Auction Technology Group plc (ATG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Well, firstly, you'll realize very quickly this morning that Megan was obviously the last one who practiced with the mic. So let me just bring it down to an appropriate level. And, well, look, firstly, welcome to our half year results presentation. We obviously appreciate your continued interest in ATG. And I am delighted, to be here as the new CEO and to, clearly get the benefit of the team's great work on the reaction of the markets this morning. No better to be what what was it Napoleon said? Don't give me generals. Give me lucky generals. Right? So clearly, I was a lucky general this morning. So thank you to all of the team for, making it very easy for me this morning. And so, I'm sure the question that's top of all your minds is why did I join ATG? And so what I can tell you is very simple. Look. I completed my diligence. I was very excited about the growth potential of this business. I mean, great oaks from acorns they become. And so, you know, I'm very confident in the original hypothesis of the business. I accept maybe the path hasn't been quite as straight as you all liked it to be, but I'm, pretty sure that the opportunity absolutely remains intact. And so I'm excited to take the business and achieve that growth. The other key thing is, look, I think the strategy generally makes sense. So I've not turned up and thought, wow. You know, I to change the strategy here. The strategy, I think, is very clear. You know? So what that really now allows me to do is just focus on improving and accelerating the execution of the business, and that's where the effort is gonna go. Look. Live formats remain a very strong growth format across global marketplaces. It's where the excitement is in any marketplace business. I've had the pleasure of working with the top 30 market...