Northern Link is a private equity investor advised by Edinburgh-based First Mercantile Partners LLP (“First Mercantile”). Members of First Mercantile have extensive experience with direct investments and in the reorganization and turnaround of companies throughout Europe and have assisted with the listing of companies on public stock exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange.
Northern Link Ltd. (“Northern Link”) announce its participation in the Private Placement of Shares in Lighthouse Caledonia ASA (“LHC”) on February 13, 2009 approved by the Board of Directors and the Extraordinary General Meeting of LHC on 3 March 2009, and the shares are subsequently listed on Oslo Axess on or about 6 March 2009, Northern Link would hold greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of LHC and will therefore be prepared to submit a bid for the purchase of the remaining shares in the company, as pursuant to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act, Section 6-1.
(Oslo 22 September 2009) Cermaq ASA has on 22 September 2009 sold 250,000,000 shares in Lighthouse Caledonia ASA, corresponding to 14.2 % of the share capital in the company to Northern Link Limited and related entities. After this transaction Cermaq ASA owns no shares in Lighthouse Caledonia ASA.