The perpetual arm-wrestling match between the two leading junior market online retailers has resulted in Asos clawing back the ‘king of AIM’ crown. In fact, the clothier is now worth £5billion, well above its rival Boohoo’s market capitalisation of £4.2billion. However, investors haven’t been impressed lately despite strong festive performances from both companies, with shares … Read more
Argo Blockchain has been one of the winners in the recent Bitcoin rally, having rocketed 218 per cent to 107p in the first week of trading in 2021. The cryptocurrency miner, which started 2020 changing hands for 6p, broke records with trading volumes and new user numbers surging over 1,500 per cent and 500 per … Read more
Takeovers of companies listed on the junior market have dominated London Stock Exchange deals recently. In the year to September 2020, mergers and acquisitions involving smaller companies accounted for 56 per cent of the total up from 46 per cent in the previous 12 months. There was also a strong rise in takeovers made by … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Junior market in healthy shape as fundraisings continue; Helium One makes debut By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:39 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 15:51 GMT, 4 December 2020 It’s been another bustling week of fundraisings in the junior market as some uncertainty started to dissolve now that … Read more
While British royals and blue-blooded beauties are frequently photographed at glitzy parties and high society weddings – or at least they were, pre-Covid – their European counterparts remain a mystery to many. Fortunately Tatler has put together a comprehensive guide to the continental movers and shakers who it is worth ‘cultivating an entente cordiale with’ … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Hydrogen companies lifted by UK green recovery plan; and will Frasers Group make an offer for Mulberry? By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:44 GMT, 20 November 2020 | Updated: 14:44 GMT, 20 November 2020 Hydrogen companies were given a boost this week after the Prime Minister vowed to … Read more
The market narrative changed this week after Pfizer and its partner BioNTech went public with a Covid-19 vaccine candidate was effective in 90 per cent of cases. Approval for the drug will be sought next week, which doesn’t mean the pandemic is over, though the knee-jerk reaction of London’s traders seemed to suggest this was … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Retailer N Brown to leave premium listing for junior market in week of acquisitions By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:39 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 14:39 GMT, 6 November 2020 British retailer N Brown is giving up its premium listing to enjoy the flexibility and tax benefits … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Junior market tops 2019 fundraisings in only nine months; Covid testing firm SourceBio soars on first day of trading By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:30 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 14:30 GMT, 30 October 2020 The junior market has enjoyed a formidable year for fundraisings despite the … Read more
Open Orphan made national headlines this week after winning a multi-million pound UK government Covid-19 contract. While there are over a hundred companies working on vaccines, the pharma services specialist is part of much smaller group able to stage human challenge studies of these new inoculations. Open Orphan, which rocketed 450 per cent to 26p … Read more