TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan 28, 2015) - GC-Global Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE:GDE.A) ("Global Capital" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that, on January 26, 2015, its wholly owned subsidiary, Bradstone Financial Corp. (formerly GC Marathon Financial Corp.) ("Bradstone"), entered into a non-binding letter of intent with HPB Investments Inc. ("HPB"), an arm's length company that is a reporting issuer in Ontario, (the "Letter of Intent"), to complete a business combination of Bradstone and HPB (the "Proposed Transaction") to form a new entity (the "Resulting Issuer") to be named "Bradstone Financial Corp.", pursuant to a share exchange, amalgamation, plan of arrangement or such other similar transaction as determined by Bradstone and HPB following a review of all relevant tax, corporate and securities law considerations.
Proposed Transaction
The Proposed Transaction will constitute a reverse take-over of the HPB. As previously announced in the Corporation's press releases on December 24, 2013 and May 14, 2014, the Series A Preferred Shareholders and Series B Preferred Shareholders of Global Capital are entitled to the economic benefits of Bradstone. Upon the Proposed Transaction, the Series A and B Preferred Shares of Global Capital shall automatically be exchanged for subordinate voting shares and multiple voting shares, respectively, of the Resulting Issuer. Current Directors and Officers of Global Capital, Jason Ewart, Alec Regis and Gordon Ewart, will also be Directors and Officers of the Resulting Issuer.
Pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Intent, and subject to: (i) regulatory, shareholder, director and other approvals as may be required; (ii) the completion of satisfactory due diligence by both parties; (iii) the closing of a financing; (iv) the determination of the structure of the Proposed Transaction; and (v) other conditions contained in the Letter of Intent, the parties have agreed to negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement (the "Definitive Agreement") on or before February 28, 2015 (the "Termination Date"). Further details on the Proposed Transaction, including the proposed consideration, the terms of the Definitive Agreement and the proposed board of directors of the Resulting Issuer will be press released once finalized. There is no assurance that the parties will successfully negotiate or enter into the Definitive Agreement.
About Global Capital
Global Capital is a merchant bank, which provides bridge loan services, to companies across many industries such as oil & gas, mining, real estate, manufacturing, retail, financial services, technology and biotechnology.
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