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The TSX Venture Exchange gained 7.52 points to 622.72 Thursday, ending the month up 65.52 points. Michael Galloro has listed his second capital pool shell, AF1 Capital Corp. (AFC: $0.20), following a $300,000 initial public offering at 10 cents. The shell's IPO agent was Haywood Securities Inc. There were five trades today, all at 20 cents, for a total of 1,400 shares.

Mr. Galloro, 43, is an accountant in Toronto. He has been a director or officer of more than a dozen public companies. He is the chief financial officer of Yangaroo Inc. (YOO: $0.16), a digital audio and video distributor. He is also a director of Liberty Health Sciences Inc. (LHS: $1.01), a marijuana grower and retailer in Florida.

Mr. Galloro's first capital pool shell, Black Sparrow Capital Corp., launched the marijuana producer Aphria Inc. (APHA: $11.41) in December, 2014. The IPO investors of Black Sparrow had to wait for nearly a year after the launch, before Aphria's stock climbed above their break-even price of $1. The turning point came when Justin Trudeau was elected as Prime Minister. Black Sparrow's IPO investors have since had many opportunities to get out of their investment with a substantial profit, given that Aphria's stock has traded up to $24.75.

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