It is not often that an ambitious mining company comes to AIM with more than $230 million (£140 million) in the bank already and the possibility of floating off a profitable subsidiary in Hong Kong. Such a company is iron ore counter London Mining, which intends to admit its shares on Friday 6 November.
PLUS-quoted shell company HubCo has unveiled plans to acquire leading fitness chain énergie by way of a reverse takeover of the Milton Keynes based outfit.
In a rare coup for PLUS, it has attracted coal focused Colombian Mineral Resources (LON:CMR) to list, in a move which values the nascent business at £48 million.
Smart Metering Systems (SMS), a company that provides a range of services and technology to the gas industry has joined AIM in a float worth £10 million.
Scientific instrument developer Microsaic Systems, a developer of miniaturised mass spectrometry (known as ‘mass-spec’) technology, is intending to join AIM after raising £4 million through broker Numis.
Current AIM star Sirius Minerals (SXX) is buying ambitiuous York Potash in a £125 million share deal which makes York boss Chris Fraser head of the enlarged company.
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