Madagascar Oil Limited (AIM:MOIL) has reached a deal with four major shareholders to provide a bridge financing facility of up to $21.9 million, to help finance the company as it identifies a potential partners for its Tsimiroro field in Madagascar. It has appointed Jefferies International Ltd to assist in the process. The partner process is making steady progress, the company said, including interest from a number of credible parties.

It aims to finalise a transaction by the end of the first quarter of 2016.