Tritax Big Box REIT plc

Tritax Big Box REIT plc
Date: December 2013
Deal Size: Development of a new REIT and IPO raising £200m
About the client: Tritax Big Box is a leader in UK Big Box real estate investment and is the first listed investment company to give pure exposure to the Big Box asset class in the UK – advised by Akur since 2012
About the transaction: Akur led the development of the REIT and spent nearly 10 months working on the development and structuring of the project including finding the key cornerstone investors.

The first REIT for the Tritax Group and one of the largest real estate IPOs in 2013.

Mark Shaw, Chairman of Tritax commented:
“…Akur has shown tremendous commitment to the project from the initial development and structuring through to the fundraising… It was particularly valuable to us to have an independent and highly experienced IPO adviser leading the process…”

Lead: Anthony Richardson
Tritax Big Box REIT plc

Leo Vegas

Leo Vegas
Date: June 2013
Deal Size: £Undisclosed
About the client: Leo Vegas is a leading mobile casino business, originating in Sweden but now with a pan-European operation. Revenues and profits have grown several fold since this private fundraising
About the transaction: Akur acted as financial adviser to Leo Vegas, securing equity investors into the company from Akur’s extensive international gaming investor network
Lead: David Shapton
Leo Vegas

Leander Games

Leander Games
Date: May 2013
Deal Size: £Undisclosed
About the client: Leander Games is an award-winning developer of online casino content, in particular slot games designed specifically for the Latin American market. Its games are licensed by many of the leading international online gambling operators, including Paddy Power, Unibet, Betsson, William Hill and Paddy Power.
About the transaction: Akur Capital led Leander’s Series B funding round to enable the Company to expand its development and marketing capabilities.
Lead: David Shapton
Leander Games

The Lending Factory

The Lending Factory
Date: March 2013
Deal Size: £Undisclosed
About the client: The Lending Factory was founded in 2012 by Alex Daly and David Poulton, former operations and tech leads for Virgin Money. The company has created a proprietary consumer lending platform for launch into the UK sub-prime lending market.
About the transaction: Akur led the company’s Series A funding round to secure the lead investor into The Lending Factory to finance market launch.
Lead: David Shapton
The Lending Factory

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