Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Proposed Acquisition of NTC (7797H)
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Starcrest Education The Belt & Road
06 August 2021
06 August 2021
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited
("Starcrest" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Proposed Acquisition of National Training Company Limited
("NTC")
Cancellation of Proposed Acquisition of The London School of
Science and Technology Limited
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (LSE: OBOR), the
international developer and operator of education services in
Europe, is pleased to announce that it has signed non-legally
binding heads of terms ("Heads of Terms") for the acquisition of up
to 80% of the issued share capital of National Training Company
Limited (the "Target") (the "Proposed Transaction").
The NTC group has over 200 employees and over 10 years of
experience of delivering training and apprenticeships, with more
than 30 programmes across various sectors of delivery. The NTC
group has over 400 active clients.
Under the Heads of Terms, the Company has agreed to put options
to require it to purchase the remaining 20% of the issued share
capital of the Target.
The Proposed Transaction is subject to the agreement and
signature by the parties to a legally binding share purchase
agreement.
At the time of this announcement, the Proposed Transaction is
subject to, amongst other things, legal and financial due
diligence, therefore the Company is unable to provide further
information at this stage about the terms of the Proposed
Transaction. If the Proposed Transaction is successful, it will
amount to a reverse takeover under the Listing Rules.
Since the Company is currently unable to provide detailed
information on the Target, its listing will remain suspended.
Listing of the Company's ordinary shares will remain suspended
until such time as the Company either publishes a prospectus
relating to the Proposed Transaction or submits a restoration
request for approval by the FCA.
Cancellation of Proposed Acquisition of The London School of
Science and Technology Limited
The Proposed Transaction follows the announcement of the
Company's decision to no longer proceed with the Company's
previously stated intention to acquire 60% of the issued share
capital of The London School of Science and Technology Limited
("LSST"), a private management school that offers an open and
inclusive education experience in London and the midlands, as
announced on 18 September 2019.
Uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic were a major
contributory factor behind the Company's decision to no longer
proceed with acquiring LSST.
Costs relating to the due diligence of the proposed acquisition
of LSST amounted to GBP1.2m and have been written off by the
Company.
The Company's funds as of 30 June 2021 totalled GBP700,000.
The Company will continue to update the market as and when
appropriate.
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Enquiries:
Starcrest Education
John McLean OBE, Non-Executive Chairman +44 (0) 7768 031454
Allenby Capital Limited (Financial
Adviser and Broker)
John Depasquale
Vivek Bhardwaj +44 (0) 20 3328 5657
Yellow Jersey PR (Financial PR)
Sarah Hollins
Henry Wilkinson +44 (0) 20 3004 9512
Notes to editors:
Starcrest is an international developer and operator of
education services in Europe. The newly formed entity has been
established to seek acquisition opportunities in the international
education sector.
The Company intends to capture opportunities arising from the
'One Belt, One Road' ("OBOR") initiative, a foreign policy and
economic strategy of the Chinese Government. The term derives from
the Silk Road, the ancient trade route, and encompasses the
overland 'Silk Road Economic Belt' and the '21st-Century Maritime
Silk Road,' concepts introduced by Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping
in 2013. These are the two major axes along which China proposes to
economically link Europe to China through countries across Eurasia
and the Indian Ocean. The OBOR initiative also links to Africa and
Oceania.
The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period has committed the
Chinese government to boost the development of vocational
education. The Company aims to help in this transition through
acquisitions of UK training providers to help increase the number
of skilled workers in the OBOR jobs market.
Starcrest listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
on 31 January 2019 under the ticker symbol (LSE: OBOR). Further
information can be found on the Company's website at
https://www.starcresteducation.com .
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