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Symphony Environmental rounds out board with former Merrill Lynch chair
Smart plastics firm Symphony Environmental Technologies has appointed Robert Wigley to its board as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Brave Bison signs deal to promote new PUMA football boot
Social video company Brave Bison has signed a deal with sportswear brand PUMA for a branded content campaign to run on Brave Bison's ‘Slash Football’ channels.
Defenx shares slump as yearly report delayed
AIM-quoted cyber-security software group Defenx is looking to raise £1. 2m by way of the issue of 14. 92m new ordinary shares via subscription and an open offer, the group said in a Friday trading statement where the group announced that its full-year results would, again, be delayed.
Milestone dons new 'Catenae Innovation' moniker
Milestone Group confirmed on Friday that it has been renamed Catenae Innovation.
Shield upbeat on latest dealings with FDA over Ferracru
Commercial stage pharmaceutical company Shield Therapeutics announced on Friday that it has received final minutes from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its recent pre-New Drug Application (NDA) submission meeting.
Avanti celebrates launch of HYLAS 4 satellite
Satellite operator Avanti Communications Group announced the successful launch of HYLAS 4 on Friday, which occurred from Kourou, French Guiana on Ariane flight VA242 on 5 April.
Pembridge Resources announces Paul Fenby as new CFO
Mining-focussed special purpose acquisition company Pembridge Resources announced the appointment of Paul Fenby as its chief financial officer with immediate effect on Friday.
Minoan Group prepares to offload travel and leisure business
Minoan Group announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 October on Friday, reporting that unappealable outline planning consent had been granted by the Greek government on its site in Greece.
Echo Energy mobilises rig for three-well workover in Argentina
Latin American-focussed upstream oil and gas company Echo Energy announced the mobilisation of the rig for a three-well workover campaign at the company's Fracción D asset, onshore Argentina, on Friday.
Gooch & Housego ends first half in line with forecasts
Specialist photonic components manufacturer Gooch & Housego announced on Friday that trading in the six months to 31 March was in line with management's expectations.
Bacanora Lithium makes solid progress at Sonora project
Bacanora Lithium updated the market on activities at its flagship Sonora Lithium Project in Mexico on Friday, in line with its objective to commence the construction of a 35,000 tonnes-per-annum lithium carbonate operation at Sonora in the first half of 2018, targeting first production in the first quarter of 2020.
Range Resources clarifies forecasts at Indonesia investment
Range Resources updated the market on its operations in Indonesia on Friday, referring to its previous announcement on 22 March and clarifying that the reported forecast production figure of 200 barrels of oil per day gross had been extrapolated from the company's 1P reserve estimates of 279,055 barrels gross.
appScatter proposes acquisition of SaaS provider Priori Data
Software as a service developer appScatter has approached Priori Data, a business-to-business mobile app intelligence SaaS platform provider, regarding a proposed acquisition of the firm's entire issued share capital, something the group's board believes will boost its business by creating a source of app data intelligence.
88 Energy updates investors on Alaskan operations
Dual listed exploration and development firm 88 Energy provided investors with an update on its Alaskan operations on Friday, announcing that its 450 square kilometres 3D seismic exploration programme on the Project Icewine acreage was completed on 28 March, on schedule and within budget.
Quadrise Fuels shares fall after Saudi Arabian trials hit the rocks
Emulsion technology provider Quadrise Fuels revealed on Friday that its new Saudi Arabian trial, set to showcase its fuel technology, was unlikely to proceed as originally planned.
Pebble Beach reaches new Santander agreement, appoints new director
AIM-quoted software business Pebble Beach Systems has agreed to headline terms with Santander for an amendment to its revolving credit and term loan facilities agreement, securing the facility until 30 November 2019 in a deal that was expected to include a simplification of its banking covenants.
Ideagen buys US-based healthcare software group Medforce for $8.7m
AIM-listed software company Ideagen has announced the acquisition of New York-based healthcare software group Medforce Technologies for $8. 7m in cash.