The shareholders of publicly listed NAGA GROUP AG (XETRA: N4G) have accredited the merger of the dealer with CAPEX.com. As many as 99.81 % of the NAGA shareholders voted in favor of the merger on the extraordinary common assembly held on April 12.
Enlargement Plans
The press launch as we speak (Monday) additional revealed that the Hamburg-listed dealer is looking for two further regulatory licenses, that are within the means of approval. Nevertheless, it didn’t specify the jurisdictions of the sought-after licenses.
At present, NAGA and CAPEX maintain 9 regulatory licenses collectively.
“Securing this vote will enable us, after the regulatory approvals for the merger, to execute the brand new marketing strategy,” Octavian Patrascu, the brand new CEO of the NAGA Group, stated in a press release. “We’re increasing the worldwide attain of NAGA and upgrading the SuperApp to supply a real all-in-one consumer expertise, distinctive on the planet of Fintech.”
A Strategic Merger
NAGA and CAPEX.com agreed to the merger final December. Below the settlement, Patrascu, the founder and CEO of CAPEX.com, was appointed because the Group CEO of the merged entity. He additionally injected $9 million into NAGA through a convertible bond, making him the biggest shareholder within the firm.
Initially, the closure of the deal was deliberate for the tip of Q2 2024, which is now pending customary regulatory approval.
The merger was very strategic as the 2 brokers will profit from their respective experience domains and market attain. With the merger, the 2 brokers predict to generate $250 million in income over the subsequent three years and save about $10 million yearly.
The 2 platforms have already got over 1.6 million registered customers, and the roadmap of the merged entity is aiming so as to add over 5 million registered customers by 2025/26.
Patrascu’s imaginative and prescient is to create a “New NAGA” with market enlargement and enhancements of merchandise and purposes. He’s additionally transferring in the direction of making a “Superapp” with plans to unify all present NAGA providers right into a single, built-in platform.
Curiously, Ben Bilski, who based NAGA and headed the dealer till June 2023, separated from the corporate final March, solely three months after the announcement of the merger.
This text was written by Arnab Shome at www.financemagnates.com.
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