Helios, the unique investment vehicle which acquires and consolidates underwriting capacity at Lloyd’s, announced proposals to raise approximately £20 million through the issue of new shares pursuant to a placing, subscription, open offer and the acquisition of certain limited liability Lloyd’s underwriting vehicles.

The new shares are to be issued at 120p representing a 4% premium to the market price prior to announcement. This fundraise would effectively double Helios’ market cap, providing the company with near-term firepower to exploit hardening market conditions at Lloyd’s, an improving LLV acquisition pipeline, pre-emptions and this year’s Lloyd’s capacity auctions.

New share issuance is subject to shareholder approval.

Full announcement can be found here.

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Corporate Advisory: Robert Finlay / David Coaten

Corporate Broking: Henry Willcocks

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