What’s cooking in the IPO kitchen?
Misys— The press reports that the Banking Technology provider owned by Vista Equity Partners is seeking a £5.5bn float in London
Bacanora Lithium— To list on AIM around 28 Sep as holding company for TSX listed Bacanora Minerals at £100m market cap
Aura Energy—ASX listed uranium developer (ASX:AEE) expected to join AIM 6 September
Breakfast buffet
Crossword Cybersecurity* (ISDX:CCS) 192p £4.6m
The ISDX listed technology commercialisation company focusing exclusively on the cyber security sector announced the appointment of Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE as Non-Executive Chairman. He brings to the Board unparalleled experience across government, education & global business. He joined MI6 in 1966 undertaking various overseas & head office roles before promotion to Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, which he left in 2004. Tom Ilube remains as CEO.
Goldplat (LON:GDP) 6p £10.05m
The African gold producer announced a positive operations update for the three months ended 30 June 2016 reporting a total gold and gold equivalent production of 11,969 ounces, continued profitability and steady progress on priority capital projects.
During the Quarter, the Rand Refinery silver toll recovery project was completed and although the contract is currently under dispute, the Directors are confident that the dispute will be resolved.
Benchmark Holdings (LON:BMK) 63p £328.45m
Benchmark announced that its Animal Health division has entered into an agreement with Evax AG, a Swiss equine biotech company, to develop a recombinant vaccine to prevent and treat the most prevalent skin disease in horses, Sweet Itch, also known as Insect Bite Hypersensitivity (IBH). The estimated total market value for treatment of the disease is over £100 million per annum. Under the terms of the agreement, Benchmark will pay total consideration of £1.12m and is contributing up to a further £4m over the next 4 years.
FairFX Group (LON:FFX) 30p £30.9m
The FinTech low-cost currency provider, is partnering with VizEat, Europe's largest social dining network. The agreement is designed to offer customers access to unique travel experiences while getting the best value for money when they are overseas. Aligning with FairFX's core values, VizEat customers can benefit from preferential exchange rates, FairFX prepaid currency card offers and travel money expertise. Since being founded in 2014, VizEat has 90,000 members from more than 100 countries.
Arria NLG (LON:NLG) 14p £17.3m
Arria NLG, a technology leader in Natural Language Generation, has announced the public beta launch of Recount, a Software as a Service business reporting tool designed to work with large online accounting systems such as Xero, Quickbooks and Sage, providing customers with instant financial insights, expressed in plain language. Recount has been integrated into Xero's offerings for release in Australia and New Zealand, and will be available for Xero and Quickbooks in the USA by December, with more integration partners to come.
Quantum Pharma (LON:QP) 89.5p £111.87m
H1 Jul 2016 update from the service-led niche pharmaceutical developer, manufacturer and supplier to the health and care sectors. Trading for the period was in line with management expectations. Since the period end, Quantum has launched a Glycopyrronium Bromide 1mg/5ml Oral Solution for the treatment of peptic ulcers. This is significant in illustrating the deliverability of the Group's strategy of converting unlicensed to licensed products. FY2017E revs of £10.9m and EPS of 6.84p. Div 1.8p.
Taptica International (LON:TAP) 128p £80m
The global end-to-end mobile advertising platform for advertising agencies and brands, announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. Revenues increased by 53% to $51.8m. Adjusted EBITDA of $9.2m ($2.8m). Declared special dividend of $0.0579 per share. Momentum achieved in H1 has been sustained into the second half of 2016. Campaigns agreed with new Tier 1 clients, such as Cartoon Network, ABC and Zappos, are expected to deliver solid revenues in H2 2016. 8.3x PE.
Hummingbird Resources (LON:HUM) 24p £82.4m
Hummingbird has announced the final results of a 14 month hydro-electric power Pre-Feasibility Study near Hummingbird's 4.2Moz Dugbe Gold Project. The PFS, which was funded by IFC InfraVentures and carried out by Knight Piésold, confirms the potential viability of a range of options for HEP plants with the ability to supply a sustainable source of power for Dugbe, as well as the southeast Liberian region. Importantly, the HEP plant also offers the potential to reduce the all in sustaining costs of Dugbe.
Surgical Innovations Group (LON:SUN) 2.62p £12.8m.
Much improved interim results for HYJun2016 from the designer and manufacturer of innovative medical technology for minimally invasive surgery, showing robust growth, a return to profit and a return to a net cash bank position. Revenue up 16.9% to £3.04m. Net profit of £0.25m from £2m loss. H2 revenues have continued to outperform the corresponding period last year, and indications of customer demand for the remainder of 2016 are satisfactory.
Eurasia Mining (LON:EUA) 0.58p £8.2m
The Russia focused PGM and gold production and development company, working in partnership with Metal Tiger (MTR.L), has updated on work on the Semenovsky Tailings Project, in Bashkiria, Russia. Reserves report approved. 2.99 million tonnes of ore grading 1.18 g/t gold and 16.44 g/t of silver, with contained metal calculated as 3.5 tonnes of gold and 49.3 tonnes of silver. The exclusivity option has also been extended to 15 November 2016.