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finnCap Research Company Notes – 5 June 2019 ANGLE (AGL) : Corp Ovarian cancer study update – positive first step Key data ANGLE announced positive results from the first phase (pre-study) of its ovarian cancer clinical verification study. Using an optimised Parsortix HyCEAD Ziplex sample-to-answer process (developed during 2018), blood samples from 26 Stage III/IV…

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finnCap Research Company Notes – 3 June 2019 Frenkel Topping (FEN) : Corp A smart move helping the company to achieve scale Key data Outsourcing elements of the DFM allows Ascencia to scale, while simultaneously retaining investment management fees for AUM managed in-house. Nik Lysiuk nlysiuk@finncap.com KRM22 (KRM) : Corp Managing financial risk Key data…

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Shopping Trolley | finnCap Consumer quarterly sector note Shopping Trolley | finnCap Consumer quarterly sector note Multiple unexpected surprises across the Consumer Sector. We retain our unchanged overall view that “a highly challenging and uncomfortable period lies ahead for most of the consumer sub-sectors”, with uncertainty weighing heavily. What confounds us, however, is the nature…

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finnCap Research Company Notes – 1 May 2019 Tracsis (TRCS) : Corp Acquisition Key data Appropriately coinciding with the appointment of Chris Barnes as CEO, allowing John McArthur to focus on M&A, Tracsis has announced the acquisition of Bellvedi Ltd, developer of timetable optimisation software called ATTUne. Having been partners in several significant software projects,…

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Tailings | finnCap Mining quarterly sector note  martin potts Tailings | finnCap Mining quarterly sector note This quarter’s Mining sector topic: We take another look at lithium, this time from the perspective of the recently refreshed Strategic Battery Value Chain initiative in Europe. Recent investment proposals, in particular by the Volkswagen Group and by Swedish…

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Shopping Trolley | finnCap Consumer quarterly sector note Shopping Trolley | finnCap Consumer quarterly sector note Key Consumer sector themes over Xmas. On balance, there was more cause for pessimism with us concluding that a highly challenging and uncomfortable period lies ahead for most of the consumer sub-sectors, with uncertainty weighing very heavily on UK…

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finnCap Research Company Notes – 31 January 2019 finnCap Research Company Notes – 31 January 2019 Register here to access all finnCap corporate finance research Sector: Industrials Aukett Swanke (AUK) : Corp Final results Key data The final results for the year to September 2018 confirm a difficult year in property markets and despite the…

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finnCap Research Company Notes – 06 January 2019 Altitude Group (ALT) : Corp Major strategic alliance Key data Altitude has announced a new strategic alliance with the Advertising Speciality Institute (ASI), the largest media, marketing and education organisation, to integrate its proprietary ESP platform, North America’s largest promotional product and supplier database, into both the…

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Support Group | finnCap Support Services quarterly sector note November 2019 Support Group | finnCap Support Services quarterly sector note Topic of the quarter in Support Services sector. While the forthcoming election has created a significant level of uncertainty, the direction of travel on infrastructure spend seems certain. Both main parties have promised a significant…

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Sam Smith, finnCap CEO, wins Industry Champion at the Growth Investor Awards 2016 The Growth Investor Awards is a national campaign to recognise the role of SME fund management community enabling growth. These awards honour all those involved in putting investment to work in high potential businesses – from those providing investment or helping source…

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