WILMINGTON, DE / ACCESSWIRE / May 11, 2015 / Cabo Verde Capital Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Pink: CAPV) (PINKSHEETS: CAPV), is very pleased to announce that it has come to an agreement in principle for the acquisition of a hotel project and land site in the Republic of Cabo Verde on the island of Santo Antao. The site is over 60,000 sq.m. Definitive documentation is expected to be signed in the next few days.
In addition, the Company has received approval of bank financing for the project from Caixa Economic Bank for phase one of the project including construction of a 32 room eco-hotel.
Appointment of New Director and CEO
The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Stevendale as Director and Chief Executive Officer. Brian comes with a highly successful track record in tourism, hospitality and property development. Over the last two years, as CEO of a division of a private European company, with groups assets of over USD$1 billion, he led the successful development of concurrent projects, being the opening of a four star hotel in London and a five star hotel, including a casino in Gibraltar, the hotels had a combined cost of $200 million. In his previous role as Group Director of a private firm, he was overall responsible for the commercial success of transforming two redundant marinas into a combined 21st century mixed resort development of 525 apartments, 150,000 sq. ft. of commercial space including office, retail and a casino in the first phase, as well as the reconfiguration of the marina to hold super-yachts. He left having secured the full leasing and sales of these $400 million projects for the private owners. He concurrently led a team buying distressed stock in the USA and created distribution sales platforms globally with a focus on China and Europe for disposing of these substantive assets for the same group of companies.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY IN CABO VERDE IN THE PRESENCE OF AMBASSADOR HEFLIN, US AMBASSADOR TO CABO VERDE , PRIME MINISTER CABO VERDE JOSE MARIA NEVES, MINISTER TOURISM AND ECONOMY DR. LEONESA FORTES, MAYOR OF PAUL ANTONIO ALEIXO MARTINS AND THE PRESIDENT OF CABO VERDE INVESTMENTS MR JOSE DUARTE.
Resignation of Director
The Company wishes to announce that Pedro Teixeira has resigned as Director and Chief Financial Officer in order to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Teixeira's departure is not related to any issues regarding financial disclosures, accounting or legal matters. "We appreciate Pedro's contribution and wish him all the best in his future endeavours," said John Duggan, president and director of Cabo Verde. Mr. Duggan will serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer until the Company retains a new CFO.
Closing of the acquisitions described herein remains subject to the terms and conditions contained in the anticipated definitive agreements and may require regulatory or shareholder approvals.
About Cabo Verde Capital Inc.
Cabo Verde Capital's activities are based on three main pillars: Real Estate, Hospitality and Casino development and the exploitation of these three segments.
This news release was prepared on behalf of the Board of Directors, which accepts full responsibility for its contents. For more information please contact Corporate Relations at info@caboverdecapital.com.
John Duggan, President
Forward-looking Statement:
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INVESTORS SHOULD CONSIDER ALL OF THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN AND SHOULD ALSO REFER TO THE RISK FACTORS DISCLOSED IN THE COMPANY'S PERIODIC REPORTS FILED AND PUBLISHED FROM TIME-TO-TIME ON WWW.OTCMARKETS.COM. THIS NEWS RELEASE HAS BEEN PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY WHO TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS CONTENTS. NO SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS NEWS RELEASE. THIS NEWS RELEASE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALLTHERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION.
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SOURCE: Cabo Verde Capital Inc.