Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 18 December 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Wine and beer maker Chapel Down Group (CDGP) has raised £18.53m at 50p a share and could raise up to £1.47m more via a one-for-35 open offer at the same share price. The latest acceptance date is 5 January. Chapel Down will invest in an additional 500 acres of vineyard land and more […]

Quoted Micro 11 September 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Milamber Ventures (MLVP) has signed non-binding heads of terms to acquire vocational training provider Essential Learning Company Ltd and it wants to raise up to £2m. Milamber already owns 15% of Essential, which it acquired for £75,000 last May. The other 85% would be acquired for a deferred payment of £800,000 in cash […]

Reiterate Buy Avation (AVAP) says VectorVest. Strong rising trend supported by steady growth in revenues and pursuit of growth

Singapore-based Avation PLC, (AVAP.L) is a specialist commercial passenger aircraft leasing company managing a fleet of aircraft which it leases to airlines across the world. AVAP customers include Flybe, Virgin Australia, Thomas Cook, Condor, Air France, Air Berlin, Air India, Vietjet Air, Fiji Airways and Mandarin Airlines. Avation also has a subsidiary that supplies aircraft […]

Quoted Micro 3 July 2017

NEX EXCHANGE A 40%-owned subsidiary of food and logistics company AfriAg Global (AFRI) has signed a deal with LGC Capital, which is quoted on TSX and acquired former NEX-quoted Leni Gas Cuba but it is no longer purely focused on Cuba, to create a 50/50 joint venture to grow and distribute medical and recreational cannabis […]

Quoted Micro 20 March 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Health and care properties developer Ashley House (ASH) is widening its area of operations through the acquisition of a modular off-site construction business by its subsidiary F1 Modular, which already works with the company. The acquired business was in administration and assets have been acquired for £113,500 and a lease taken out on […]

Quoted Micro 20 February 2017

NEX EXCHANGE Forbes Ventures (FOR) has taken a 0.84% stake in potential challenger bank Civilised Investments in return for £200,000 in cash. The cash investment was raised through a placing of shares at 0.5p each with Gravity Investments, which owns 62.1% of Forbes. A further six million shares were issued at the same price to […]

Laura Ashley – A Great British Brand Name Is Not enough

Ashley (Laura) ALY Blames demanding trading conditions for having to warn that full year net profit before tax will fall below market expectations. Like for like retail sales in the 6 months to the end of December fell by 3.5% and profit before tax fell from £11m. to £7.8m.  As a sign of the times […]

Quoted Micro 26 December 2016

ISDX / NEX Diversified Gas & Oil (DOIL) has offered to repurchase its bonds for 105p each or, if the bondholders are outside of the US, they can receive ordinary shares at a discount of 20% to the AIM placing price. The AIM flotation has been delayed until late January and Diversified Gas & Oil […]

Avation Plc (AVAP) – VectorVest rates as buy following Sept 2016 upward revaluation

Avation PLC, (AVAP.L) Avation PLC is a specialist commercial passenger aircraft leasing company. A fleet of 38 aircraft are leased to commercial airlines globally: company segments include aircraft leasing and business procurement. The Company’s fleet includes Airbus A320 and A321 narrow body jets, ATR 72 twin engine turboprop aircraft and five older Fokker 100 jets. […]