Equity Capital Markets Transactions

PFISTERER is a family-owned and independently operating global technology company developing, manufacturing, and selling products for the connection and insulation of electrical conductors for power grid interfaces.

Ticker: PFSE GY

Country: Germany

Sector: Industrials

Listing: Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Scale)

Offer Structure:

• Total: 6,967,378 shares (c. EUR 188m)
• Primary: 3,500,000 shares (c. EUR 95m)
• Secondary: 2,689,025 shares (c. 73m)
• Greenshoe (secondary): 778,353 shares (c. EUR 21m)

Final Offer Price: EUR 27.00 per share

Initial Price Range: EUR 25.00 – 29.00 per share

Market Cap at IPO: c. EUR 489m

Selling shareholders: Karl-Heinz Pfisterer (grandson of the founder), Anna Dorothee Stängel (niece of Mr. Pfisterer), members of the Management & Supervisory Board

Berenberg Role: Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner

Syndicate: Berenberg, Commerzbank (Joint Global Coordinators & Joint Bookrunners), LBBW (Co-Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner), ICF Bank (Co-Manager)

Timing:

• ITF: 24 April 2025
• Investor Education: 24 April – 02 May 2025
• Bookbuilding: 06 May – 12 May 2025
• First Day of Trading: 14 May 2025

Lottomatica is a products and services provider in the gaming industry, operating in online and retail betting.

Ticker: LTMC IM
Country: Italy
Sector: Gaming
Listing: Euronext Milan Stock Market

Market Cap pre Transaction: c. EUR 5.18bn
Selling Shareholder: Gamma Intermediate S.à r.l. (controlled by funds of Apollo)
Offer structure: Placement of 26 million existing shares (c. 10.3% of Lottomatica’s share capital)
Offer price: EUR 19.10 per share

Berenberg Role: Joint Bookrunner
Syndicate: Barclays and Deutsche Bank (Lead Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners), BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, UniCredit (Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners), Apollo Capital Solutions Europe, Berenberg, BTIG, Jefferies, and Morgan Stanley (Joint Bookrunners), Siebert (Co-Manager)

Timing:

• Launch: 8 May 2025
• Pricing: 9 May 2025

Pan African Resources Plc is an exploration company, which engages in mining and production of gold and precious metals. Listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa.

Ticker: PAF LN / PAN SJ

Country: United Kingdom / South Africa

Sector: Precious Metals

Listing: London Stock Exchange (AIM Market) / Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Transaction Type: Secondary Placing

Deal Size: GBP 23m

Market Cap pre Transaction: GBP 866m

Offer Structure: 58,772,314 Ordinary Shares

Selling shareholder: Tembo Capital

Issue Price: GBP 0.39 per share

Berenberg Role: Joint Global Coordinator / Joint Bookrunner

Timing:

• Launch: 18 March 2025
• Pricing: 19 March 2025
• Settlement: 21 March 2025

Theon is a provider of night vision technology and is one of the leading providers in man-portable devices such as night vision binoculars and monoculars. The company also has a presence in weapon sights, vehiclemounted systems and thermal imaging.

Ticker: THEON NL

Country: Cyprus

Sector: Defense

Listing: Euronext Amsterdam

Market Cap pre transaction: c. EUR 1.3bn

Offer structure: Placement of c.3.2m existing shares (c.EUR 56m) in an overnight accelerated bookbuilding on behalf of Venetus Limited

Offer Price: EUR 17.70 per share

Berenberg Role: Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner

Syndicate: Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners: Berenberg, UBS

Timing:

• Start of ABB: 11 March 2025
• Pricing and allocation: 12 March 2025
• Settlement (T+2): 14 March 2025

Lottomatica is a products and services provider in the gaming industry, operating in online and retail betting.

Ticker: LTMC IM
Country: Italy
Sector: Gaming
Listing: Euronext Milan Stock Market

Market Cap pre Transaction: c. EUR 4.15bn
Selling Shareholder: Gamma Intermediate S.à r.l. (controlled by funds of Apollo)
Offer structure: Placement of 26 million existing shares (c. 10.3% of Lottomatica’s share capital)
Offer price: EUR 15.60 per share

Berenberg Role: Joint Bookrunner
Syndicate: Barclays and Deutsche Bank (Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners), as well as Apollo Capital Solutions Europe, Berenberg, BNP Paribas, BTIG, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and UniCredit (Joint Bookrunners)

Timing:

• Launch: 5 March 2025
• Pricing: 6 March 2025

ME Group is an international market leader in automated self-service equipment aimed at the consumer market.

Ticker: MEGP LN

Country: United Kingdom

Sector: TMT / Business Services

Listing: London Stock Exchange (Main Market)

Transaction Type: Secondary Placing

Deal Size: GBP 53m

Market Cap pre Transaction: GBP 829m

Offer Structure: 26,500,000 Ordinary Shares

Selling shareholder: Montefiore Investment

Issue Price: GBP 2.00 per share

Role: Sole Bookrunner

Timing:

• Launch: 27 February 2025
• Pricing: 28 February 2025
• Settlement: 04 March 2025

Pinewood is a leading cloud based full-service technology provider to automotive retailers and OEMs.

Ticker: PINE LN

Country: United Kingdom

Sector: TMT

Listing: London Stock Exchange

Transaction Type: Capital Increase via Placing, Subscription and Retail Offer

Deal Size: c. GBP 36m

Market Cap pre Transaction: c. GBP 295m

Offer Structure: 11,325,031 new Ordinary Shares

Issue Price: GBP 3.15 per share

Use of Proceeds: Proceeds will be used to finance the cash component of the acquisition of the remainder of Seez with the balance to fund the continued execution of Pinewood’s growing pipeline of opportunities

Role: Joint Global Coordinator / Joint Bookrunner

Timing:

• Launch: 20 February 2025
• Pricing: 21 February 2025
• Settlement: 25 February 2025