Economic and Market News for 29 August 2019

Brickability Group started trading on AIM under the ticket 'BRCK' after raising £57m in its initial public offering. The IPO was priced at 65p a share, valuing the company at £150m. At...

Live Company Group said its subsidiary, Brick Live International, entered into a five-year agreement with Imagine Exhibitions to boost its reach in North America. Brick Live international (BLI)...

Dechra said it had acquired Ampharmco for $30m in cash. Ampharmco (APC), founded in 1999 as a veterinary contract manufacturer, specialised in companion animal products and subsequently received...

Frontier said it was 'highly likely' its tie-up with Science Group would receive shareholder approval at a general meeting as merger talks resumed after the latter increased its ownership in the...

Football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres said it had started a process to invite bids for its business and assets amid accusations of fraud by its former executives. The company said earlier...

Horizonte Minerals signed a royalty agreement with Orion Mine Finance to fund the development of its Araguaia ferro-nickel project in Brazil. Under the agreement, Orion would provide an upfront...

Environmental infrastructure fund JLEN said it had acquired Warren Power for a total of up £15.6m Warren Power owned 100% of the equity in Warren Energy, which held the rights and operational...

Cruise port operator Global Ports said Nassau Cruise Port had signed a 25-year concession with the Government of the Bahamas for the Prince George Wharf and related areas, at Nassau cruise port....

Pension and Insurer administrator Chesnara reported a jump in profit, though warned that low interest rates would keep a lid on cash generation. For the six months ended 30 June, pretax profit...

Primary vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals said it had received approval from the Competition Commission of South Africa to acquire the Vanchem assets. 'The transaction remains on track to be...

Guarantor loans provider Amigo reset annual expectations blaming a weaker economic outlook and expectations that impairment would remain at a higher level than previously expected. The company...

Dev Clever said it had entered a commercial partnership agreement with One Voice Digital to boost the latter's consumer engagement efforts. One Voice Digital was a collaboration with the...

Diversified Gas & Oil said it had acquired the assets of EdgeMarc Energy for $50m. Under the agreement, DGO would acquire EdgeMarc's natural gas development, production and exploration assets...