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UK's Argentex rejects Lavide's investment proposal
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Argentex rejected Lavide's 50% stake proposal, favoring a takeover by IFX Payments, valuing it at 3 billion pounds. Shares rose 22.4%.
(Reuters) -Argentex said on Monday it had rejected an equity investment proposal from the Netherlands-based Lavide Holding NV to obtain a 50% stake in the British currency risk manager for 2.5 million pounds ($3.39 million) and a potential provision of a 15 million pound credit line.
The British company rejected the proposal, stating it neither covers the full share capital nor provides sufficient funding compared to an agreed deal with IFX Payments.
Lavide currently has a market capitalisation of 3 million euros ($3.42 million), as per LSEG data.
Argentex, one of the first known casualties of an extended bout of turbulence in global financial markets brought on by trade tensions, experienced a near total collapse in value after it suspended trading in April.
Shares of the company were up 22.4% at 3 pence by 1134 GMT.
Argentex accepted a takeover offer by cross-border payments provider IFX Payments in late April, valuing it at about 3 billion pounds and also provides it with a secured bridge funding of about 6.5 million pounds.
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(Reporting by Yamini Kalia and Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
Lavide proposed to acquire a 50% stake in Argentex for 2.5 million euros.
Argentex rejected the proposal because it did not cover the full share capital and lacked sufficient funding compared to a deal with IFX Payments.
Lavide currently has a market capitalisation of 3 million euros, which is approximately $3.42 million.
Argentex has been one of the casualties of turbulence in global financial markets, experiencing a near total collapse in value after suspending trading.
In late April, Argentex accepted a takeover offer from IFX Payments, valuing the company at about 3 billion pounds and providing secured bridge funding of approximately 6.5 million pounds.
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