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Oliver Haill

Oliver Haill specialises in leisure, retail, food, property and technology. He has a degree in Economics & Social Policy from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and has been with the team for over five years.

News

Thursday, 12th June 2008

Stuffing knocked out of ScS

Shares in bombed-out sofa seller ScS Upholstery have sunk further still, following revelations that a credit insurer has withdrawn cover for the company’s suppliers. Read
Companies: SUY   
Wednesday, 11th June 2008

Imaginatik breaks even

Imaginatik, provider of problem-solving software, broke even in the second half of the year, cropping annual losses from £1 million to £131,000. Read
Companies: IMTK   
Monday, 9th June 2008

Nviro raises £10 million for ‘clean coal’

Having pared losses to £1.36 million (2007: £1.52 million) for the half-year to March, green technologies specialist Nviro has raised £10 million of new cash to speed developments, including its ‘clean coal’ lead product, toward maiden revenues. Read
Companies: NVR   
Friday, 6th June 2008

Banks weigh on Patsystems

Electronic trading technology specialist Patsystems has blamed worldwide turbulence in the banking sector for a number of contract slippages and an ensuing lower level of profits for the current year. Read
Companies: PTS   

Helicopter firm lands on PLUS

Having touched down on PLUS, low-cost helicopter designer Pegasus plans to raise up to £2 million to market its home-assembly kits. Read
Thursday, 5th June 2008

China pact lifts Synchronica

Mobile email software provider Synchronica has won a potentially large contract with China’s largest mobile telephone manufacturer. Read
Companies: SYNC   
Tuesday, 3rd June 2008

Losses reach a Summit

Drug developer and pharmaceutical services provider Summit Corporation trebled both losses and revenues last year, but the AIM-traded business has high hopes for a major deal from its drug pipeline in 2008. Read
Companies: SUMM   
Wednesday, 16th April 2008

Charteris back in the black

Business and IT consultant Charteris has reaped the rewards of a strategic realignment in 2007 by turning last year’s half-year loss into a profit. Read
Companies: CAE   
Thursday, 13th March 2008

Plot thickens in TMN takeover

Mike Danson, who last year sold his research group Datamonitor to Informa for £500 million, has upped his stake at under-offer internet marketing specialist TMN. Read
Companies: TMN    TNG   
Tuesday, 11th March 2008

Tangent makes approach for TMN

Marketing group Tangent has confirmed it has made a takeover approach for larger AIM peer TMN and already claims the support of three of the latter’s major shareholders. Read
Companies: TMN    TNG   

Recommendations

Clapham House
HOLD
 04/07/2008

Multi-brand restaurant group Clapham House, which foresaw a sustained economic downturn on the horizon back in December and curtailed its previously rapid growth plans, has issued stronger results than it seems the market was expecting. Read
Companies: CPH   

Intellego
AVOID
 03/07/2008

Minuscule e-learning play Intellego is morphing from a software reseller to a ‘solutions provider’, but doubts surround its chosen markets of retail, property and transport. Read
Companies: IHP   

Terrace Hill
AVOID
 02/07/2008

A fall in the value of UK commercial and residential properties has dented the performance of developer Terrace Hill during the first six months of its financial year. Read
Companies: THG   

Tanfield
AVOID
 01/07/2008

Severely punished after warning on profits and slamming the breaks on its growth plans, Tanfield, the electric vehicles and aerial platforms manufacturer, has spun to a three-year low. Read
Companies: TAN   

Kentz – rich in cash and contracts
BUY
 30/06/2008

Demand for the services of Kentz Corporation, the Middle East-focused engineering contractor, is nothing short of sky-high. Read
Companies: KENZ   

Scott Wilson
HOLD
 27/06/2008

Engineering consultancy Scott Wilson, recommended by Growth Company Investor at 312.6p in early 2007, has delivered record results for the year to April. Read
Companies: SWG   

Eros International
BUY/HOLD
 27/06/2008

Eros International, the producer and distributor of Bollywood films, has failed to shine in share price terms, although its financial progress makes compelling viewing. Read
Companies: EROS   

EBTM
SPECULATIVE BUY
 20/06/2008

A transformational year for EBTM, the music-inspired fashion retailer, saw it grow annual revenues fivefold thanks to its purchase of two clothing brands. Read
Companies: EBTM   

Victoria Carpets
AVOID
 19/06/2008

Even in the face of dwindling consumer spending, carpet maker Victoria has swum against the tide in the UK and delivered a creditable third successive year of growth. Read
Companies: VCP   

Brulines
HOLD
 18/06/2008

Beer monitoring specialist Brulines, backed by Growth Company Investor at 169.5p, says it is benefiting from the strife in the UK pub trade, having increased profits 76% in the year to March. Read
Companies: BRU