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We, General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:GFN, GFNCL, GFNCZ), were
incorporated in Delaware on October 14, 2005 and completed our initial
public offering in April 2006. We have two geographic (and operating)
units, Royal Wolf, which leases and sells storage containers, portable
container buildings and freight containers in Australia and New
Zealand, which is referred geographically by us to be the Asia-Pacific
(or Pan-Pacific) area; and Pac-Van, which leases and sells storage,
office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings
and mobile offices in North America.
On May 31, 2011, Royal Wolf completed an initial public offering
in Australia, which raised gross proceeds of A$91.5 million from
the issuance of 50 million new ordinary shares at a price of A$1.83
per share. At the completion of the offering, we still owned an
indirect majority interest in Royal Wolf.
On October 1, 2012, we acquired 90% of Southern Frac, LLC, a manufacturer
of portable liquid storage tank containers located in Waxahachie,
Texas.
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Our business plan and long-term strategy
is to identify, acquire and integrate rental services and specialty
finance businesses in North and South America, Europe and the Pan-Pacific
area. These acquired operating companies will typically be structured
vertically by type of product or business and have experienced management
teams in industries with attractive organic or acquisition growth
potential. Our function at General Finance is to enhance the intrinsic
values of the operating companies by providing guidance with respect
to operating and acquisition strategy, logistical support, budgeting
and long-term planning and financing and capital structure. |
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