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4 February 2012

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Optos HOLD 02/11/2011

Medical retinal screening specialist Optos (OPTS) has won European Union clearance to market its new Daytona desktop imaging device.

Tags: AIM market, Daytona, Roy Davis, Uropean Union, US Food & Drugs Administration

Sector: Health Care Equipment & Services

Companies: Optos

Mothercare SELL 28/10/2011

Mothercare (MTC), the retailer for mothers and young children faces considerable challenges as it hunts for a new chief executive.

Tags: Baby-focused products, British retail, Selling products to mothers

Sector: General Retailers

Companies: Mothercare

Hangar 8 LONG-TERM BUY 25/10/2011

Despite delivering a robust operational performance, shares in charter aircraft specialist Hangar 8 (HGR8) have been in a tailspin since joining AIM a year ago at 150p.

Tags: AIM market, Charter market, Daniel Stewart, Growth company

Sector: Industrial Transportation

Companies: Hangar8

EMIS Group looking to the future BUY 25/10/2011

Having only joined AIM last year, medical software specialist EMIS Group has performed impressively, almost doubling its share price since then, reports Ben Jaglom

Tags: Ben Jaglom, British technology, Businesses in Leeds, Working with the NHS

Sector: Software & Computer Services

Companies: Emis

Dillistone broadens its reach BUY 25/10/2011

City-based recruitment software specialist Dillistone is a great little business, operating in an attractive niche with high margins.

Tags: Acquisitive spree, Executive search, Recruitment business

Sector: Software & Computer Services

Companies: Dillistone

Robinson packages new future LONG-TERM BUY 25/10/2011

Founded in 1839, packaging firm Robinson was at one time the largest employer in Derbyshire. Its manufacturing activities spanned cotton-wool for nappies, cotton buds, etc, agricultural equipment, boxes and even the packaging used by Florence Nightingale for pills.

Tags: AIM minnows, English businesses, Packaging businesses

Companies: Robinson

ReThink recruits more followers BUY 25/10/2011

Recruitment and consulting specialist ReThink Group is looking abroad and upmarket after doubling first-half pre-tax profits to £423,000.

Tags: Acquisitions, British software, Businesses in London

Sector: Support Services

Companies: ReThink Group (The)

Waterlogic has bottle to tap new markets   LONG-TERM BUY 25/10/2011

People carrying and drinking water from plastic bottles have become a pervasive feature of modern life, on public transport, in the workplace and at home.

Tags: Business in South Korea, Israeli businesses, Technology for water

Sector: Chemicals

Companies: Waterlogic

Craneware targets US growth BUY 25/10/2011

Craneware, the Scottish healthcare software specialist, is hoping to profit from US efforts to cut the cost of healthcare.

Tags: British software, Selling to the US, US healthcare market

Sector: Software & Computer Services

Companies: Craneware

Tristel HOLD 24/10/2011

Shares in decontamination experts Tristel (TSTL) have almost halved from a year ago, which is largely as a result of a scaling back of profit forecasts due to its expansion efforts.

Tags: AIM market, Finncap, Manufacturing capability, Overseas expansion

Sector: Health Care Equipment & Services

Companies: Tristel

Quadrise Fuels International HOLD 24/10/2011

Emulsion fuel technology concern Quadrise Fuels International (QFI) claims momentum for commercial operations next year, after losses increased 70% to £6.6m.

Tags: AIM market, Akzo Nobel, Ian Williams, International Energy, PEMEX, Saudi Arabia

Sector: Oil & Gas Producers

Companies: Quadrise Fuels

Consort Medical BUY 24/10/2011

Medical device manufacturer Consort Medical (CSRT) is hopeful that it can continue to win market share in the asthma sector.

Tags: Asthma treatments, Doing business in the US, FTSE Small Cap, Pharma in the US

Sector: Health Care Equipment & Services

Companies: Consort Medical

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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

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