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Equity Bottom-Up

GreenRoc Strategic Materials / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (AIM: GROC.L) is unusually well positioned to become a key supplier of high-purity, battery-grade graphite into Western markets increasingly focused on critical material security.</li>
<li>GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity is 99.95% (a purity essential to the EV battery value chain looking for lower cost natural graphite vs. synthetic graphite).</li>
<li>GROC.L’s Thule Black Sands Project (TiO2) aligns with green energy transition trends.</li>
</ul>


GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (AIM: GROC.L) is unusually well positioned to become a key supplier of high-purity, battery-grade graphite into Western markets increasingly focused on critical material security.
GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity is 99.95% (a purity essential to the EV battery value chain looking for lower cost natural graphite vs. synthetic graphite).
GROC.L’s Thule Black Sands Project (TiO2) aligns with green energy transition trends.


GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>Despite gold hitting record highs this month, ownership of key gold mining stocks among EM managers remains muted.</li>
<li>AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony Gold Mining have both experienced consistent gains in ownership since their 2023 lows.</li>
<li>Oaktree, Overstone and Vontobel EM strategies hold some of the larger portfolio positions in select Gold stocks.</li>
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Despite gold hitting record highs this month, ownership of key gold mining stocks among EM managers remains muted.
AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony Gold Mining have both experienced consistent gains in ownership since their 2023 lows.
Oaktree, Overstone and Vontobel EM strategies hold some of the larger portfolio positions in select Gold stocks.


IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/de-grey-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6192:1" rel="noopener">De Grey Mining (DEG AU)</a> IE considers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/northern-star-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4243:1" rel="noopener">Northern Star Resources (NST AU)</a>’s offer fair and reasonable. The offer is 0.119 NST shares per DEG share.</li>
<li>The key condition is DEG shareholder approval. Due to the lack of a competing bid, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gold-road-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6698:1" rel="noopener">Gold Road Resources (GOR AU)</a>, which holds a potentially blocking stake, should support it.</li>
<li>The offer is attractive compared to historical trading ranges. At the last close and for a 5 May payment, the gross/annualised spread is 2.4%/18.2%.</li>
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The De Grey Mining (DEG AU) IE considers Northern Star Resources (NST AU)’s offer fair and reasonable. The offer is 0.119 NST shares per DEG share.
The key condition is DEG shareholder approval. Due to the lack of a competing bid, Gold Road Resources (GOR AU), which holds a potentially blocking stake, should support it.
The offer is attractive compared to historical trading ranges. At the last close and for a 5 May payment, the gross/annualised spread is 2.4%/18.2%.


De Grey Mining (DEG AU): Scheme Vote on 16 April

Bank-In­de­pen­dent In­vest­ment Hou­se, GBC AG

GBC AG

Bank-In­de­pen­dent In­vest­ment Hou­se

GBC AG, headquartered in Augsburg, is one of the leading bank-independent investment houses in Germany and an experienced issuing expert for German SMEs.

As an owner-managed company, GBC AG knows the financing needs of German SMEs and is an independent and reliable partner for all capital market issues.

Within the GBC Group, GBC AG offers corporate analysis & research, capital market & financing consulting as well as capital market conferences.

GBC Kapital GmbH complements the services in the group with corporate finance in the areas of placement & brokerage of bonds and shares.

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<li>Mali's mining sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the introduction of a new mining law in August 2023.</li>
<li>The ruling junta is presenting these reforms as an opportunity to increase Mali's share of the country's extensive mineral wealth.</li>
<li>The new regulations aim to increase the state's share in mining projects and intensify taxation in the sector in order to generate higher state revenues from the extraction of raw materials.</li>
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Mali's mining sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the introduction of a new mining law in August 2023.
The ruling junta is presenting these reforms as an opportunity to increase Mali's share of the country's extensive mineral wealth.
The new regulations aim to increase the state's share in mining projects and intensify taxation in the sector in order to generate higher state revenues from the extraction of raw materials.


Research Comment english – Desert Gold Ventures Inc. - 17.02.2025

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kioxia-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29243:1" rel="noopener">Kioxia Holdings (285A JP)</a> IPO, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hulic-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:388:1" rel="noopener">Hulic Co Ltd (3003 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanrio-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16476:1" rel="noopener">Sanrio (8136 JP)</a> placements.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27983:1" rel="noopener">ESR Group (1821 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hkbn-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:289:1" rel="noopener">HKBN Ltd (1310 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lifestyle-china-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26090:1" rel="noopener">Lifestyle China (2136 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/de-grey-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6192:1" rel="noopener">De Grey Mining (DEG AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sg-fleet-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13984:1" rel="noopener">Sg Fleet (SGF AU)</a>. 
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments: Kioxia Holdings (285A JP) IPO, Hulic Co Ltd (3003 JP) and Sanrio (8136 JP) placements.
Event-Driven developments: ESR Group (1821 HK), HKBN Ltd (1310 HK), Lifestyle China (2136 HK), Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP), De Grey Mining (DEG AU), Sg Fleet (SGF AU). 



Weekly Deals Digest (08 Dec) - ESR, HKBN, Lifestyle China, Seven & I, De Grey, SG Fleet, Kioxia

Canada

Barrick Gold Corporation is an international gold company with operating mines and development projects in the United States, Canada, South America, Australia, and Africa.

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GreenRoc Strategic Materials Plc (GROC.L) - Core Investment Case – Graphite to Drive For

GROC’s flagship Greenland Amitsoq Graphite Project, has amongst the highest known in-situ graphite grades globally at 20.41% TGC, potential purity...

ACF Equity Research

Gold Miners: Off the Radar

Despite gold hitting record highs this month, ownership of key gold mining stocks among active emerging markets managers remains muted.

Steven Holden

De Grey Mining (DEG AU): Scheme Vote on 16 April

The offer is attractive compared to historical trading ranges. At the last close and for a 5 May payment, the gross/annualised spread is 2.4%/18.2%.

Arun George

Research Comment english – Desert Gold Ventures Inc. - 17.02.2025

Mali's mining sector is currently undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the introduction of a new mining law in August 2023. The ruling...

GBC AG

Weekly Deals Digest (08 Dec) - ESR, HKBN, Lifestyle China, Seven & I, De Grey, SG Fleet, Kioxia

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (ESR, HKBN, Lifestyle China, Seven & I, De Grey, SG Fleet, Latin Resources) and ECM...

Arun George

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