Admission to Trading

RNS Number : 8895D

CVC Credit Partners European OpsLtd

03 April 2014

 



NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

This press release is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, South Africa, Canada or Japan or to US Persons. The information contained herein does not constitute or form part of any offer for sale or subscription or solicitation of any offer or any invitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States, Australia, South Africa, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.  The Company has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act") and, as such, holders of the Company's securities are and will not be entitled to the benefits of the Investment Company Act.  The securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "US Securities Act"), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act ("US Persons") absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act in a manner that would not require the Company to register under the US Investment Company Act 1940. No public offering of securities has or will be made in the United States.

03 April 2014

CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Limited
Admission to the standard listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange

Further to its announcement on 28 March 2014, CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that its entire C Share capital of 30,958,500 million Euro denominated C Shares and 66,352,795 million Sterling denominated C Shares have today been admitted to the standard listing segment of the Official List of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities under the following tickers.

	Ticker
Euro denominated share	CCCE
Sterling denominated share	CCCG

 

 Goldman Sachs International is acting as Sponsor, Global Co-ordinator and Bookrunner in relation to the Initial Placing and Dexion Capital plc is acting as Lead Placing Agent in relation to the Initial Placing.

ENQUIRIES

CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Limited Richard Boléat	[phone]
Goldman Sachs International Richard Cormack Shomick Bhattacharya John Brennan	[phone]
Dexion Capital Plc Ravi Anand Katie Standley	[phone]

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, South Africa, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the relevant securities laws of any such excluded territory.

This announcement does not contain, constitute or form part of an offer for sale of, or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, securities in the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act). The securities referred to herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person. There will be no offer of the Company's securities in the United States.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any shares or any other securities nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract. Any purchase or subscription of Shares or C Shares in the Company should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus published on 20 March 2014 (the "Prospectus").  The Initial Placing of C Shares and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with Admission and the Initial Placing of C Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, South Africa, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. There will be no offer of the Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.

The contents of this announcement, which has been prepared by and is the sole responsibility of the Company, have been approved by GSI of Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB solely for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA").

In member states of the European Economic Area (the "EEA"), this announcement is directed only at certain persons and certain qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent such amendments have been implemented in the relevant Member State and including any relevant implementing measure in the relevant Member State) ("Qualified Investors"). In the EEA, any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is only available to and will only be engaged in with Qualified Investors. Any person in the EEA who is not a Qualified Investor should not act or rely on this announcement. Further EEA selling restrictions may apply.

GSI, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Initial Placing. GSI will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Initial Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Initial Placing , the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

Dexion, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Initial Placing . Dexion will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Initial Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Initial Placing, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

CVC Persons, including CVC Capital Portfolio Companies and entities affiliated to the CVC Group, may subscribe for Shares pursuant to the Initial Placing.

None of GSI, Dexion nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers, affiliates or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for/or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company or its subsidiary, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires.

The Company has been established in Jersey as a listed fund under a fast-track authorisation process. It is suitable therefore only for professional or experienced investors, or those who have taken appropriate professional advice.

Regulatory requirements which may be deemed necessary for the protection of retail or inexperienced investors, do not apply to listed funds. By investing in the Company you will be deemed to be acknowledging that you are a professional or experienced investor, or have taken appropriate professional advice, and accept the reduced requirements accordingly.

You are wholly responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the Company are acceptable to you. Investment in listed funds may involve special risks that could lead to a loss of all or a substantial portion of such investment. Unless you fully understand and accept the nature of the Company and the potential risks inherent in it you should not invest in the Company.

Further information in relation to the regulatory treatment of listed funds domiciled in Jersey may be found on the website of the Jersey Financial Services Commission at www.jerseyfsc.org.

The Company is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

 

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