Each year in spring, around 5,000 private investors gather in London to learn from expert speakers, talk directly to CEOs and hear from the UK’s leading entrepreneurs, investors and fund managers speak about future trends. Master Investor is now the UK’s leading, must-attend event for private investors.
Whether you’re a private investor, CEO or entrepreneur please come and visit the NEX Exchange team at our stand. Master Investor is now the UK’s leading, must-attend event for private investors.
IR Magazine Conference – 12th April 2018
The IR magazine are running a conference for Small Cap board members and IROs, focussing on IR best practice for small and micro caps in the light of new regulations and shareholder communications. The conference is followed by networking drinks and a short awards ceremony recognising those leading the way in IR excellence within the small cap community. NEX Exchange clients are eligible for a discounted rate.
COMPANY NEWS
Milamber Ventures (MLVP) has acquired educational consultancy Vocamedia for up to £165,000, with £60,000 dependent on performance in 2018-19.
Inqo Investments Ltd (INQO) has announced plans to raise a further £2.5m via placings at 90p a share. The first tranche of $1.25m has been raised and this will be used to invest in opportunities in the healthcare, education and eco tourism sectors in Africa. The focus is businesses that are two-to-three years from profit and have a positive social impact. The second tranche of £1.25m should be raised in one year.
Walls and Futures REIT (WAFR) has launched a one-for-four open offer to raise up to £1.05m at 94p a share. The cash will provide further scope for investment in supported housing projects. Walls and Futures REIT has joined the MSCI IPD UK Residential Property Index.
National Milk Records (NMRP) increased its interim revenues from £9.4m to £10.5m and pre-tax profit more than doubled from £442,000 to £957,000. The recovery in the milk price has helped the improved performance although there has been a subsequent dip in the milk price in the past couple of months. The longer-term outlook is positive. Increased testing for Johne’s disease has also helped. Net debt was reduced to £3.3m.
Crossword Cybersecurity (CCS) says that its revenues more than doubled to more than £700,000 in 2017. There is customer interest in the Rizikon cyber security product and the General Data Protection Regulations will provide momentum when they come into force in May. Full year figures should be published by the end of April.
KR1 PLC (KR1) has invested $443,000 in 4.72 million tokens in the Bluzelle project. Bluzelle is a scalable database service for decentralised applications. A further €167,000 has been invested in 2.2 million Rock tokens for the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) platform. Kryptonite 1 will become a sponsor for token-based projects listing on the GBX. Kryptonite 1 has also invested $174,000 in 12,800 tokens in the Elastos project, which is developing a virtual, digital smart economic zone.
First Sentinel (FSEN) is planning to raise up to £4m from a bond issue. The secured bonds have a 7% coupon and are repayable at a 5% premium on 28 February 2023. These bonds will be traded on NEX. The investment is partly protected by a credit insurance policy provided by Equinox Global. The cash will be invested in Perennial Enterprise, which will use it to fund its invoice discounting business.
Blockchain technology investor Coinsilium Group Ltd (COIN) is advising Tutellus Technologies on its upcoming token generation event. Tutellus matches students with teachers in the Spanish-speaking world. The Tutellus token will be used as a medium of exchange for the new blockchain-based platform. Richard Lloyd has been appointed as adviser to Coinsilium’s Gibraltar-based subsidiary TerraStream, which is developing a token offering platform. TerraStream intends to raise cash via a token offer but it is waiting for a more specific set of regulations from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission that should be published in the second quarter.
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