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ZAI Group of Companies
ZAI Group of CompaniesRegistered in England and Wales No. 06814163; Registered Office:, 177 Regent Street, London W18 4JN
Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority
MEMBER OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
A London - based A London - based InternationalInternational
Investment banking Investment banking groupgroup
20112011
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Table of Contents
Introduction to ZAI
Principal Business Areas
Services
Resources
Key Differentiators
Fundraising and Clients
Seven Solutions
Unique qualifications
ZAI track records and Clients
Executive Resumes
Contact Details
Zimmerman Adams International group (“ZAI”) including ZAI Corporate Finance Ltd, ZAI Broking Ltd and ZAI Research Ltd, is a London-based, independent, internationally focussed investment banking group established in 2004.
ZAI offers a full range of corporate finance, broking and advisory services to a clientele of growing, medium-sized companies.
ZAI executes corporate finance and advisory assignments for UK clients overseas and for overseas clients in the UK.
ZAI Corporate Finance Ltd is a Nominated Adviser on London’s AIM market, a Corporate Adviser on Plus Markets and a Listing Sponsor on NYSE Euronext and Alternext in Paris.
Principal Business Areas
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Services
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Corporate Finance Services
In-house Research
IPO’s in LondonSecondary
FundraisingPrivate Placements
Listing Sponsor for the NYSE Euronext and
Alternext Markets
Nominated Advisor for the AIM LSE Market
Corporate Advisor for Plus markets
Financial Advisor for Takeover Code
Transactions7 Solutions
Acquisition/ Disposal Advice
ZAI provides a wide range of investment banking services to corporate and institutional clients, as well as governments and public authorities
IPO’s in Paris
Broking Services
Other Products
People
A cosmopolitan team with backgrounds in diverse and complementary advisory fields,
such as law, banking, accountancy, marketing, industry and management consulting.
Languages
Major languages spoken: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese.
Contacts
Our team has been executing international investment banking business for over 20
years and has a history of success throughout the world, with an extensive network of
contacts developed from that experience.
Resources
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ZAI is an established niche player in the fast-growing international companies sector
ZAI is one of London’s few corporate finance teams focussed on the needs of international clients
ZAI is a recognised name. We are well known for our proactive approach to developing the market for international clients
ZAI has a specialised ECM placing list: those Institutions that actually do invest in smaller quoted international companies
ZAI has a strong track record of successful fund raising for many international clients
ZAI has an experienced management team
“SEVEN SOLUTIONS” – ZAI’s unique multi-product corporate finance service
Key Differentiators
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Fundraising and Clients
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ZAI has a pre-eminent track record of bringing companies to the London market.
ZAI have led and participated in the following public offering activity:
2010 8 IPOs , over £25.8m raised
2008: 6 IPOs
2 SPOs
2007: 6 IPOs
In the last 4 years, we have led or participated in total fundraisings of over £222 million
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Fundraising and Clients
ZAI --- a leading position in the AIM market
Ranking: IPO’s on AIM by Nomads, 2010
NOMAD Number Ranking
Cenkos Securities Ltd 9 1
ZAI Corporate Finance Ltd 7 2
Grant Thornton 5 3=
Arbuthnot Securities Ltd 5 3=
Libertas Capital 5 3=
Liberum Capital 5 3=
Source: London Stock Exchange
Share price performance of 2010 IPO’s
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IPO Price on flotation (p)
Price on 31 Dec 2010 (p)
Increase %
EDENVILLE ENERGY 0.5 2.335 367%
MILOC GROUP 33 32.5 -2%
NORTHWESTINVESTMENT GROUP
25 145 480%
OBTALA RESOURCES 36 44.125 23%
OXFORD NUTRA GROUP
1.75 2.125 21%
PARAGON DIAMONDS 20 27.25 36%
TISSUE REGENIX 5 11.75 135%
TMT INVESTMENTS 1 1.005 0%
AVERAGE 133%
The companies we floated on AIM and Plus in 2010 achieved excellent overall market performance
Fundraising and Clients
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ZAI advises and raises funds for clients in a wide variety of sectors and regions.
