News And Announcements
W Resources reports tough Q4, raises £0.83m to cover cash flow
Spain and Portugal-focussed tungsten, tin and gold exploration and mining company W Resources updated the market on production at the La Parrilla tungsten and tin mine in Spain on Thursday, as it completed a £0. 83m fundraise to relieve recent pressures on cash flow.
Oriole posts positive results from Bibemi soil sampling
West Africa-focussed exploration company Oriole Resources announced results from the recently-completed soil sampling programme at its 90%-owned Bibemi gold project in Cameroon on Wednesday.
Facebook appeals CMA's blocking of Giphy acquisition
Facebook parent Meta had lodged an appeal against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), after the regulator decided to block its 2020 acquisition of animated image sharing platform Giphy.
Shield Therapeutics enters Accrufer licensing deal in Canada
Commercial-stage pharmaceutical company Shield Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive licence agreement for ‘Accrufer’, it announced on Wednesday, with KYE Pharmaceuticals in Canada.
Blue Star board unaware of reasons for Tuesday's price jump
Media and gaming investment company Blue Star Capital made a statement to the market on Wednesday morning, after its share price jumped in the previous session.
Power Metal Resources makes solid progress in December quarter
Power Metal Resources updated the market on its progress in the December quarter on Wednesday, reporting the completion of a 1,092 metre reverse circulation (RC) drill programme at the Tati Project in Botswana.
Oracle Power reports positive assay results from Northern Zone
Natural resources project developer Oracle Power reported positive assay results from the maiden drilling programme at the Northern Zone Gold Project, 25 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, on Wednesday.
Verici Dx enters collaboration with Nasdaq-listed Illumina
Organ transplant clinical diagnosis developer Verici Dx announced a collaboration with Nasdaq-listed Illumina on Wednesday, to expedite the operational launch of data analysis processing and the predictive artificial intelligence component of its products using early access to Illumina’s new software platform ICA.
CMA serves enforcement order over Capita sale to NEC Software
The Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday that it has served an initial enforcement order over Capita's planned £62m sale of its emergency services business to NEC Software Solutions.
MyHealthChecked to launch Covid-19 travel testing at Lloyds Pharmacy
Consumer healthcare testing company MyHealthChecked has signed a contract with AAH Pharmaceuticals, the owner of Lloyds Pharmacy, for the supply of the ‘Fit to Fly’ pre-departure rapid antigen test, it announced on Wednesday.
MoD inks £460m logistics system deal with Boeing
The Ministry of Defence announced a new five-year £460m logistics contract with Boeing on Wednesday, which it said would deliver £54m in efficiency savings and sustain 675 jobs across the Armed Forces supply chain.
Ryanair reports dip in December traffic
Budget airline Ryanair has reported a drop in month-on-month passenger numbers for December.
Concurrent Technologies ends year ahead of market expectations
Embedded computer products specialist Concurrent Technologies updated the market on its trading for the year just ended on Wednesday, reporting that based on its unaudited accounts, it was expecting to report revenues and profitability “slightly ahead” of market expectations.
Serabi Gold upbeat on latest exploration at Palito mine
Brazil-focussed mining and development company Serabi Gold published assay results from recent surface and underground exploration holes into the Chico da Santa sector, as well as the first results into the newly-discovered Pele sector at the Palito Gold Mine in the northern Para state on Wednesday.
Airtel Africa makes first closing in sale of Tanzania towers
Airtel Africa announced the first closing in the sale of its telecommunications tower assets in Tanzania on Wednesday to a joint venture company owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBA Communications as majority owner, and Paradigm Infrastructure.
Oxford Biomedica signs licence, supply deal with Cabaletta Bio
Gene and cell therapy group Oxford Biomedica on Wednesday said it had signed a new license and supply agreement on its LentiVector platform with US-based Cabaletta Bio.
Renewi CFO Toby Woolrych to step down in April
Waste management group Renewi said on Wednesday that Toby Woolrych will step down as chief financial officer on 1 April after nearly 10 years in the role.