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GoLogiq to Acquire Boutique Investment Manager, Bateau Asset Management, Providing Entry to Southeast Asian Fund Management MarketBateau Asset Management brings to GoLogiq:
NEW YORK, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoLogiq, Inc. (OTC:GOLQ), a U.S.-based global provider of fintech and consumer data analytics, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire a controlling interest in Australia-based Bateau Asset Management, a boutique global investment manager. The acquisition would further expand GoLogiq’s presence into Southeast Asia, complementing its planned acquisition of Sydney-based CPG Research & Advisory and its existing North American fintech platform. Since 2016, Bateau has offered an absolute-return investment philosophy delivered by a multi-manager approach to investing. Services include investment research and education with the objective of providing clients rigorously constructed, absolute return portfolios that they can understand. The company serves a range of clients, from high net worth individuals and family offices to non-profit organizations and other institutions. It maintains an experienced advisory team based in Perth and Singapore which is supported by a robust compliance and corporate governance team with a strong client service ethos. “Bateau provides GoLogiq with a transformational opportunity to significantly expand our position in one of the world’s most dynamic investment markets and strengthen our focus on meeting the increasingly complex capital needs of clients around the world,” stated GoLogiq interim CEO, Brent Suen. “Bateau’s professionals share with GoLogiq deep experience and skills, flexibility and innovative thinking, along with culture of investment excellence focused on delivering long-term value for its stakeholders.” Stuart Haley, managing director at Bateau, commented: “GoLogiq offers Bateau an optimal partnership for growing our business and investing in complementary adjacent strategies that would leverage GoLogiq’s considerable expertise and distribution capabilities within the U.S. We look forward to working closely with our new partners, drawing on our new collective strengths, as we expand together into new strategies and complementary products across geographies.” Under the terms of the transaction, GoLogiq will acquire 100% of Bateau in an all-stock transaction. GoLogiq would issue common shares to Bateau shareholders valued at US$24 million. The parties anticipate the acquisition to close in the second quarter of 2023. Bateau follows GoLogiq’s recent acquisition of GammaRey, which brought to GoLogiq a profitable business driven by an estimated $20 million annualized revenue run rate and nearly $800 million in customer financial assets. It also introduced a pipeline of accretive and/or tech-enabling acquisition targets, including CPG Research & Advisory. GoLogiq also reported that it has begun the process of applying to list on a senior U.S. stock exchange. The listing would be subject to approval based on several factors, including satisfaction of minimum listing requirements. The company believes it meets the reporting, governance and quantitative requirements, including net shareholder equity and market capitalization. While GoLogiq expects the Bateau transaction to be completed as anticipated, a definitive agreement has yet to be signed and no assurances can be given it will be executed or the transaction will be completed as described. When such a definitive agreement would be mutually signed, the details would be made available in a Form 8-K to be filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on www.sec.gov as well as on the investor section of GoLogiq’s website. About Bateau Asset Management About GoLogiq Important Cautions Reading Forward-Looking Statements These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond GoLogiq’s control, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In particular and without limitation, this press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products and services, the use and/or ongoing demand for our products and services, expectations regarding our revenue and the revenue generation potential of our products and services, our partnerships and strategic alliances, the impact of global pandemics (including COVID-19) on the demand for our products and services, industry trends, overall market growth rates, our growth strategies, the continued growth of the addressable markets for our products and solutions, our business plans and strategies, our ability to apply to and meet the listing standards and approvals for Nasdaq, NYSE, or other senior exchange, our ability to successfully locate and consummate any contemplated strategic transactions, our ability to successfully complete a merger or acquisition with Bateau Asset Management Pty Ltd, CPG Research & Advisory Pty Ltd, Nest Egg Investments, or other entity, any approval of the merger or acquisition with Nest Egg Investments or other entity by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), any regulatory approval required of Nest Egg Investment’s subsidiary BeyondTrade Securities, Inc.’s pending name change to Nest Egg Securities, Inc., the structure of any such transaction, timing of such transaction, and the valuation of the businesses after completion of any such transaction, if any, and other risks described in the Company’s prior press releases and in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent public filings. The Nest Egg Investment transaction discussed herein is subject to mutual deliveries and other closing conditions, and this transaction has not closed as of the date of this press release. GoLogiq undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for GoLogiq to predict all of them, or assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. GoLogiq Contact: GoLogiq Investor Relations: GoLogiq Media & ESG Contact: 
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