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Acacia Mining posted a drop in first-half core earnings on Friday as it said it was not yet clear when it might resolve the dispute with the Tanzanian government over its gold exports.
Totally subsidiary secures £1.7m of new and renewed contracts
Totally confirmed on Friday that its wholly-owned subsidiary About Health Limited has secured a new contract and a number of extensions worth approximately £1. 7m.
600 Group reinstates dividend after revenue boost
Shares in machine tools engineering firm 600 Group received a boost on Friday after it reintroduced its final dividend, a proposed 0. 5p per share, following significant revenue growth in its full-year results.
Mosman Oil & Gas starts Stanley project drilling
Oil exploration, development and production firm Mosman Oil & Gas on Friday provided an update on its Stanley onshore drilling project in Texas, which started on Thursday.
EasyHotel acquires freehold site in Dublin
Superbudget hotel developer and operator easyHotel has acquired a freehold site in central Dublin to develop a purpose-built, freehold hotel, it announced on Friday.
Venture Life raising £18.75m ahead of Dentyl, BB Mints acquisitions
Consumer care products company Venture Life announced the conditional placing of up to 46,875,000 new ordinary shares at a price of 40p each on Friday, to raise approximately £18. 75m before expenses.
Keywords Studios acquires Canadian firm Snowed In
Video games industry services provider Keywords Studios has acquired Snowed In Studios for a total consideration of up to CAD 4m, it announced on Friday, from its current owners Jean-Sylvain Sormany, Tim Vito and Evan Hahn.
CVS Group appoints Richard Fairman as finance director
AIM-listed CVS Group has appointed Richard Fairman as group finance director with effect from 1 August.
Bango celebrates 'strong' six months as end user spend doubled
Bango on Friday reported that its end-user spend has continued its trend of at least doubling every 12 months, jumping to £220m for the first half of 2018 from £92m in the same period last year.
Lighthouse board pleased with first half progress
Financial advisory company Lighthouse Group updated the market on its trading for the six months ended 30 June on Friday, reporting that it continued to trade positively in the first half of 2018, in line with management's expectations and ahead of the comparator period for the six months ended 30 June 2017.
Feedback CEO Crabb quits after four months
Feedback’s chief executive David Crabb has abruptly left the medical imaging company just four months after joining.
Acacia Mining interim earnings drop amid ongoing Tanzania dispute
Acacia Mining posted a drop in first-half core earnings on Friday as it said it was not yet clear when it might resolve the dispute with the Tanzanian government over its gold exports.
Personal Group trading in line as all divisions improve
Employee benefits and insurance specialist Personal Group on Friday reported that its three business segments were all performing ahead of last year and in line with expectations.
Energiser boss Dominic White leaves to run KCR
Energiser Investments chief executive Dominic White is stepping down to concentrate on running KCR Residential, one of the company’s property investments.
Midwich to beat expectations as acquisitions drive margins improvement
Specialist audio visual and document solutions distributor Midwich on Friday reported that it will exceed expectations for the full year following an “encouraging first half performance”.
Aortech losses widen but can focus on future after legal battle
AorTech International on Friday reported a fall in annual revenues and larger losses as the company finally completed long-running legal dispute with a former chief executive.
PureTech signs deal with Roche for chronic disease treatments
PureTech Health has announced a deal with Roche that could result in the Swiss drug giant paying the company more than $1bn (£769m) linked to PureTech’s treatments for cancer and other chronic diseases.