CFP SDL Free Spirit (BYYQC27) 160.7pAssets: £66.9 millionInvestors seeking to position portfolios for a re-rating of UK small and mid cap companies and a return to favour for the quality growth style should buy the CFP SDL Free Spirit (BYYQC27) fund. Admittedly, the sister vehicle to Sanford DeLand?s bigger CFP SDL Buffettology (BF0LDZ3) fund lags the IA UK All Companies sector over one and three

Divestment wipes out debt in fullMarlowe to return over £150 million to shareholdersCEO Alex Dacre to departShares in Marlowe (MRL:AIM) rocketed 35% higher to 569p on news the business-critical services and software firm has agreed to sell certain GRC (governance, risk and compliance) software and services assets to private equity firm Inflexion for an enterprise value of £430 million.The announ

Company updates were the focus of attention early Wednesday, amid market caution ahead of a US interest rate decision due after the London close.Shares in drug maker GSK and retailer Next were climbing after positive business updates, while Aston Martin was being sold after warning on vehicle production volumes.The FTSE 100 index opened up 6.55 points, 0.1%, at 7,192.71. The FTSE 250 was down 6.0

Flush with cash and eager to put it to work, the private equity world has set its sights on the compliance and red tape rules technology industry as new buyout interest emerges for UK specialist Ideagen (IDEA:AIM).Ideagen provides information management software solutions to highly regulated industries, such as healthcare, life sciences, financial services, aerospace and defence.Its product suite

The net of regulation red tape and compliance accountability is getting ever tighter around industries and organisations across the world. The next big one is EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25 May and is the latest in a long list of rules designed to keep us better protected.All this puts UK software supplier Ideagen (IDEA:AIM) in a sweet spot thanks to

One firm is clearly cashing in on new GDPR rules. These are the EU-wide 'General Data Protection Regulations' due to come into force on 25 May.Recently IPO'd cyber security training and consultancy services provider GRC International (GRC:AIM) put out a year end trading update on Wednesday showing an impressive 122% jump in billings. That was all organic too. You can read more about GRC here.Total

Cambridge-based GRC International (GRC:AIM) has raised £5m to support growth plans as part of its listing on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market today (5 March).Its shares jumped more than 23% to 86.5p in early trading as investors rushed to get exposure to the cyber security training and consultancy business.Investors are no doubt also attracted to the stock because its chairman and 19.6% sha

UK telecoms giant BT (BT.A) has cut its revenue, earnings and free cash flow forecasts for 2017 and 2018 after finding that 'inappropriate' accounting behaviour in its Italian business went far deeper than previously thought. BT's Italian arm has been under investigation, aided by KPMG, sparking a £145m adjustment of the business. But new information sparks a much larger write-down of £530m, whi

Every December we publish a list of stocks carefully chosen by Shares' team of journalists. We consider these to be our best ideas for stocks to buy and hold throughout the coming year.This year we've picked 10 companies that have the right qualities to shine in 2017.You will find a mixture of top quality businesses, recovery stories and companies with favourable market conditions.We will update o

Increasing industry compliance, accountability, audit trails and risk management, organisations around the world are being pushed to embrace an ever-tightening red tape net. Little UK software specialist Ideagen (IDEA:AIM) has a wide range of off-the-shelf specialised software tools smack bang in this sweet spot, and successful execution of its buy-and-build strategy should see the shares hit 70p

Triple digit gains and high profile backers in the form of fund managers Neil Woodford and Mark Barnett mean technology investment vehicle Allied Minds (ALM) has attracted plenty of attention since a June 2014 initial public offering (IPO).Trading at 385p a share after a 190p IPO indicates the business, which follows in the footsteps of fellow tech incubators IP Group (IPO) and Imperial Innovation