Corvus Capital Inc

Industry: Financial Services

Main business locations: Worldwide

Registered Office:
Palm Chambers
PO box 119
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Financial highlights (2006):
Assets: 36,152,000 £
Share capital:
- Authorised Ordinary shares of 5p each: 400,000,000
- Allotted, called up, and fully paid Ordinary shares of 5p each: 262,892,500
Basic return per share: 4.13p
Diluted return per share: 3.98p

Auditors: Grant Thornton UK LLP

Solicitors: Fladgate Fielder

Main shareholders:
OMX Securities Nominees Limited (10.74%)
Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited (6.54%)
Lehman Brothers International (4.87%)
Man Financial Limited (3.81%)

100% owned subsidiaries:
Castello Strategy Limited (British Virgin Islands)
CVS Management Limited (England and Wales)
Corvus Management (Suisse) SA (Switzerland)
Swiss Investment Group AG (Switzerland)

About the BVI company:

Corvus Capital is an international investment management company, dealing with both strategic assets and trading business in a number of sectors on an international basis. Although the Company has no criteria to choose specific sectors for investing, at present it is focusing on the following sectors: Insurance; Investment; Consumer Goods; Engineering; Industrials; Leisure & Hotels; Health; Media & Entertainment; Natural Resources; Professional & Support Services; Retailing; Technology; Telecommunications; Utilities; Investee Companies and Management.

Over the last two years, Corvus' investments have been mainly focused in the United States, UK and Asian region. The company seeks potential investment opportunities in Europe, North America and Asia, and consolidates its position in the Republic of South Africa. Its equities and assets involved in the investment projects are worth in excess of US$750m. In the last eighteen months, Corvus has been an investor or co-investor in new and secondary issues in excess of US$50m.

Company's strategy is initial representing of investments by substantial shareholdings in investee companies to maximise the potential of returns to shareholders. Corvus also provides direct loans as financial support to investee companies, or stands as a guarantor to third party lenders.