BRAINSPARK PLC
("Brainspark" or the "Company")
Update on Investments
Brainspark announced today that it is investing in Mediapolis SpA.
("Mediapolis") an Italian real estate development company which
owns the land
and the planning permission for a major development project in
Piemonte, between
Turin and Milan. The four main components of the development are:
• A major theme park, comparable in size to
some of Europe's largest theme
parks
• A specialized commercial centre of 14,825
acres (or 60,000 square
meters)
• Two hotels
• One gas fired electricity generation plant
Francesco Gardin, Brainspark chairman commented: "This
is the second Brainspark
investment in recent months. It is a second stage round of funding
in the
largest planned amusement park in Italy. Although it is substantially
different
from the typical Brainspark technology investments it is part of
a our strategy
announced at the time of the Polarizonics Technology investment,
namely to
create an international network of relationships with strategic
partners. This
investment is made in conjunction with a number of local investors
and is a
precursor to a euro 196,000,000 (£135,640,000) fund raising for the
development
of the theme park, hotels and shopping mall. Funds may also be
raised through a
listing on a European stock exchange."
Brainspark will invest $49,400 (£34,500) in
ordinary Mediapolis Stock
representing a holding of 38,000 shares or approximately 0.47%
of the enlarged
issued share capital of the company. The price is based on a pre-investment
valuation of euro 9,000,000 (£6,500,000) This investment is part of
a fully
subscribed round of funding raising euro 1,500,000 (£1,050,000) for
Mediapolis
in total. Investors in this round include local entrepreneurs.
Prior to the current investment round the company is owned by Mediapolis
Investment Luxembourg (81%), Olivetti Multiservices S.p.a. (Telecom
Italia
Group) (10%) and (9%) by the private Dutch holding company Breakline
SV.
Alfredo Villa, Director of Brainspark, is also a Director and shareholder
of
Mediapolis Investment Luxembourg.
Contact: Francesco Gardin, Brainspark PLC on
+44 (0) 20 7843 6600 or 00 39 335 296573
Roland Cornish, Beaumont Cornish Limited on
+44 (0)20 7628 3396.
Press contact Alla Lapidus, Moonlight Media Ltd
+44 (0)20 7250 4770
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