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Moorland Energy receives £7 million
Oil and gas investor Epi-V has invested £7 million in exploration company Moorland Energy following the discovery of gas reserves in North Yorkshire. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 11th December 2009
Regal Petroleum’s record fine
The fine imposed on AIM-listed Regal Petroleum is the largest in the market’s history, writes Joss Alcraft, principal at law firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin. Flotation / Monday, 30th November 2009
Regency Mines in equity deal
US-based investment manager Yorkville has provided AIM-listed Regency Mines with a standby equity distribution agreement (SEDA) of £3 million. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 11th September 2009
Viking Moorings in secondary buy-out
Aberdeen-based Viking Moorings, which serves the offshore oil and gas industry, has been acquired by HSBC from Inflexion Private Equity. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 27th July 2009
Cash injection for Red Rock Resources
Asset manager Yorkville Advisers has committed £3 million to mining company Red Rock Resources via a standby equity distribution agreement (SEDA). Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 7th May 2009
Malin's millions
Sam Malin built his billion-dollar oil company from scratch. Here, he reveals how he enjoys his wealth. Wealth Management / Thursday, 22nd January 2009
Getech maps US success with Lisle deal
A Leeds-based company that specialises in mapping areas for oil exploration giants Shell, BP and ExxonMobil has bought a US firm. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 9th December 2008
Nighthawk to swoop on AIM cash
A Bristol-based hydrocarbon specialist is days away from raising a seven-figure sum in a bid to continue work on its flagship project. IPO & City News / Tuesday, 25th November 2008
Green Dragon fires up deal-making
Green Dragon Gas, an explorer, developer and producer of coal bed methane in China, has made a strategic acquisition in the domestic energy sector for $9.25 million (£4.7 million). The deal will be funded from the AIM-listed company’s existing cash pool. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 6th August 2008
Ophir secures finance to drill
Privately owned African oil and gas exploration company Ophir Energy has secured £168 million from private investors to finance its drilling programmes until 2009. The majority of the funding is from Mittal Investments, the Luxembourg-based investment firm headed by steel mogul Lakshmi Mittal. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 9th June 2008
NEWS
Record output at Cluff
Potential bid candidate Cluff Gold produced 19,288 oz of gold in West Africa in the first two months of the year. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
Brainspark takes football stake
As foreshadowed in the latest Growth Company Investor, investment minnow Brainspark is buying into Italian football club AC Ancona. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
New hope for China Evoline
AIM shell China Evoline is understood to be contemplating the injection of some Chinese mining assets. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Latest Deals: Mining
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Scotgold Resources | AIM | Feb 2010 |
| Stellar Diamonds | AIM | Feb 2010 |
| North River Resources | AIM | Nov 2009 |
| London Mining | AIM | Nov 2009 |
| U308 Holdings plc | PLUS | Nov 2009 |
| Great Western Mining Corporation plc | PLUS | Oct 2009 |
| Belmore Resources (Holdings) Plc | PLUS | Oct 2009 |
| Lisungwe plc | PLUS | Oct 2009 |
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