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Aquis Exchange hopes to raise £32.1m and see shares in the company start trading on the AIM junior market on Thursday 14 June. Founded in 2012, Aquis Exchange provides a pan-European cash equities trading exchange (Aquis Exchange) as well as matching engine and market surveillance technology for banks, investment firms, brokers and exchanges (Aquis Technologies). The company offers trading ...

Shares in used car auction house BCA Marketplace (BCA) shot up 13% to 238.5p as the company revealed a takeover approach. The 200p per share all cash offer came from private equity giant Apax Partners  in May, a deal that was swiftly rejected by BCA, which owns the webuyanycar.com website. Apax will clearly have to offer considerably more given the market's reaction and the share price now ...

Online gambling marketing business XLMedia (XLM) breaks a good run of beating expectations and raising guidance with a surprise profit warning. That causes its share price to dive 28% to 123.7p. In an otherwise positive article on the investment case we recently flagged the risks associated with regulation and these are evident in the latest trading update. The company cites ‘the closure ...

NMC Health (NMC) plans to create a new national healthcare company in Saudi Arabia after announcing a non-binding deal to form a joint venture with Hassana Investment. Hassana Investment is part of the General Organisation for Social Insurance (GOSI), the biggest pension fund in Saudi Arabia, which has an investment in National Medical Care (CARE). If the agreement is approved by regulatory ...

Greetings cards, gift wrap and Christmas cracker manufacturer IG Design’s (IGR:AIM) forecast-beating full year results confirm the company continues to capture market share and send the shares 10.5p higher to 446.5p at the opening bell, now flat at 436p as the initial excitement fades. Working with an array of retail industry winners, IG Design flags a positive start to the new financial year ...

The FTSE 100 gets off to a strong start for the week, up 0.5% to 7,715.82 ahead of US president Donald Trump’s pivotal summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce (RR.) slips 1% to 827.4p as it reveals a mechanical problem in a second class of engine and says it will have to carry out more inspections. The company had already warned of durability ...

Fantasy miniatures retailer Games Workshop (GAW) says its sales growth across all channels and profitability has continued to soar in the remainder of its financial year ending 3 June. Investors have been impressed with the company’s strong performance over the last year, leading to several earnings upgrades. Over the last year, shares in fantasy miniature manufacturing firm have ...

The FTSE is down by 0.78% to 7,644 ahead of the G7 meeting with the world’s seven largest economies and fears an impending trade war may dominate the agenda. Asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) slips 3.7% to 350.7p as UK bank Lloyds (LLOY) sells its entire stake in the firm, which was a not insignificant 3.3% and worth £344m. Tensions between the two companies had been high since the ...

Facilities management company Mitie's (MTO) shares gain 4% to 203.6p as its results do not contain any nasty surprises. For the year ending 31 March, the company grew its revenues by 2.8% to £2.2bn although adjusted operating profit was down 6% at £77.1m. Both figures were anticipated by the market as the company updated expectations in March. For investors still thinking about the fate of ...