Clients by Sector
Leisure
Clients by Region
Continental Europe
Far East (exc. China)
Africa
China
UK
Fundraising and Clients
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Our Clients cover several sectors and continents
Client Sector Main operations in
EDENVILLE ENERGY Mining Africa
MILOC GROUP Medical China
NORTHWEST INVESTMENT GROUP
Financial Services China
OXFORD PHARMASCIENCE GROUP
Food Producers UK
PARAGON DIAMONDS Mining Africa
TMT INVESTMENTS Investment Russia
Seven Solutions
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ZAI as a 7-Solutions provider adopts the following approach for its clients:
We analyse the client’s business and corporate finance objectives;
We are up to date with regard to each of the 7 Solutions and their potential to help the client achieve his objectives;
We are capable of executing EACH of the 7 Solutions;
We consider ALL 7 Solutions and develop relevant live transaction possibilities from each solution category;
We can apply a “Dutch auction” type methodology, to maximise value;
We execute the best solution for our client
ZAI client
PE — Minority
Investors
Convertible Debt
Providers
Employees and
their pension funds
PE —Majority
Investors
Quoted Markets
IPO/SPO
Family, Friends,
Angel Investors
Industrial EquityM&A
Trade Sale
ZAI’s Unique Qualifications
ZAI is the only AIM specialist dedicated to International Companies
ZAI has a unique investor base: comprised of Institutions that specifically invest in
“foreign”, i.e. non-UK shares, via the UK markets
The ZAI team completed the only successful FAST TRACK listing of a German
company, combined with a successful Placing, i.e. we successfully raised capital
for the Issuer
ZAI has a global distribution capability. ZAI has placed shares with European, Asian
and American investors, as well as London-based investors
ZAI have a proactive strategy to promote AIM to small and medium-sized
international companies
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2010 Deal History
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Company name Date Transaction Sector Country of Operation
Amount Raised
£m
Market Cap at
Admission £m
MILOC GROUP LTD 23 Dec IPO on Plus Markets Medical China 0.8 20.4
TMT INVESTMENTS 10 Dec
Placing and admission to AIM Investment Russia 12.5 12.5
PARAGON DIAMONDS I Nov
Placing and admission to AIM Mining Africa 3.8 21.36
OBTALA RESOURSES LTD 17 Sept Admission to AIM
Natural Resources
Sierra Leone & Tanzania - 66.7
TISSUE REGENIX GROUP PLC 29 June
Admission to AIM by reverse takeover of Oxeco plc
Pharmaceuticals and Biotech UK 4.5 74.6
NORTHWEST INVESTMENT GROUP LTD 09 June
Placing and admission to AIM
Investment Company China 3.0 3.3
EDENVILLE ENERGY PLC 20 Mar
Placing and admission to AIM
Natural Resources Tanzania 1.0 22.7
OXFORD NUTRASCIENCE GROUP PLC 12 Feb
Placing and admission to AIM Food Producers UK 1.1 8.1
2008 Deal History
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Company name
Listing/Admission to trading
Transaction Sector Country of Operation
Market Cap at Admission, £m
HERTFORD INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
24 Dec 2008 Admission to AIM by reverse takeover of UK financial services company
Media UK 7.25
TAI ZI CAPITAL LTD
01 Jul 2008 subscription and admission to AIM
Real Estate Taiwan 3.0
OBTALA RESOURCES PLC
24 Apr 2008 placing and admission to AIM
General Mining
Tanzania 35.5
SWEET CHINA PLC
20 Mar 2008 acquisition, Rule 9 Waiver, placing and admission to AIM
Food Producers
China 8.0
PAQ International Holdings Ltd
25 Feb 2008 placing and admission to AIM
Support Services
Hong Kong 7.23
ASIA RESOURCES PLC
29 Jan 2008 Admission to AIM by reverse takeover of Malaysia based gold dealer
Personal Goods/ Clothing & Accessories
Malaysia 16.4
2007 Deal History
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Company name Listing/Admission to trading
Transaction Sector Country of Operation
Market Cap at Admission, £m
ARMOR DESIGNS, Inc.*
31 Dec 2007 placing and admission to AIM
Aerospace & Defense
USA 130
OXFORD ADVANCED SURFACES GROUP PLC
31 Dec 2007 Admission to AIM by reverse takeover of IP Group plc investee company
Chemicals UK 44.5
HERTFORD INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
24 Dec 2007 placing and admission to AIM
Media UK 8.53
FRONTIER MINING LTD
10 Dec 2007 Secondary placing and acquisition of Kazakhstan copper asset
General Mining Kazakhstan $25.3
DRAGON-UKRAINIAN PROPERTY & DEVELOPMENT PLC
23 Nov 2007 Secondary placing Real Estate Holding & Development
Ukraine $100
VPHASE PLC 26 Sep 2007 Admission to AIM by reverse takeover of UK electrical technology company
Electronic & Electrical Equipment
UK 15.79
VICORP GROUP PLC
21 Jun 2007 placing and admission to AIM
Software UK 7.68
DRAGON-UKRAINIAN PROPERTY & DEVELOPMENT PLC
01 Jun 2007 placing and admission to AIM
Real Estate Holding & Development
Ukraine 104.8
Note: MCap for ARMOR DESIGNS INC Depositary Interests / MCap for ARMOR DESIGNS INC for RegS shares
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Ray Zimmerman – CEO
Ray is the Team leader, and formerly acted as the Managing Director responsible for the development of the international activities of Teather and Greenwood. He has over 30 years of experience (1979 – 2009) in the investment banking field, and was formerly the Head of Corporate Finance of (Sumitomo) Daiwa SMBC Europe, prior to which he was a Managing Partner of the French Merchant Bank Demachy Worms & Cie Finance, and the Managing Director of 3i CFI, the international corporate finance arm of the 3i Group. He is a graduate of the Tulane Law School (Juris Doctorate 1984) and Seattle Pacific University (B.A. magna cum laude 1979).
