Quoted Micro 26 August 2024

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Voyager Life (VOY) says M3 Helium, which it has an option to acquire, has commenced production at the Smith and Nilson wells and they will begin to generate revenues after being attached to the Scout Energy Partners gathering system. Once production is stabilised the helium content should be around 0.635%. The Rost […]

Quoted Micro 5 August 2024

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Marula Mining (MARU) has entered into a manganese ore supply agreement with Kitman, a local processing company in Kenya. The deal lasts until the end of 2026. Kitman will supply a minimum of 10,000 tonnes/month of manganese ore at 20% grade minimum to the Kilifi manganese processing plant. There will be an […]

Quoted Micro 6 May 2024

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Good Life Plus (GDLF) has traded strongly since joining Aquis and raising cash for marketing. The luxury prize draw company increased the number of subscribers from 21,000 at the end of 2023 to 30,000. Churn has been reduced. Invinity Energy Systems (IES) raised £56m at 23p/share with £25m committed by the UK […]

Quoted Micro 30 May 2022

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Silverwood Brands (SLWD) has secured a deal to buy Balmonds Skincare, which manufactures products for people with skin conditions, such as eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis. The total cost of the acquisition will be up to £8m, all in shares, depending on achievement of performance criteria. A shareholder loan will also be acquired […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 10 May 2021

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Virgata has published its offer document for the 50p a share bid for Walls & Futures REIT (WAFR) and the first acceptance date is 27 May. Walls & Future REIT management are still arguing that the bid is too low because it is at less than 50% of NAV. Virgata points out […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 21 December 2020

AQUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Employee ownership investor and adviser Capital for Colleagues (CFCP) increased its NAV by 21% to 52.69p a share in the year to August 2020. There were realised gains of £307,000 and a £1.35m increase in the fair value of investments. There was cash of £388,000 at the end of August 2020. Management […]

Andrew Hore – Quoted Micro 27 January 2020

NEX EXCHANGE Results from IFA group AFH Financial (AFHP) indicate the success of the acquisition policy. In the year to October 2019, underlying pre-tax profit improved from £10.3m to £17m and earnings per share rose by more than two-fifths. The dividend was one-third higher at 8p a share. Assets under management were £6.2bn. AFH plans […]

Andrew Hore Quoted Micro 1 October 2018

NEX EXCHANGE         Brewer Shepherd Neame (SHEP) managed to edge up its profit despite flat turnover of £156.6m in the year to June 2018. Underlying pre-tax profit was 5% ahead at £11.8m. The total dividend is 3% higher at 29.2p a share. Growth came from the managed pubs but there was a decline in the […]

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 […]

Animalcare grows as Blur Group burns cash

Animalcare Group ANCR – Enters into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of European animal health company Ecuphar NV. The consideration for the Acquisition is structured on a consolidated Animalcare/Ecuphar Enlarged Issued Share Capital ratio of 37:63 (after taking into account dilution from certain Animalcare incentive arrangements), and will be […]