Vanadium miner breaks market’s raising drought, seeks $22.5m

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It’s been a lean few weeks for stockbrokers’ corporate teams - but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.

It’s been a lean few weeks for stockbrokers’ corporate teams, who have had to sit on their hands amid the wider market wobbles and uncertainty ahead of the upcoming election.Junior resources play Australian Vanadium Ltd was trying to help break the drought on Wednesday morning, tapping Canaccord Genuity’s desk to line up investors for an equity raising.

The $200 million listed AVL was seeking to raise $22.5 million at 4.7¢ a share. The deal was split into a $15 million placement and a targeted $7.5 million share purchase plan. Funds raised would be used to fund ongoing development of key downstream markets, according to terms sent to investors on Wednesday morning.While the deal’s relatively small, it will be watched closely by equity capital markets teams. Raising levels have dropped off considerably this month, with investors not showing the same level of appetite for deals.

AVL’s raising, which potential investors were told had been cornerstoned by offshore funds, shows there’s still life in the battery materials sector, even in a wobbly equity market. co-edits Street Talk, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets. He has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies.

 

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