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French Connection woes continue
03/02/2012

Clothing retailer French Connection (FCCN) expects profits to be below expectations after warning of 'disappointing' trading.

Tags: British retail, French Connection, GCI Sells

Sector: General Retailers

Companies: French Connection

Silverdell lands new contracts 03/02/2012

Asbestos consulting specialist Silverdell (SID) has been awarded new work valued at a total of £3.65 million, and reckons there is more in the pipeline.

Tags: AIM market, Framework agreement, Growth company, New contracts

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Silverdell

PLUS Markets up for sale 03/02/2012

Share market operator PLUS Markets Group (PMK) is to conduct a formal sale process to identify potential partners or backers.

Tags: AIM market, Amara Dhari, Cyril Theret, PLUS Markets

Sector: General Financial

Companies: PLUS Markets

Nyota scoops £9.7m 03/02/2012

Gold hopeful Nyota Minerals (NYO) has raised £9.66 million at 6p to pursue its Tulu Kapi and Northern Block projects in Ethiopia.

Tags: AIM market, Centamin Egypt, Ethiopian gold, Richard Chase

Sector: Mining

Companies: Nyota Minerals

Network recruits £19.6m bid 03/02/2012

Shares in specialist recruitment outfit Network Group (NGH) have soared 38 per cent this morning on a news of an agreed cash bid led by private equity giant Lloyds Development Capital.

Tags: Agreed bid, AIM market, Fair price, Lloyds Development Capital

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Network Group

Enterprise sells pubs for £22.9m 03/02/2012

FTSE Small Cap constituent and pub group Enterprise Inns (ETI) has sold 15 pubs to its competitors Fuller's in a deal worth £22.9 million.

Tags: FTSE Small Cap, Pub business, Sale of assets

Sector: Travel & Leisure

Companies: Enterprise Inns

Game still on 03/02/2012

Beleaguered videogames retailers Game Group (GMG) has seen its shares soar after declaring it expects to meet its covenant tests for the year to January 2012.

Tags: Banking tests, British retail, GCI Avoids, Videogames sector

Sector: General Retailers

Companies: Game Group

Electro moving ahead 03/02/2012

Electronics distributor Electrocomponents (ECR) has declared a seven per cent rise in sales in Asia Pacific amidst a challenging economic environment.

Tags: Doing business overseas, Electronics distributor, Full list, Support services

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Electrocomponents

Baltic Oil back on form 02/02/2012

Shares in oil transhipment outfit Baltic Oil Terminals (BTC) have charged ahead 15 per cent today, on the back of a positive AGM statement.

Tags: AIM market, Good market position, Profitable, Simon Escott, Turnaround

Sector: Industrial Transportation

Companies: Baltic Oil Terminals

Congo cheer for Mwana Africa 02/02/2012

Mwana Africa (MWA) says estimated gold resources at Zani-Kodo in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen 41 per cent to 2.01 million oz.

Tags: AIM market, Congo, Gold, Kalaa Mpinga, Zimbabwe

Sector: Mining

Companies: Mwana Africa

Aureus reveals New Liberty plan 02/02/2012

Liberian gold play Aureus Mining (AUE) says its New Liberty project holds an established reserve of 873,000 oz, with production to start late next year.

Tags: AIM market, David Reading, Feasibility study, Liberian gold project, New Liberty

Sector: Mining

Companies: Aureus Mining

Matching up well 02/02/2012

Recruitment concern Matchtech (MTEC) has reported an increased in net fee income amidst a strong performance in its engineering division.

Tags: Big yields, Recruitment sector, Support services

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Matchtech

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