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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
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Bglobal wins funding
‘Smart metering’ specialist Bglobal has obtained up to £15 million asset funding from Barclays Asset Sales & Finance. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 3rd July 2009
Jubilee in £26m Braemore bid
Jubilee Platinum is offering shares to buy fellow AIM counter, smelting and refining specialist Braemore Resources. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 3rd July 2009
Agriterra moots sugar move
Phil Edmonds’ African food group Agriterra expects a turnaround to profits as it contemplates a move into sugar. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 3rd July 2009
Latest Deals: Mining
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| World Mining Services | PLUS | Aug 2008 |
| Emerging Metals | AIM | Jul 2008 |
| Sunkar Resources | AIM | Jun 2008 |
| Silver Mines | PLUS | Jun 2008 |
| Gemfields Resources | AIM | Jun 2008 |
| Obtala Resources | AIM | Apr 2008 |
| Ascot Mining | PLUS | Apr 2008 |
| River Diamonds | AIM | Apr 2008 |
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