Ebiquity takes control of media practice partner
10th Jun 2011 07:54
Media and marketing insights firm Ebiquity has purchased a majority stake in its Russian media practice partner, The Joined Up Media Company (JUMC), for a maximum consideration of £1.2m. "Russia is an increasingly important market to Ebiquity's existing clients and this reinforced capability will a
Read moreEbiquity comfortably in line
20th May 2011 16:51
Media and marketing insights firm Ebiquity is to buy global reputational analysis agency, Echo Research. Ebiquity will pay an initial £3.5m for the privately owned firm, but the consideration could rise up to £10m, depending on the performance of the acquired business. Echo's business focuses on b
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Henderson Smaller Cos, Forte Energy, Vane Minerals...
19th Jan 2011 11:01
Small cap-focused trust Henderson Smaller Companies achieved a total return of 22.1% for the half-year to 30 November, putting the benchmark index - up 12.7% - in the shade. The trust, which increased total pre-tax profit from £37.9m to £42.6m, said it expects the markets to remain "choppy", but t
Read moreEbiquity's Xtreme integration
14th Dec 2010 17:25
Ebiquity has achieved costs savings faster than expected which means that operating profit will be higher than expected at the interim stage. The AIM-quoted media analysis and data provider says that it is comfortable with the current full year estimates of an underlying profit of £4.2m but there
Read moreGETECH chairman buys
30th Jul 2010 17:18
Peter Stephens, the chairman of oil exploration data services provider GETECH Group, has bought shares for the fourth time in four months. Yesterday, AIM-quoted GETECH said trading continues to recover in the second half. Management expects to report an operating profit in the six months to July 2
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Sirius Exploration's FY10 Loss Widens
23rd Jul 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps SIRIUS EXPLORATION PLC (SXX.LN), a mining and exploration holding company focused on potash and salt deposits in North America and Australia, Friday post
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: HMV Refinances GBP240M Facility
23rd Jul 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps HMV GROUP PLC (HMV.LN), a U.K. entertainment retailer, said Friday it has completed the refinancing of its GBP240 million revolving credit facility with
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Salamander Energy: Vietnam Well Dry
23rd Jul 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC (SMDR.LN), an oil and gas firm, Friday said it didn't find any oil at an exploration well offshore Vietnam, marking another setback
Read moreEbiquity Pretax Profit Slumps On Xtreme Acquisition Costs
23rd Jul 2010 08:18
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Media consultancy Ebiquity PLC (EBQ.LN) Friday reported a sharp fall in fiscal-year profit due to acquisition costs, and said it is poised to benefit from companies' increasing scrutiny of their own marketing efforts. Ebiquity, which provides analysis and consultancy services
Read moreEbiquity Buys 51% Stake In Milan-Based Media Advisor
23rd Jun 2010 11:12
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Ebiquity PLC (EBQ.lN) announces Wednesday that it has acquired a 51.0% stake in Media Advisor, a privately held independent media consultancy based in Milan. MAIN FACTS: -The business was acquired from the vendors, Arcangelo diNieri and Maria Gabrielli, who will continue
Read moreNon-exec sells stake in Twilight distributor
26th Mar 2010 16:30
Non-executive Robert Lantos has sold his entire holding of ordinary shares in Entertainment One, which owns distribution rights to the Twilight vampire films. The Entertainment One share price has almost quintupled in the past year. Lantos gained his stake and board position after he sold his Cana
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Lombard Risk, Zirax, KBC...
13th Jan 2010 09:55
Shares in Lombard Risk Management jumped after the trading software company said it had won its sixth contract in two months. It did not name the client but said the contracts would have a total value of more than £500,000 in the first year. Shares in Zirax fell sharply after the speciality chemic
Read moreEdinburgh chairman splashes out
24th Jul 2009 17:12
Scott Dobbie, chairman of Edinburgh Investment Trust, has made a significant addition to his personal holding in the Invesco-managed trust. Dobbie, who also chairs the Securities & Investment Institute, bought a further 80,000 ordinary shares this week at a cost of £266,400 to take his stake to mo
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Forum Energy, Ithaca Energy, Group NBT..
22nd Jul 2009 09:37
A reduction in admin costs helped Philippines-focused oil and gas group Forum Energy post a smaller pre-tax loss in the six months to June 30, despite falling revenues. Pre-tax losses totalled $1.2m, compared with $1.7bn over the same period the previous year, as revenues slipped to £203,000 from £
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