Argonaut acted as Lead Manager and Bookrunner to the A$75 million IPO of Valiant Gold Limited (ASX:VAL), which attracted strong support from existing Westgold shareholders via a Priority Offer and from new institutional, sophisticated and retail shareholders via Institutional and Broker Firm offers.
Valiant was established to acquire the Reedy and Comet gold projects from Westgold Resources Limited (ASX:WGX) via a demerger and emerges from the IPO as an independent, well-funded gold company with approximately 1.2Moz of JORC-compliant Mineral Resources in Western Australia's prospective Murchison region.
Westgold retains a significant shareholding in Valiant, with the structure providing both companies a clear platform for value creation.
Argonaut’s deal team was led by Greg Southee, Kaiden Gilbert, Bryce Denysiuk & Max Carter-Mazak, with syndication from Chris Wippl.