Secondary Recommendation

Powerleague - Interesting five-a-side football play

July 2005

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Following the successful AIM debut of Goals Soccer Centres, 116p, which at one point more than doubled from its placing price amidst a frenzy of euphoric buying, fellow five-a-side soccer operator Powerleague has also enjoyed a friendly, if more muted, reception. After being introduced to AIM at 44p by broker Evolution Securities, the shares hit a high of 55p early on, before settling at the current 51p. The placing raised £12.9m new money for the company which was used to pay off preference shares and some bank debt, leaving pro forma net debt at £16m. Powerleague was established in December 1999 following the merger of two private companies funded by venture capital firm 3i and has since grown to 3 ...

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