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A closer examination of the big wheel builder Challenger Acquisitions. We look at what it does, how much it's worth and where it has set its sights.
The company has a 2% stake in the New York wheel, expected to open early in 2018
Challenger Acquisitions 1 Madison Capital Markets 0
The payment had been due last month but has been deferred, although Challenger will pay 5% interest on the owed amount
The company says the US$590mln New York wheel project – in which it has a 2% interest – is now fully funded through to completion
Mark Gustafson, Challenger Acquisitions' () chief executive, has doubled his stake in the company as the development of a giant wheel in New York and one in Jakarta build momentum.
Mark Gustafson, Challenger Acquisitions' () chief executive, has doubled his stake in the company as the development of a giant wheel in New York and one in Jakarta build momentum.
Previously, the firm outsourced the manufacturing and testing of the control systems for Giant Observation Wheels
Chief executive officer Mark Gustafson has purchased a total of 110,000 shares in the company
The company will receive £475,000 once fees have been deducted
The CEO bought a ton of shares in the last week of April and he was at it again in the first week of May
The chief executive of Challenger Acquisitions Limited spent a good deal of time buying shares in the company last week.
The investment in the New York Wheel project is a first step towards building a portfolio of equity stakes in giant observation wheels globally
The company has raised £500,000 through a new issue of convertible notes to fund its active growth strategy and for general working capital purposes
Mark Gustafson, chief executive at () a world leader in the design and engineering of Giant Observation Wheels tells Proactive Investors about the progress of its portfolio of project.
He says the New York Wheel project - in which Challenger owns a strategic 3% equity stake - is 40% complete and should be operational in Q3 2017.
He says the company's strong and experienced new board will help take the company up to the next level and that he is comfortable with the group's target to start one new major project each year.
Mark Gustafson, chief executive of Ltd (), views Asia as a hot spot for the business that manages the development of and invests in giant observation wheels such as the London Eye. Challenger is opening an office in Singapore to create a presence and capitalise on the growth of the region where there “should be multiple wheels over the next five to ten years.”
A closer examination of the big wheel builder Challenger Acquisitions. We look at what it does, how much it's worth and where it has set its sights.
The company was set up to manage the development of and invest in giant observation wheels and its technical team is one that helped create the London Eye on the South Bank of the Thames.
"We are constantly evaluating expansion opportunities and continue to make progress in building our portfolio of Giant Observation Wheels,” said CEO Mark Gustafson.
Mark Gustafson, CEO of () tells Proactive Investors that securing the land site in Jakarta for a giant observation wheel like the London Eye, was one of the two remaining hurdles for this project. "It is all about location and about having the tourist traffic, both domestic and international and this site helps on both those fronts" he said.
Gustafson said the second hurdle, in the hands of the developers, is financing. "Now that the land has been secured, that was one of the primary conditions for the bank financing to proceed. Now that is in the final stages" he said.
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