Dominique Doussot – Director Dominique has spent over 22 years working with major international banks (Bankers Trust Company and Banque Worms) where he has been active in most major areas of investment and commercial banking, including the acquisition, reorganization and management of several banking departments and institutions. In 1994, he created his own corporate finance advisory firm in Singapore. In this capacity, Dominique has been involved in numerous start-up situations, mostly in Asia and Europe. He has also been involved in diverse large-scale (i.e. in excess of $300 million) financing projects. A French national, Dominique is fully bilingual in English. He holds an MBA from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et d’Administration des Entreprises (1972).
Corporate Finance Team
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Marc Cramsie Marc has over 25 years of experience in Corporate Finance, starting with Kleinwort Benson, where he spent 15 years and was the Director in charge of their Smaller Companies Team.
Subsequently he spent 8 years at Singer & Friedlander, then an independent quoted UK merchant bank, as Head of Corporate Finance. He then joined KPMG as a Partner in their London Corporate Finance Department, where he specialised in the consumer markets and retail sector. More recently Marc has specialised in the oil and gas sector and in AIM flotations, as a partner in a boutique advisory firm acquired by Ambrian Capital. He joined ZAI corporate finance in 2010.
Marc has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
John Depasquale
John commenced his career with the London Stock Exchange working in the New Issues Department. He was involved in all regulatory aspects of companies on the Official list and AIM.
He worked for ten years as a Director at Seymour Pierce Limited. He has led numerous transactions, including IPO’s, fundraisings on AIM and the Official List and several takeovers. John joined ZAI Corporate Finance in 2010 and is qualified executive for the purposes of the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Corporate Finance Team
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Sarang Shah Sarang joined ZAI Corporate Finance in March 2010. Prior to joining, Sarang worked in corporate finance at WH Ireland Ltd where he advised on a range of transaction including flotations, takeovers, acquisitions and fundraisings primarily on the AIM Market.
Prior to this Sarang worked at PLUS Markets as a Regulatory Analyst advising and regulating both corporate advisers and companies on PLUS.
Sarang has a BSc in Banking & Finance from Cardiff University.
Irina Lomova
Irina joined the ZAI team in January 2007, first as ZAI’s representative in Moscow and later in London.
Prior to joining, Irina worked in CJSC Finexpertiza – Capital, a corporate finance arm of Finexpertiza, top
5 Russian accounting firm. Prior to her move into corporate finance division she spent 2 years in
Finexpertiza as an auditor.
Irina has a BSc in Finance & Credit from the Russian Economic Academy with honours (The Plekhanov
Academy) and completed a 2-year Graduate Programme qualifying as an “Economist-Interpreter”.
Irina has Russian Accounting Standards auditor’s license and a broker/dealer qualification Certificate 1.0
by Russian Federal Service for Financial Markets.
Corporate Finance Team
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Paul BackhousePaul has more than 30 years experience in the finance industry, beginning in research, where he became a top ranked analyst, and subsequently sales. He has held directorship positions at Swiss Bank Corporation, Williams de Broe PLC, Premier Equity Ltd, Corporate Synergy and VSA Capital. Paul has an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. Further professional qualifications include; FSA registered, Member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.
Chris Mantel - Institutional SalesChris is a sales executive with 30 years’ experience of selling equities to UK and European institutions. He has held senior sales positions at Buckmaster and Moore, Capel-Cure Myers, and Sheppards. He also served in the Royal Green Jackets where he achieved the rank of Major.
Charles LaughtonCharles was educated at Marlborough College and subsequently obtained a degree in Business and Economics from the University of Exeter. Since then he moved in to private client stock broking where he has been FSA approved for four years. Charles has extensive experience and knowledge of AIM companies.
Ye ZhangOver 10 years of experience in certified public accounting firms. Chinese CPA qualified with excellent communication skills and abilities to deal with customers in Chinese listed companies. Ye is familiar with Chinese commercial environment and culture.
Ye is a graduate of Birmingham City University with a MSC degree in Accounting and Finance. Ye also has a study on British culture and commercial environment, and now is experiencing the British culture and commercial environment having joined ZAI in August 2011.
Sales Team
ZAI Group177 Regent StLondon W1B 4JNUnited Kingdom
Ray ZimmermanPh: +44 (0)20 7060 2220Fax: +44 (0)20 7060 2218E-mail: [email protected]
Dominique DoussotPh: +44 (0)20 7060 2220Fax: +44 (0)20 7060 2218E-mail:[email protected]
Website: www.zaicf.com
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