Blue Star Capital soars as Vigilant secures major contract
1st Dec 2014 14:53
Blue Star Capital was handed a boost on Monday one of the companies in which it has invested, Vigilant Applications, has secured a "major" contract. Under the deal, Blue Star said, Vigilant will supply its Vigilance Pro Enterprise software to NHS Wales, which will use it to monitor and protect its d
Read moreBlue Star Capital subsidiary signs deal for promotion of Red 8 Casino
16th Jun 2014 16:07
Technology investment company Blue Star on Monday announced that its 65%-owned Oak Media business has signed an agreement with The Anfield Wrap Magazine for the joint marketing and promotion of Oak's Red 8 Casino. Under the deal, Red 8 will be marketed to Anfield's followers via a range of podcasts
Read morePayPoint non-exec offloads shares in deal worth £27.1m
12th Jun 2014 16:14
David Morrison, a non-executive director at PayPoint, has cashed in on the recent rise in the group's share price with sale of 2.46m shares in a deal worth £27.1m. Last month the payment services group revealed that its transaction volume in the 12-month period rose 3.9% to a record high, revenues
Read moreBlue Star subsidiary signs deal with Playboy TV
19th May 2014 08:26
Blue Star's has signed an exclusive deal with Playboy TV Europe for the marketing of Red 8 casino, a product its 65 per cent-owned business Oak Media has developed, on Playboy TV's channel inventory. Red 8 casino will be made available across a variety of platforms including internet, mobile and t
Read moreOak Media signs TV contract with RHF productions
24th Apr 2014 08:07
AIM-quoted financial services group Blue Star Capital announced Oak Media has signed an agreement with RHF Productions for the advertising of its products across RHFs TV channel inventory. The service will be launched in the second quarter of 2014 across RHF's 1- subscription TV channels on SKY, Vi
Read moreSmall caps round-up: FFastFill, Blue Star Capital, Fusion IP...
8th Mar 2012 08:23
FFastFill, a 'Software-as-a-Service' provider, announced that INTL FCStone (formerly Ambrian Commodities), the metals futures trading arm of Ambrian Capital, has signed for both its Trading Pro, SEALS and Eclipse applications for execution, matching and settlement. The contract win takes the number
Read moreBlue Star loses £1m and faces shareholder revolt
25th Feb 2011 18:41
Rebel shareholders want to change the board at security-focused investment company Blue Star Capital, which also admits that it is writing off the whole of its investment in Pedagog. Highland Fund Management Limited, SPDV Holdings Limited and Cloverleaf Investments Limited, which together own 14.9
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Emblaze, SerVision, Nestor Healthcare...
30th Jun 2010 11:28
Less than two weeks after denying reports that its Else mobile project was in trouble Israeli technology firm Emblaze has confirmed it is abandoning plans to manufacture the First ELSE mobile device. The company said it will concentrate its efforts on licensing the ELSE Intuition platform and techn
Read moreBlue Star Capital 1H Pretax Loss GBP389,917 Vs GBP1.18M
30th Jun 2010 07:50
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Blue Star Capital PLC (BLU.LN), said Wednesday that it made pretax loss of GBP389,917 for the half year ended March 31, compared with GBP1.18 million. -Operating loss GBP391,196 versus GBP1.14 million -Net assets were reduced by GBP389,917 to GBP4.359 million -Cash po
Read moreBlue Star Capital shrinks losses
24th Feb 2010 08:52
Investment firm Blue Star Capital shrunk full year losses after it reduced costs and saw improved returns from its investments. The group, which invests predominantly in unquoted companies within the Homeland Security Industry sector, said it had made substantial progress during the year. Blue Sta
Read moreBlue Star hooks up with US big hitter
6th Jan 2010 09:20
UK investment company Blue Star Capital has formed a strategic partnership with Washington based security and risk management advisory firm Chertoff Group. The Chertoff Group will collaborate with Blue Star performing due diligence on revenue generating opportunities in the home security, defence a
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Slingsby, Goldshield, Blue Star...
24th Jun 2009 08:57
Pallet truck provider H C Slingsby said its interim profits will be substantially below last year's levels and there is little sign of a pick-up in trading in the foreseeable future. The company, which is free of debt, continues to be well positioned to withstand the impact of the current trading d
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