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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Quester Vct 4 | LSE:QUT | London | Ordinary Share | GB0002098969 | ORD 1P |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 18.00 | 0.00 | 01:00:00 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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Manager of Quester VCT4 plc acquired by NewMedia SPARK plc 14 May 2007, London - It was announced today that Quester, the leading early stage UK venture capital firm and manager of Quester VCT4 plc ("Quester VCT4") has been acquired by NewMedia SPARK plc ("SPARK"), the AIM listed technology venture capital company focused on early stage investment (AIM: NMS). Your board believes that the acquisition by SPARK will provide greater access to some of the UK's best early stage entrepreneurs and investment managers as well as broaden the investment opportunities available to the Quester managed funds and VCTs. The combined group has the potential to deliver enhanced long-term returns for our investors, additional investment opportunities, and a wider spread of investments. The board of Quester VCT 4 has been involved in the process and has considered the plans proposed for the future management of Quester VCT4 which will be carried forward on the existing basis. Together, the combined group will manage funds of over £275 million including the Quester Venture Partnership - an institutional fund, the three Quester managed VCT funds - Quester VCT plc, Quester VCT4 and Quester VCT5 plc, and University funds linked to nine universities including Oxford. SPARK has a focus on new media, with a particular emphasis on digital media, software applications, technology and communications, which complements Quester's own activities in this area. Quester's strong healthcare business will be developed alongside SPARK's new focus in this area. Your board believes that the SPARK team has extensive experience of early stage investment and, in addition to its track record developed since the difficult dotcom period, has a strong balance sheet which should provide opportunities for access to new sources of capital. This enables SPARK to invest in new opportunities on an on-going basis, and to support its portfolio of investments over the long term, a premise which is central to Quester's own investment philosophy. Commenting on the acquisition, Andrew Holmes, Chairman of Quester, said: "There is a great synergy between Quester and SPARK. The merger will drive the future development of our business, to the benefit of investors in the Quester managed funds and VCTs. In particular, the deal will provide access to broader deal flow and increased capital, as well as the additional early stage investment expertise of SPARK's team. The deal brings together two highly compatible companies with common values and a track record of co-investment, including Footfall which was successfully sold to Experian in 2006. We believe that the acquisition will benefit both Quester's investors and its portfolio companies and we look forward to our future together." Andrew Carruthers, Chief Executive of SPARK, said: "We are pleased to be able to make this significant move in building upon our position in the investment community as one of the leading early-stage European venture investors by welcoming the Quester team. SPARK has demonstrated strong growth in net assets and a number of successful exits recently, after the difficult post-dotcom years. We have co-invested with Quester a number of times over that period and see them as one of only a few high quality participants in our sector. We plan to use this combined platform to build further funds under management and deliver long-term growth in shareholder value" Enquiries: Quester Andrew Holmes/ John Spooner 020 7222 5472 Capital MS&L Annabel O'Connor / Richard Campbell 020 7307 5339 / 020 7307 5343 END
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