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4 February 2012

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Amerisur Resources SPECULATIVE BUY 20/12/2011

Drilling should start in February at acquisitive Amerisur Resources' Pantanillo project in Colombia's Putumayo Basin, with a 90 million barrel median estimated resource.

Tags: AIM market, Colombia oil, Giles Clarke, Paraguay

Sector: Oil & Gas Producers

Companies: Amerisur Resources

Gulf Keystone
BUY 19/12/2011

‘It is better to be lucky than to be good,’ reflects John Gerstenlauer, enthusiastic American chief operating officer of Gulf Keystone Petroleum, the Bermuda-based AIM company sitting on a potential 14.8 billion barrels of oil in Iraqi Kurdistan

Tags: AIM market, Growth company, Iraqi Kurdistan

Sector: Mining

Companies: Gulf Keystone Petroleum

Tracsis
LONG-TERM BUY 19/12/2011

AIM-listed Tracsis is a leading provider of resource optimisation planning software, largely used by the rail industry. Originally developed with the aid of academics at Leeds University, the niche products it sells have gained huge traction

Tags: AIM-listed, Cash rich, Growth Company awards, John McArthur

Sector: Software & Computer Services

Companies: Tracsis

Molins LONG-TERM BUY 19/12/2011

Defensive tobacco services specialist Molins (MLIN) offers a strong opportunity for those looking for a resilient play

Tags: Avril Palmer-Baunack, David Cowen, Dick Hunter, Smoking opportunity, Tobacco services specialist

Sector: Industrial Engineering

Companies: Molins

Orosur LONG-TERM BUY 19/12/2011

David Fowler, entrepreneurial Australian chief executive officer of South American gold play Orosur Mining, is preparing for a bracing year. He has set the company on course for production increases and acquisitions, which are intended to double annual output to 100,000 oz of gold. This should continue with expansion from Uruguay into mineral-rich Chile on the other side of the continent. 

Tags: Boost in production, David Fowler

Companies: Orosur Mining

GETECH BUY 19/12/2011

Last month, Leeds University spinout GETECH Group delivered results well ahead of market expectations, and returned to the dividend list

Sector: Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution

Companies: GETECH

CML Microsystems BUY 19/12/2011

Family-run semiconductor concern CML Microsystems is confident that it can profit from booming Asian markets

Tags: Asian markets, Semiconductor industry, Technology Hardware & Equipment

Sector: Technology Hardware & Equipment

Companies: CML Microsystems

Cohort BUY/HOLD 16/12/2011

Defence services specialist Cohort (CHRT) has reported a better than expected interim performance, allowing the Berkshire based firm to boost its dividend by 25%.

Tags: AIM market, Andy Thomis, Better than expected, Cash rich, Defence work

Sector: Aerospace & Defence

Companies: Cohort

Xtract Energy SPECULATIVE BUY 16/12/2011

Watching the weather keenly is Xtract Energy (XTR), as it awaits US oil major Chevron's drill rig to arrive on the P2-10 gas prospect in the Netherlands.

Tags: AIM market, Chevron, Danish oil, Dutch gas, Peter Moir

Sector: Oil & Gas Producers

Companies: Xtract Energy

Nasstar BUY 16/12/2011

Hosted desktop specialist Nasstar (NASA) has narrowed losses in the year to September, and is starting to gain increasing traction.

Tags: AIM market, Cloud Computing, Contract wins, Winning new business

Sector: Software & Computer Services

Companies: Nasstar

AEC Education LONG-TERM BUY 13/12/2011

Educational programmes to examinations provider AEC Education (AEC) has warned on profits due to both a poor performance in Malaysia and weakness in its LCCI business.

Tags: AIM market, Cash pile, Dividend yield, Profit warning

Sector: Support Services

Companies: AEC Education

Solid State BUY 12/12/2011

Battery power to specialist electronics firm Solid State (SSP) has boosted its interim dividend by 25% to 2p, thanks to strong demand for its products.

Tags: AIM market, Dividend paying, Good results, Growth company, WH Ireland

Sector: Electronic & Electrical Equipment

Companies: Solid State

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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

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