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Arsenal Mania acquisition ups the ante for Play LA Inc

Last week Play LA announced another acquisition , but unlike previous transactions, its move to acquire Arsenal-mania.com represented a significant move to tap into a potentially underexploited onl ...

• Friday, March 19, 2010

  Rio Tinto and Chinalco come back to the table

  

  As many large industrial groups in China are still state backed organisations, there has been a concerted effort and a lot of cash directed at snapping up iron ore assets across the globe that the ...
• Friday, March 19, 2010

  Dragon Oil: solid balance sheet underpins increasing profile in London

  

  The development and commercialization of gas resources from the Cheleken Contract Area remains a top priority and Dragon Oil expects discussions with the Turkmenistan government regarding the gas sa ...
• Thursday, March 18, 2010

  African Barrick Gold's London listing in context

  

  African Barrick is set to list in London amid what specialists in the mining sector have described as a "vacuum" in the London space, long occupied by Randgold Resources
• Thursday, March 18, 2010

  The drugs work: Biocompatibles sees further good sales growth ahead

  

  After better-than-expected sales growth in the 2009 full year, the drug-eluting beads maker forecasts more growth this year while the Oncology Products Division revs up the pace of product trials.
• Thursday, March 18, 2010

  Can Europe march towards economic prosperity with a common currency but without a common government?

  

  An apparently disappointed Mr. Papandreou has stated that he may turn to the International Monetary Fund for an emergency loan should the EU fail to provide adequate financial support.
• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  SmartFocus, Amphion Innovations and National Milk Records confirmed for March 18 Forum

  

  The presentations will start at 6:00pm and finish at approx 7:30pm. After the presentations are complete the directors will also be available to take questions during a free canapé and wine r ...
• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  Lydian International’s Amulsar Gold Project should achieve 90% recoveries

  

  Small, low-grade or even remote deposits can still generate serious cash-flow if the metallurgy is simple, requiring minimal processing.
• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  Kenmare Resources' £180m fundraising for expansion to exploit anticipated tightness in titanium

  

  Kenmare believes that medium to long term supply/demand outlook for titanium dioxide pigment and titanium dioxide feedstocks is favourable so the time is now ripe to begin Phase 2 which will expand ...
• Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  smartFOCUS’ shift to Software as a Service pays dividends

  

  By moving to SaaS, the small cap software company has been able to boost its recurring revenue stream, improve visibility, while also cutting the sales cycle
• Tuesday, March 16, 2010

  Mercator Gold to sell exclusive Copper Flat option to Canada's THEMAC Resources

  

  The deal will allow the group to retain a substantial interest in the promising Mexican copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project without the associated costs.
• Monday, March 15, 2010

  Diamondcorp: a big cash injection and a lot of work to do

  

  70% of the new money was raised from current shareholders, reflecting a hefty amount of faith in the management to deliver.
• Monday, March 15, 2010

  Gulf Keystone raises £16m for 2010 Kurdistan campaign

  

  Gulf Keystone has completed a fully subscribed placing that will provide the finance for work on the Shaikan and Sheikh Adi blocks in 2010.
• Saturday, March 13, 2010

  Premium risk at Prudential

  

  Insurance giant Prudential has stolen the headlines this week, after their decision to buy AIA, the Asian life business of US insurer AIG, has attracted a mixed response from shareholders.
• Friday, March 12, 2010

  Baobab Resources resumes drilling at Tete iron-vanadium-titanium project

  

  Shares in the company were lifted by the news it started a 12,000 metres scout drilling campaign at its project in Mozambique, with constant updates expected in the next few months.
• Thursday, March 11, 2010

  Eco Animal Health Group: moves into US and China could be transformational

  

  Aivlosin® now accounts for more than half of global sales for ECO. Sales in China during FY 2009 were more than 60% ahead of the previous year, and expectations for FY 2010 indicate similar prog ...
• Wednesday, March 10, 2010

  StatPro FY pretax up 48% in 2009, confident of good growth ahead

  

  All performance indicators showed a marked improvement during 2009, and the financial software provider looks set to continue its good run in the current year.