Name Change Anticipated to Reflect Company Expansion
LONDON & PACIFIC HEALTHCARE, INC. (PINK SHEETS:LDPH) (FRANKFURT:EGU)
(“London & Pacific” or the “Company”), the international advisory and
management specialist, today announced that it has signed a letter of
intent to acquire Acadia Group Advisors, Inc. (“Acadia”), a
privately-held international corporate financier and private equity
advisor. This announcement comes just days after the Company announced
its plan to expand its service capabilities into multiple industry
sectors through strategic acquisitions.
Under the terms of the transaction, Acadia’s current shareholders will
receive 20 million shares of London & Pacific common stock and 10
million 7-year warrants to acquire common shares of the Company,
representing approximately 22% of the Company on a fully diluted basis,
in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Acadia. The exchange
ratio was determined based on the relative book values of London &
Pacific and Acadia as of June 30, 2009.
Following the transaction, Acadia will be the execution arm for London &
Pacific’s corporate finance transactions worldwide, and will
significantly accentuate the profitability of the Company by working on
existing projects, as well as finding, structuring, and negotiating
future deals.
The transaction is subject to London & Pacific stockholder approval,
regulatory approval, and other customary closing conditions. Assuming
these conditions are met, the transaction is expected to close August
31, 2009.
It is anticipated that at the completion of the acquisition, the name of
the Company will change to London Pacific & Partners, Inc. The name
change reflects the Company’s growth, in both subsidiary companies and
expanded service capabilities, across multiple industry sectors,
including healthcare.
The primary post-acquisition task for Acadia is to list London & Pacific
on one or more quotation mediums with higher investor market visibility,
such as NASDAQ. Acadia is presently assisting London & Pacific with the
consummation of another near-term transaction involving a hospitality
management business. Acadia will also provide the Company with the
expertise to acquire and manage an asset and fund management business.
Stuart Bruck, Chairman and CEO of London & Pacific, stated, “We believe
Acadia makes for a great strategic fit with London & Pacific. Acadia is
an immediately accretive acquisition, and one that essentially doubles
our corporate finance capability.