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SMC Entertainment to acquire Australian investment manager Bateau Asset Management
Fyntechnical Innovations Inc
- Consideration: 14M Series C preferred shares plus $2M in convertible notes (5% interest, convertible at $1/share).
- Bateau is a boutique investment manager founded 2016, based in Australia and Singapore, offering absolute-return strategies.
- Closing subject to customary due diligence expected within 10 days of November 2, 2024.
- Acquisition provides SMC entry into Australian and Southeast Asian financial services markets.
- No financial details of Bateau (e.g., AUM, revenue) disclosed in the filing.