London afternoon: ARM gives Footsie a hand
9th Sep 2010 14:44
Mining stocks continue to drive the market's advance, despite metal prices falling back as concerns grow about the Chinese authorities' determination to cool off the economy, with the latest report from the People's Republic suggesting that the government is set to introduce measures to curb propert
Read moreNon-exec's firm cashes in at Lancashire
28th Jun 2010 16:33
Lancashire Holdings non-executive director Barry Volpert is chief executive of private equity firm Crestview, which has raised more than £4.7m from the sale of shares in the property, aviation and marine insurer. The share prices of the five separate disposals varied from 497p to just over 500p. C
Read moreTristel profits climb after acquisition
8th Mar 2010 09:00
Disinfectant supplier Tristel posted a rise in turnover and profits in the six months to December 31 as it proceeded with the integration of a portfolio of products it acquired from Medichem. Pre-tax profits climbed to £656,000 from £469,000 over the same period the previous year as revenues climbe
Read moreUltra boss sells
4th Dec 2009 16:26
Ultra Electronics chief executive Douglas Caster has generated £5.85m from the sale of just over two-fifths of his shareholding in the defence electronics supplier. He states in the announcement that the sale was for "family and tax planning reasons". Caster has also transferred his remaining 63
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Nautical Petroleum, ThirdForce, Allied Gold...
9th Nov 2009 11:43
Oil group Nautical Petroleum reported 'significant progress' in its asset portfolio in the year to June 30 and said it expects its assets to rise in value once they move into the execution stage. Pre-tax losses for the year totalled £6.63m, compared with £4.52m the previous year. Shares in e-learn
Read moreComment: Tristel looks to clean up overseas
12th Oct 2009 15:49
Tristel chief executive Paul Swinney described the infection and contamination control company's results as 'good, if not spectacular' but his modesty contrasts with his excitement about the prospect of overseas expansion. In the year to June 30, Tristel, whose products are used to combat infection
Read moreTristel ups divi as profits climb
12th Oct 2009 07:17
The continuing struggle to keep infections such as Clostridium difficile out of hospitals helped disinfectant supplier Tristel post a rise in turnover and profits in the year to June 30. Tristel, whose products are based on chlorine dioxide chemistry, said revenues climbed to £6.8m from £6m over th
Read moreTristel chairman sells
3rd Jul 2009 17:08
Francisco Soler, non-executive chairman of Tristel, sold £315,680 worth of shares in the disinfectant supplier to satisfy institutional demand following the group's oversubscribed placing. Soler disposed of 769,951 shares in Tristel at 41p each as the group raised £1m to part finance the purchase
Read moreTristel gets £1m towards portfolio purchase
3rd Jul 2009 07:47
Disinfectant supplier Tristel has raised £1m to part finance the purchase of a portfolio of infection control products for between £2.15m and £2.4m. It has placed 2.7m shares at 41p each, which will help buy intellectual property and manufacturing rights from Medichem International. The placing was
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