FTSE 250 movers: Cranswick disappoints
4th Apr 2011 17:40
East Yorkshire-based pork supplier Cranswick said results for the year to 31 March 2011 will be broadly in line with expectations, disappointing investors it seems. Close Brothers was lower after making an agreed bid for Cavanagh Group in a deal that values the AIM-quoted independent financial advi
Read moreClose Brothers swoops for Cavanagh
4th Apr 2011 12:48
Merchant bank Close Brothers has made an agreed bid for Cavanagh Group in a deal that values the AIM quoted independent financial adviser (IFA) at about £26.2m. Close is offering 220p in cash for each Cavanagh share as it pursues its policy of building a high growth wealth and asset management bu
Read moreDirector buys as Asian Citrus reaches new highs
26th Oct 2010 16:52
Asian Citrus director Pang Yi has bought an initial shareholding in the China-based orange grower. Pang Yi is the deputy general manager of the Hepu plantation, which is the most fully developed plantation in the group. AIM-quoted Asian Citrus has two main plantations, at Hepu and Xinfeng. It has
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Surgical Innovations, Hydro Int'l, European Inv Tst , ...
25th May 2010 08:39
Surgical Innovations, the designer and manufacturer of surgical devices, is trading in line with expectations and said it is extremely confident for the year ahead. "We are extremely confident for the year ahead and look forward to providing a further update at the interim results in September," sa
Read moreSmall caps round-up: LonZim, Lees Foods, blinkx ...
27th May 2009 07:59
Zimbabwe-focused investment company LonZim said it is well-placed to benefit from any upturn in the southern African country's economy after investing in several sectors in the six months to February 28. The company posted a pre-tax loss of £911,000 as it invested in telecoms, aviation and hotel se
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