27th Jun 2011 17:12
For Immediate Release
27 June 2011
Elephant Capital plc ("Elephant Capital" or "the Company")
Holding(s) in Company
Following the Tender Offer Update announcement dated 21 June 2011, the Company was notified on 24 June 2011 that Weiss Asset Management LP's ("Weiss") interest in the Company of 10,700,000 ordinary shares in the Company now represents 22.1% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. All of this interest is held by two private investment funds of which Weiss is the investment manager. 7,490,000 shares are held in Brookdale International Partners, L.P. and 3,210,000 shares are held in Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund.
For further information please contact:
Gaurav Burman | |
Elephant Capital plc | +44 207 389 1770 |
Nandita Sahgal / Tom Sheldon - Corporate Finance |
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Richard Redmayne/ Leti McManus - Corporate Broking |
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Seymour Pierce Limited | +44 (0) 20 7107 8000 |
Mark Edwards | |
Buchanan Communications | +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Notes to editors:
Elephant Capital plc
Elephant Capital plc (previously named Promethean India plc) was launched in April 2007 as an AIM listed fund. The fund invests in private and public equity investments in India and is advised by an India-based advisory team. Eight investments have been made to date across a range of sectors including Hospitality, Automotive, Education, Building Materials, Mobile Banking Services, Online Media, Broadcasting and Children's Media and Clinical Research.
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