oldye Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 http://www.canada.com/business/fp/Prem+Watsa+business+style+display+financing+deal/1971735/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsad Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Interesting! Five years ago, Prem couldn't get anyone to lend him money other than a few close friends (Cundill, Southeastern, Markel, et al) and today the institutions are giving him discounts to do business with them. Why not raise a crapload of equity and buy back Odyssey! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyska Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 So is this all about the volume off shares these investors wanted to buy. Otherwise they could have been buying them at a discount all summer. Or are they interested in buying in once ORH is going to be folded in. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uccmal Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I expect it has to do with the volume. Thats what makes this so interesting. FFH is now large enough to attract big institutional investors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partner24 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 FFH is now large enough to attract big institutional investors. I wonder who are our new business partners. I've took a quick look at Sedar and Egdar filings, and didn't find anything related to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyska Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Was also thinking that with the increased float, it might take some of the volatility out of the stock. It's been a fun ride so far. Also refreshing to see a company not giving discounts on their offerings. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triedtestedand Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 The (financing) deal is done ... http://www.fairfax.ca/Assets/Downloads/Press/fpr2009-09-11.pdf Now how about that ORH deal? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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