Grenville Completes Investment in Dove Cleaners
Toronto, Ontario, April 30, 2015/Marketwired/ – Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp. (TSXV: GRC) (“Grenville”) is pleased to announce that it has contracted for a gross sales royalty from Dove Dry Cleaners (“Dove”) in exchange for an advance of $1,300,000 with an option, if agreed upon by both companies, to advance an additional $700,000 at a later date. In exchange for this advance, Grenville will receive a royalty based on Dove’s gross revenue within Grenville’s average royalty rate of between 1% and 4%.
Founded in Los Angeles in 1992 and currently focused on the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”), Dove quickly became recognized by the community for superior service and craftsmanship and has since revolutionized the professional dry cleaning industry. As part of its commitment to excellence, Dove became the first and only dry cleaner with ISO 9001 Quality Registration Certification. The company has devoted itself to environmentally-friendly practices and innovation and is now Canada’s largest high-end dry cleaning company in both volume and size utilizing both the Dove Cleaners brand along with its mid-tier brand, Flair Cleaners.
Regarding the new investment, Dove CEO Danny Zarif says, “The success of our existing corporate and franchise locations across both our brands demonstrates the value of great customer service and provides an opportunity to expand to additional locations in the GTA and beyond. Grenville’s capital and hands-off approach is a perfect fit with our growth plans.”
“Danny and the team at Dove have built a robust business through exceptional, industry-leading customer service and meticulous focus on quality. We believe our royalty financing will enable significant growth at Dove through the acquisition and development of new stores,” comments Grenville President and CEO William (Bill) R. Tharp.
To date, Grenville has completed approximately $31.15 million in royalty financings, building a diversified portfolio in Canada and the United States.
About Dove Cleaners
Since its inception in 1992, Dove Cleaners has been recognized by its valued clientele and industry peers for its unparalleled dedication to industry innovation, quality and service that far surpasses the standard. Dove offers a complete package of exclusive high-end dry cleaning and laundry services, with additional value-added options available for the discerning client. Using state-of-the-art processes, fabric care expertise and environmentally-sound practices allow Dove Cleaners to deliver on all its promises, without compromising quality. Dove Cleaners adheres to the strict compliance of ISO 9001 and is the first and only dry cleaning company in the world to do so.
About Grenville
Grenville is a Toronto-based company that was formed to provide royalty-based finance solutions by acquiring revenue streams generated by growing industrial and technology businesses. Grenville has identified a large and underserviced finance market for companies generating up to $50 million in revenue, many of which are well managed and generating improving cash flow, but face difficult financing hurdles from traditional debt and equity markets. The non-dilutive royalty financing structure offered by Grenville can bridge the financing needs of these companies until traditional debt or equity is available to them on more attractive commercial terms. The application of Grenville’s royalty financing structure into sectors not traditionally serviced by royalty companies represents a new and innovative financing model – Capital Simplified – that has already attracted a considerable number of opportunities with attractive potential returns.
For more information, please contact:
Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp.
William (Bill) R. Tharp
President and Chief Executive Officer
(416) 777-0383
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking information and statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only Grenville’s beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Grenville’s control. Generally, such forward-looking information or statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken, “will continue”, “will occur” or “will be achieved”. The forward-looking information contained herein may include, but is not limited to, information with respect to: prospective financial performance; expenses and operations; anticipated cash needs and need for additional financing; anticipated use of the net proceeds of the Offering; anticipated funding sources; future growth plans; royalty acquisition targets and proposed or completed royalty transactions; estimated operating costs; estimated market drivers and demand; business prospects and strategy; anticipated trends and challenges in Grenville’s business and the markets in which it operates; the amount and timing of the payment of dividends by Grenville; and Grenville’s financial position. By identifying such information and statements in this manner, Grenville is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Grenville to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements. An investment in securities of Grenville is speculative and subject to a number of risks including, without limitation, risks relating to: the need for additional financing; the relative speculative and illiquid nature of an investment in Grenville; the volatility of Grenville’s share price; Grenville’s lack of operating history; Grenville’s ability to generate sufficient revenues; Grenville’s ability to manage future growth; the limited diversification in Grenville’s existing investments; ability to negotiate additional royalty purchases from new investee companies; dependence on the operations, assets and financial health of investee companies; limited ability to exercise control or direction over investee companies; potential defaults by investee companies and the unsecured nature of Grenville’s investments; Grenville’s ability to enforce on any default by an investee company; competition with other investment entities; tax matters; Grenville’s ability to pay dividends in the future and the timing and amount of those dividends; reliance on key personnel, particularly Grenville’s founders; dilution of shareholders’ interest through future financings; and general economic and political conditions. Although Grenville has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
In connection with the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this document, Grenville has made certain assumptions. Assumptions about the performance of the Canadian and U.S. economies over the next 24 months and how that will affect Grenville’s business and its ability to identify and close new opportunities with new investees are material factors that Grenville considered when setting its strategic priorities and objectives, and its outlook for its business. Key assumptions include, but are not limited to: assumptions that the Canadian and U.S. economies will continue to grow moderately over the next 12 to 24 months; that interest rates will not increase dramatically over the next 12 to 24 months; that Grenville’s existing investees will continue to make royalty payments to Grenville as and when required; that the businesses of Grenville’s investees will not experience material negative results; that Grenville will continue to grow its portfolio in a manner similar to what has already been established; that tax rates and tax laws will not change significantly in Canada and the U.S.; that more small to medium private and public companies will continue to require access to alternative sources of capital that Grenville will have the ability to raise required equity and/or debt financing on acceptable terms; and that Grenville will have sufficient free cash flow to pay dividends. Grenville has also assumed that access to the capital markets will remain relatively stable, that the capital markets will perform with normal levels of volatility and that the Canadian dollar will not have a high amount of volatility relative to the U.S. dollar. In determining expectations for economic growth, Grenville primarily considers historical economic data provided by the Canadian and U.S. governments and their agencies.
Although Grenville believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements.
For additional information with respect to these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of Grenville’s annual information form dated February 11, 2015 and the other public filings of Grenville available on SEDAR atwww.sedar.com. The forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof, and Grenville does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or statement that is contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward looking information and statements attributable to Grenville or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.
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