Small Caps
Braveheart Investment boasts surge into the black
AIM-quoted Braveheart Investment Group surged into profits of £780,000 in its audited annual results for the financial year ended March 2017, after reporting a £1. 7m loss last time.
Alexander Mining receives 'significant interest' in joint venture
Alexander Mining updated the market on its lithium research and development joint venture on Wednesday, confirming “significant interest” following its announcement of the joint venture project on 2 March.
UniVision MTR contract expanded
CCTV system supplier, designer, installer and maintenance provider UniVision Engineering announced on Wednesday that additional works had been confirmed recently by mass transit operator MTR Corporation in Hong Kong.
Empyrean pleased with new Sacgasco deal
Empyrean announced on Wednesday that it entered into a new agreement with Sacgasco to increase its interest in the package of gas projects in the Sacramento Basin, onshore California, previously announced on 15 May and amended on 16 June.
RedstoneConnect to install 'smart solution' in Munich shopping centre
Smart buildings technology and services provider RedstoneConnect announced on Wednesday that it secured a consulting and software mandate worth €0. 75m with real estate investment manager TH Real Estate, to develop and install a smart software solution for its PEP shopping centre in Munich, Germany.
Touchstone, Mercia throw another £3m at Impression Technologies
Touchstone Innovations announced on Wednesday that it participated in a £3. 0m Series B funding round in Impression Technologies, which it described as an aluminium forming technology business based on intellectual property developed at Imperial College London.
Gulfsands confirms expiry of Morocco licence
Oil and gas company Gulfsands Petroleum updated the market on its Moulay Bouchta Petroleum Agreement, which is held by its subsidiary Gulfsands Petroleum Morocco, on Wednesday.
EasyHotel signs 25-year lease on Oxford property
Budget hotel owner, developer and operator easyHotel announced on Wednesday that it signed a 25 year lease on a site in the city of Oxford, for the development of a new purpose-built easyHotel.
Brave Bison appoints Claire Hungate as CEO, says current trading in line
Digital media and social video business Brave Bison announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Claire Hungate as its chief executive officer as it said current trading is in line with management and market expectations.
Wynnstay revenue up, pet products drag on earnings
Wynnstay posted its half year results for the six months to 30 April on Wednesday, with the board saying its figures benefited from greater demand for agricultural inputs over the winter period, but were affected by continued subdued trading at its pet products business Just for Pets.
Hornby chairman Canham resigns after Phoenix Asset Management offer
Hornby's executive chairman Roger Canham has resigned with immediate effect after Phoenix Asset Management Partners launched a mandatory 32. 375 pence a share offer for the shares in the model train set maker it doesn't already own, valuing it at £27. 4m.
Echo Energy makes first Bolivian transaction
Echo Energy confirmed the signature of its first transaction in Bolivia on Wednesday, following its recently-announced onshore gas strategy across Latin America.
Europe and US drive growth at Walker Greenbank
Luxury interior furnishings group Walker Greenbank was holding its annual general meeting on Wednesday morning, with Terry Stannard set to update shareholders on the progress made by the business so far this year.
WH Ireland upbeat on trading performance
WH Ireland issued a trading update for the six months to 31 May on Wednesday, along with a change of its accounting reference period.