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Solid State acquires Gateway Electronic Components
Value-added component supplier Solid State has acquired ferrite and magnetic components and solutions specialist Gateway Electronic Components for an initial consideration of £1. 4m.
Transense division Translogik enters southeast Asia partnership
Transense Technologies announced on Wednesday that its Translogik division has entered a strategic distribution partnership with AssetFindr to expand into the southeast Asian market.
Time Finance renews, expands NatWest funding facility
Time Finance announced the renewal and expansion of its invoice finance funding facility with NatWest on Wednesday, to £65m.
Prospex Energy upbeat on drilling results at Viura-1B
Prospex Energy announced on Wednesday that initial drilling of the Viura-1B development well in northern Spain had yielded better-than-expected results.
Deadline extended as Equals in 'advanced' talks with suitors
Equals Group updated the market on its ongoing strategic review on Wednesday, confirming the ‘put up or shut up’ (PUSU) deadline regarding a possible all-cash offer for the company had been extended.
Serica Energy says production at Bittern B6 has stabilised
Serica Energy announced on Wednesday that production from the B6 well on the Bittern field, in which it holds a 64. 6% interest, had stabilised at around 8,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
Borders & Southern raises£1.5m to advance Darwin development
Borders & Southern Petroleum successfully raised £1. 5m on Wednesday, to advance the development of its wholly-owned Darwin Gas Condensate discovery, located offshore the Falkland Islands.
Minoan turns £1.15m of liabilities into convertible loans
Minoan Group announced the conversion of £1. 15m worth of outstanding loans into new convertible loans on Wednesday, as part of its efforts to deleverage its balance sheet.
Westminster Group secures contracts with 'major international services organisation'
Security firm Westminster Group said on Wednesday that it has been selected to provide a range of security services to "a major international services organisation, under individual contract awards.
Quantum Blockchain extends share sale and repurchase deal with CEO
Quantum Blockchain Technologies announced an extension to the sale and repurchase agreement involving its chief executive officer and executive chairman Francesco Gardin and MC Strategies on Wednesday.
LungLife AI test validation accepted for journal publication
LungLife AI announced on Wednesday that the analytical validation of its blood-based LungLB test had been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
Celadon Pharmaceuticals inks five-year sales contract
Cannabis-based medicines group Celadon Pharmaceuticals has inked a five-year sales contract with a newly established healthcare company for the supply of its medicinal cannabis product from its UK facility.
Shepherd Neame toasts 'positive' year, ups dividend
Shepherd Neame reported a jump in full-year earnings on Wednesday, aided by a strong recovery in London and improving economic conditions.
Smiths News FY24 adjusted operating profits seen in line with market expectations
Newspaper and magazine distributor Smiths News said on Wednesday that full-year adjusted operating profits were expected to be at least £38. 2m, in line with current market expectations.
Wynnstay FY24 results seen 'materially lower' than expectations
Agricultural supplies group Wynnstay warned on Wednesday that its FY24 results would be "materially lower" than both current market expectations and FY23 as a result of "more challenging conditions" during "seasonally important" months in H2.