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Posted by: VOIP-INTERFACE In reply to: pennypusher1 who wrote msg# 8169 Date:7/15/2007 7:18:47 PM Post #of 8285
****More about Frank/Appletree**** Frank was traveling meeting some big clients in both Chicago, Illinois and in Wisconsin last week. What I also know is that he is dealing with some rather large land developers and builders right now. He's paid sometimes or hired as a consultant in order to give investment or decision advice (good strategy advice as well imo).
I guess he is raising money as well for the developers/builders through a private placement I was told. Its good to have a CEO that deals with money and lots of it.
Come on Frank its your time to shine down here in the pinks. Although its his first time out with a pink I feel good knowing he normally deals with larger capital and ventures. Here's to some smooth sailing for once down here.
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Should run againg today. I see us closing above .001 today, and moving up to .01(with pr's) by the end of the week
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-------------------- FurrySound -DD-GLTA-Unless I've quoted a source, I know not what I speak of. YahooIM=FurrySound Posts: 2170 | From: Pennsylvania, USA | Registered: Mar 2004
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*****Appletree Capital takes over? Mark Ellis is out. More news forthcoming. Using this as a vehicle to launch companies into the public market. From the looks Appletree has launched 2 new funds worth 125,000,000.00 wonder what will launch here in WNSH. ------------------------------------------------------- MAXM Market Maker always showing 500,000 size on bid=Appletree/Frank???????? ------------------------------------------------------- ****Regardless the true float or o/s here I will publicly say I expect Appletree/Frank to retire and or buy back shares. Either or his objective is to get the pps higher and at a more attractable price for larger candidates. My gut feeling is to many people will react to quick as to what happens here day to day instead of looking at the big picture here-> WINSTED-APPLETREE-ZHEMIAN ------------------------------------------------------- *****(Easy breakdown of WNSH) Winsted Holdings=Appletree Capital=Zhemian Ventures=Big money=Plays in our Favor*****
Very easy to see we have a diamond here at these levels now that Appletree Capital is in control and bought the block. Not the type of company (in the industry their in) they'll hurt their own name and or burn their reputation or clients (especially in a measly pink) cause this is all their known for is deals, ventures, mergers, acquisitions, money managing, banking, asset managing, etc.
Just something above, I wanted to point out do to the fact that they are a Chicago-based private equity, venture capital and merchant banking group that has to carry their name and show performance. After all this is just a measly small pink and I highly doubt they'd put their azz on th line to burn us when their involved in 2 deals worth 125 million dollars right now. ---------------------------------------------------------- URGENT READ NO R/S The SEC won't allow Frank to do a r/s cause of the previous filings and Mark. Plus they can't do 504's here either. ---------------------------------------------------------- **Heavy Hitters here. As the founder of Zhemian Ventures, LLC, Martin Allen Brown serves as the company’s managing member. He oversees the strategic planning, management and performance of all of Zhemian Ventures professional services. His responsibilities also include business development and establishing international acquisitions, affiliation and alliances. Mr. Brown oversees service delivery, international strategic development and operational management.
Prior to founding Zhemian Ventures, LLC in 2006, Mr. Brown served as managing attorney for Martin A. Brown, P.C. where his legal practice entailed providing legal advice and services in the areas of venture capital and private equity transactions, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering and SEC/NASD compliance, transactional matters for both domestic and foreign corporations, as well as complex business and commercial litigation. From 2000-2002, Mr. Brown served as General Counsel for World Service Corporation—an international e-commerce business support company.
(In my opinion its safe to say Zhemian Ventures, LLC is pretty compliant having this guy above in charge. It also safe to assume they wouldn't be heavily involved in Appletree Capital if they weren't the real deal as well) -------------------------------------------------
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Zhemian Ventures is currently assisting Appletree Capital, Ltd.-a Chicago-based private equity, venture capital and merchant banking group to raise $100 million for the Appletree Investors I, LP fund and $25 million for the Appleseed Ventures I, LLC fund.
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-------------------- May God Bless All. Posts: 46 | From: Houston,TX | Registered: Nov 2004
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I had read where Martin, from Zhemian Ventures, specialized in Capital Restructuring. So I centered my second conversation on the Capital Restructuring of WNSH after I did some further research too on the topic. I told him that Franco, the new WNSH CEO, had emailed some investors talking about a Capital Restructuring. I told him that within the penny stock world, when we hear the term “Capital Restructuring” we normally think in terms of the share structure changing; normally through a reverse split. I told him that investors are terrified given WNSH’s past history of reverse splits as some people are still spooked.
Martin told me that he has no knowledge of a reverse split with WNSH. That was a positive, but I still know that there are two concepts for the growth of a stock that often gets ignored, especially by CEOs and their personnel/affiliates. There is the concept of “growing your stock” and the concept of “growing your company.” I understand that Martin is on the side of “growing your company” and could very well not be informed if there are plans of a reverse split. Still, I was glad to know he had no knowledge of a reverse split to take place.
I explained to Martin the Capital Restructuring that was done by Schwab last week on 2 Jul 07 and some of the details mentioned by Schwab and other stocks that had done Capital Restructuring. He informed me that the Capital Restructuring for WNSH would be on the same lines as that of Schwab and those other deals I mentioned for things they have done. I got a little excited because from the PR below from Schwab, their Capital Restructuring Program included a special dividend, share buyback plan and debt offerings. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=businessNews&storyid=2007-07 -02T173855Z_01_N...
With this announcement Schwab just made last Monday on 2 July 07, Schwab’s shares rose and closed at $22.00 for their strongest gain of the year.
He did not give me any specific details as I tried to get some exacts, but he told me that when Appletreecapital is referring to Capital Restructuring, they are not making reference to the company doing a reverse split. He said that it involves the things I mentioned to him from my research such as buybacks, transferring of assets from one entity within the company to under another entity within the company under the same ultimate ownership, the sale of certain divisions, etc. He stated that for him to do these things, a reverse split was not discussed as an option. I did believe him although I know that still a reverse split should always be in the back of the minds of shareholders as an option just by being a penny stock.
Below are some links to read for researching Capital Restructuring:
I am by no means saying that I know for a fact that there won’t be a reverse split with WNSH. My point was to show what the term “Capital Restructuring” often means within the investing community and it almost always has nothing to do with a reverse split.
If I had to guess, I think the restructuring will be in the form of Appletreecapital having the Winsted Holdings’ shares transferred into them to still trade as WNSH while having Winsted Holdings transferred into an entity/company within or under Appletreecapital to have a profitable company reversed merged into. Just see it as Appletreecapital and Winsted Holdings changing positions of existence as the ticker WNSH remains with Appletreecapital to continue to exist as a medium to trade within the market.
I think Appletreecapital saw WNSH/Winsted Holdings as its medium to enter into the market to go from a private company to a public company without spending all of the money that would have been required with taking the IPO route.
Given WNSH’s old management and its history, I do see why one would exercise caution. There’s definitely new management with a new direction that will bring about some new history too. I think everyone should at least perform some due diligence (DD) on WNSH to discover certain “positive” facts for them selves and not just take what I post as the gospel. I am looking forward to see how things materialize in the near future.
v/r Sterling
-------------------- May God Bless All. Posts: 46 | From: Houston,TX | Registered: Nov 2004
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*****BOARD UPDATE READ*****-> Frank is currently as we speak finishing up filing the 8k for Edgar (New Mgnt)and the 14c to move us into a Holding company to start the launch. Stay tunned for more updates. He is bringing us current and up to date.
He also spoke to DTC today and should hear back from them and have an update soon.
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