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FUNDRAISING
PLUS newcomers MARCH 09
COMPANY NAME SECTOR TYPE/REASON MARKET CAP ON FUNDS RAISED (£m) COUNTRY
ADMISSION (£m)
WESTERN SELECTION SPECIALITY/FINANCE ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL CLASS 3.5 0 UK
RAFCO (REVERSE RAK REAL ESTATE) REAL ESTATE REVERSAL 603.67 0 UAE
PLUS further fundraisings MARCH 09
COMPANY NAME FUNDS RAISED (£) TYPE/REASON NO OF SHARES SECTOR COUNTRY
IN ISSUE
ASCOT MINING PLC 177,500 PLACING 500,000 MINING UK
VALIANT INVESTMENTS PLC 26,900 ISSUE OF EQUITY 5,380,000 SPECIALITY & OTHER FINANCE UK
ASCOT MINING PLC 356,000 PLACING _ MINING UK
ASCOT MINING 35,250 PLACING _ MINING UK
WORLD MINING SERVICES 5,259 ISSUE OF EQUITY 38,861 MINING UK
TRADE COMPANION HOLDINGS 1,300 ISSUE OF EQUITY 13,000 SOFTWARE & COMP SERVICES UK
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE DISPLAY SOLUTIONS 51,345 PLACING 7,335,000 MEDIA IRELAND
ANALYTICAL NANOTECHNOLOGIES 381,372 PLACING 2,583,719 ENGINEERING AND MACHINERY UK
CARBONDESK 4,000 CONVERSION OF LOAN NOTES 40,000 SPECIALITY & OTHER FINANCE UK
ORACLE COALFIELDS 150,000 ISSUE OF SHARES 5,000,000 MINING UK
I FINANCIAL 50,000 PLACING 500,001 SPECIALITY & OTHER FINANCE UK
PLUS M&A MARCH 09
COMPANY NAME DATE INTEREST BOUGHT TYPE AMOUNT PAID
(£m)
RIVINGTON STREET HOLDINGS 10/03/09 JP JENKINS LIMITED ACQUISITION 0.015
SURETRACK MONITORING 17/03/09 IBP GROUP LIMITED UNDISCLOSED N/A
DAILY INTERNET 23/03/09 LAMBOLLE PLC 92.16% STAKE N/A
AIM newcomers MARCH 09
COMPANY NAME SECTOR TYPE/REASON MARKET CAP ON FUNDS RAISED (£m) COUNTRY
ADMISSION (£m)
YUJIN INTERNATIONAL IND TRANSPORTATION INTRODUCTION 9.9 0 SINGAPORE
AIM acquisitions MARCH 09
COMPANY NAME DATE INTEREST BOUGHT TYPE AMOUNT PAID
(m)
AVACTA 03/03/09 CURIDIUM MEDICA ACQUISITION N/A
COOLABI 03/03/09 ERIC AMBLER, MICHAEL INNES, JOHN CREASEY LITERARY ESTATES ACQUISITION £0.085
CVS 03/03/09 BEECHWOOD VETERINARY HOSPITAL ACQUISITION N/A
DRAGON-UKRAINIAN PROPERTIES & DEV 03/03/09 38 RESIDENCES IN KYIV ACQUISITION $12.43
NEXTGEN 03/03/09 ELECTROPHORESIS TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS DISPOSAL $0.56
RWS 03/03/09 COMMUNICARE ACQUISITION £2.1
UBC MEDIA 03/03/09 SALE OF THE COMPANY'S COMMERCIAL DIVISION DISPOSAL £9
BRAEMAR 06/03/09 MANCHESTER GROUND RENT COMPANY ACQUISITION £0.095/debt £0.315
MAJESTIC WINE 06/03/09 VINOTHEQUE HOLDINGS AND WBI HOLDCO ACQUISITION £4.75/debt £1
HAMWORTHY 10/03/09 GREENSHIP BV ACQUISITION £2
SUTTON HARBOUR 12/03/09 SALT QUAY OFFICES (PLYMOUTH) DISPOSAL £8.7
EGDON RESOURCES 13/03/09 YCI RESOURCES ACQUISITION 6(m) Egdon shares
GENERAL CAPITAL 16/03/09 NORTON FOLGATE FG DISPOSAL £125,000
ET-CHINA.COM 17/03/09 YOEE.COM ACQUISITION up to 2.62 shares
___ _ £0.5m in cash
NEXUS MANAGEMENT 17/03/09 SCOTT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION ACQUISITION $1.8
TANZANITE ONE 18/03/09 TSAVORITE PROJECT ACQUISITION 7.45 shares
_ $0.35 cash
SECTORGUARD 20/03/09 LEGION ACQUISITION N/A
SUPERCART 20/03/09 MOULD TOOLS, ASSETS AND BUSINESS OF REHRIG INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION $1.45m
AT COMMUNICATIONS 24/03/09 ROCOM DISPOSAL £11.95
SUPPORTA 24/03/09 SUPPORTA PROFESSIONAL SVCS AND BAY ASSOCIATES CONSULTING DISPOSAL £0.41
XCOUNTER AB 25/03/09 49.8 PER CENT SHAREHOLDING IN OY AJAT ACQUISITION £3.40
CAPITAL PUB COMPANY (THE) 26/03/09 TERISCO ACQUISITION £0.40
F W THORPE 30/03/09 100 PER CENT OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF SOLITE EUROPE ACQUISITION N/A
10 Mergers & Acquisitions
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