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17/11/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 6892G  Alpha Growth PLC  17 November 2022

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Alpha Growth plc

("Alpha" or the "Company")

Complementary Financial Services Company Acquisition

 

Alpha Growth plc (LSE: ALGW and OTCQB: ALPGF), a leading financial services
specialist in the growing life insurance and longevity asset class, is pleased
to announce that it has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Havelet
Assignment Company Limited ("Havelet"), a Barbados based financial services
company specialising in settlement assignments. This is a strategic
acquisition which not only expands Alpha's abilities to accumulate assets
under administration but also provides a complementary source of business to
Alpha's Providence Life Assurance Company ("Providence").

Alpha expects to complete the acquisition by 30 November 2022 and will make
additional announcements in due course once completed. The acquisition of
Havelet is not subject to regulatory approval and there are no conditions to
completion other than the satisfaction of conditions customary for a
transaction of this nature. The terms of the acquisition included the payment
to the seller of a nominal sum for the outstanding shares of Havelet and 10%
of the net fees generated for a limited time period, by the assets under
administration.  Havelet currently administers ~$9 million in assigned
settlements and generates net profit margins of ~52%.  The company is cash
flow positive. No shares were issued by Alpha for the acquisition.

Havelet, established in 2012, provides solutions to claimants and attorneys
who are awarded settlements through litigation to defer receipt of their
settlement on a pre-tax basis. As the settlement obligation is invested on a
pre-tax basis and grows on a tax-deferred basis, there is a much larger
capital base than if the settlement were received directly by the claimant,
taxed, and then invested.  The net result is the potential for a higher
after-tax sum to be received by the claimant.  Havelet is not subject to
withholding tax on dividends pursuant to Barbados-US taxation arrangements.

Havelet's clients, established over the past ten years, can customise deferral
and payment terms; receive lump sum distributions; and select beneficiaries
through annuities purchased and managed by Havelet, typically ranging from 10
to 20 years depending upon the age of the claimant and the settlement type.
These annuities will be capable of being issued by Providence, thereby
increasing the cross-selling opportunities across the Alpha group of
companies. The annuities aim to provide a long-term independent stream of
revenue for both Havelet and Providence.

Going forward, Alpha plans to increase the marketing of Havelet's solutions to
its established clientele and broader legal community in the US with a view to
materially increasing the assets under administration.

Alpha's Non-Executive Director Jason Sutherland stated: "I have been in the
annuity sector for over 20 years and very familiar with the settlement
assignment business. It's a consistently growing field given the amount of
civil litigation in the US and awarding of large claims.  Havelet is an ideal
acquisition for Alpha as it will generate service fees on its own level and
opens a channel for Providence to issue annuities and grow its fee-based
assets under administration."

Gobind Sahney, Alpha's Executive Chairman added: "Havelet is a small but
important acquisition for Alpha Growth and one which provides significant
additional opportunities to grow AUM within both Havelet and Providence. As
part of our build and buy strategy, we continue to actively progress our
acquisition pipeline and will update shareholders on progress when
appropriate."

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For more information, please visit www.algwplc.com (http://www.algwplc.com) or
contact the following:

 

 Alpha Growth plc                                   +44 (0) 20 3959 8600
 Gobind Sahney, Executive Chairman                  info@algwplc.com (mailto:info@algwplc.com)
                                                    +44 (0) 20 3328 5656

 Allenby Capital Limited
 Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)
 Nick Athanas / Piers Shimwell (Corporate Finance)
                                                    ir@algwplc.com (mailto:ir@algwplc.com)

 UK Investor Relations - Mark Treharne

 

About Alpha Growth plc

Specialist in Longevity Assets

Alpha Growth plc is a financial advisory business providing specialist
consultancy, advisory, and supplementary services to institutional and
qualified investors globally in the multi-billion dollar market of longevity
assets. Building on its well-established network, the Alpha Growth group has a
unique position in the longevity asset services and investment business, as a
listed entity with global reach. The group's strategy is to expand its
advisory and business services via acquisitions and joint ventures in the UK
and the US to attain commercial scale and provide holistic solutions to
alternative institutional investors who are in need of specialised skills and
unique access to deploy their financial resource in longevity assets.

Longevity Assets and Non-correlation

As a longevity asset, it is non-correlated to the real estate, equity capital
and commodity markets.  Its value is a function of time because as time
passes the value gets closer to the face value of the policy. Hence creating a
steady increase in the net asset value of the investment. This makes it highly
attractive to investors wishing to counteract volatility within an investment
portfolio and add yield.

Note: The Company only advises on and manages Longevity Assets that originate
in the USA where the structured and life settlement market is highly
regulated.

Forward Looking Statements Disclaimer

Certain statements, beliefs and opinions in this document are forward-looking,
which reflect the Company's or, as appropriate, the Company's directors'
current expectations and projections about future events. By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause actual results or events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These
risks, uncertainties and assumptions could adversely affect the outcome and
financial effects of the plans and events described herein. Forward-looking
statements contained in this document regarding past trends or activities
should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will
continue in the future. The Company does not undertake any obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance
on forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
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within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). This
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The information in this announcement is subject to change.

 

 

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