared to offer the extra 84 million over visa that potentially have secured victory, how serious were they in the first place as this would be peanuts to the MC coffers!

[miti 1000] 09/3/2019 04:28

sirrux, crypto,

Not said goodbye ??? Deary me.

As I said crypto, stop deluding yourself .Read the Mastercard rns again. The bid from Mastercard is finished.They have terminated it. Its not rocket science.

Well done, Exbroker , a brilliant arb trade. Had no doubt, you would take some, if not all, off the table.

[cryptotrade] 08/3/2019 19:39

Sirrux depends what percentage hold above 40p and whether they can have any influence.

[exbroker] 08/3/2019 18:06

miti
Still long most of them, I did shift 425 at the higher levels though.
Been worse trades!