Webb buys into Dowgate

Fund manager Peter Webb and associates have bought 5.25 per cent of finance group Dowgate Capital. Read

Vane toasts nuclear future

Battered Vane Minerals aims to use cash from Mexican gold and silver production to develop high-grade US uranium projects. Read

Turnaround at NetServices

Unfavoured converged business communications supplier NetServices is cautiously optimistic after turning a £444,000 annual loss into £49,300 pre-tax profits. Read

Quoted Company Awards 2009

Entrepreneurs, investors and advisers alike have until the end of this week to register their nominations for the forthcoming Quoted Company Awards 2009, the ceremony rewarding excellence in the AIM and small-cap arena run by Growth Company Investor. Read

Hardy hails ‘improving outlook’

Insurer Hardy Underwriting Bermuda sees ‘significant’ premium rate increases after lifting nine-month written premiums ten per cent to £139 million. Read

Resource surge at Kopane

Bombed-out gem hopeful Kopane Diamond Developments claims a near-threefold resource increase to 29.6 million carats at Liqhobong in Lesotho. Read

MediLink Global UK seeks China growth

Malaysian electronic ‘healthcare card’ pioneer MediLink Global UK is bravely seeking £2m at 18p on AIM to grow in China. Read

Sharia bank ups Diamondcorp stake

European Islamic Investment Bank (EIIB) has spent £4.8 million increasing its stake in gem miner Diamondcorp to 26.09 per cent. Read

Dana wins North Sea blocks

The Energy Ministry has awarded Dana Petroleum 11 new licences, bringing stakes in 29 UK offshore blocks. Read

AIM bosses beat inflation

Chief executives of AIM companies increased their remuneration last year by nearly three times the current rate of inflation. Read

Green light for Volga Gas 

Volga Gas sees production in European Russia starting by mid 2009 following the withdrawal of a key legal challenge. Read

Off-take deals for Braemore

Recently shunned platinum group metals (PGMs) minnow Braemore Resources has reached smelter supply agreements with two major producers. Read

Green swoops on Moss Bros

Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has sparked bid hopes by snapping up 28 per cent of loss-making Moss Bros for £6.7 million. Read

Celsis ‘on track’

Life sciences and laboratory services concern Celsis International has increased interim pre-tax profits 16.3 per cent to $5.3 million (£3.5 million). Read

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