Small Caps
Begbies Traynor raises £22m to help fund David Rubin acquisition
Financial advisory and property services consulting company Begbies Traynor has raised £22m, it announced on Friday, to help fund its acquisition of David Rubin & Partners.
Premier African gets government nod to prospect Zimbabwe's Zulu claims
Premier African Minerals announced the formal grant of an exclusive prospecting order over an area encompassing the Zulu lithium and tantalum claims in the Fort Rixon district of Zimbabwe on Friday, for three years from 12 March 2021 to 11 March 2024.
Jet2 eligible for up to £200m Covid funding, hails rise in summer bookings
Low-cost airline Jet2 confirmed on Friday that is eligible for up to £200m of funding under the Treasury and Bank of England's Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) as it hailed a rise in recent summer bookings.
All new holes intersect gold at Hummingbird's Dugbe Project
Hummingbird Resources updated the market on the results of holes drilled at the Dugbe Gold Project by Pasofino Gold on Friday, reporting that all seven holes intersected gold mineralisation of the expected thickness and grade.
Getech raises £6.25m for products and partnerships
Energy sector data and software company Getech has raised £6. 25m, it announced on Friday, to invest in its products and develop its partnerships.
EU court grants extension to Symphony's bioplastics action
Sustainable plastics technology company Symphony Environmental Technologies said on Friday that the General Court of the European Union has granted an extension of time for each defendant to file their defences in its legal action against the Commission, Parliament and Council of the EU.
Avingtrans offloads Peter Brotherhood for £35m
Energy, medical and industrial components manufacturer Avingtrans has sold Peter Brotherhood to privately-held air and gas handling products company Howden Group, it announced on Friday, for a total consideration of £35m.
Sensyne signs £0.5m Covid-19 test deal with DHSC
Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Sensyne Health has signed a £0. 47m agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care, it announced on Friday, to conduct the second stage of a pilot study of its ‘MagnifEye’ technology for use with Covid-19 lateral flow diagnostic tests.
Advanced Oncotherapy demonstrates 'potential superiority' of LIGHT system
Advanced Oncotherapy said on Friday that it has demonstrated the “potential capability and superiority” of its ‘LIGHT’ cancer proton therapy treatment systems to treat resistant cancers.
Alba reports 'significant' findings at Clogau-St David's project
Alba Mineral Resources announced the completion of its phase 1 surface drilling programme at the Clogau-St David’s Gold Mine on Friday.
Idox offloads compliance operations for £9m cash
Information management software company ldox has agreed the disposal of its compliance operations business to digital learning and technology provider Sponge Group, it announced on Friday, for £9m cash on completion.
LMS Capital FY portfolio losses widen as NAV slips
Investment firm LMS Capital said on Friday that full-year portfolio losses had widened in 2020 as its net asset value contracted.
Kistos to buy Tulip Oil Netherlands for €220m
Energy investor Kistos said it was buying Tulip Oil Netherlands for €220m.