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PetroLatina scoops £7.4m 

Colombia-focused PetroLatina Energy has raised $11.5 million (£7.4 million) from two key shareholders to fund exploration.   SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 30th July 2010

Dana Petroleum hails Egyptian discovery

Oil and gas producer Dana Petroleum says it has discovered a new oil field at North Zeit Bay in the Gulf of Suez. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 30th July 2010

Peel Hunt £74m buy-out clinched

Belgian finance group KBC has agreed a $115.6 million (£74 million) management buyout for its UK broking arm Peel Hunt. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 29th July 2010

Resources in Insurance halves interim deficit

Diversified claims manager Resources in Insurance Group (RIIG) is seeking expansion opportunities after cutting first-half losses 51 per cent to £152,000. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 29th July 2010

Regional gap broadens

The economic gulf between London and the rest of the UK widened during the credit crunch, official data reveals. Business News / Thursday, 29th July 2010

Lonrho on expansion trail

Africa-focused mini-conglomerate Lonrho has cut nine-month losses 60 per cent to £2.5 million on turnover up 21 per cent to £74 million.  SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 29th July 2010

XCap seeks AIM £5m

Broking and investment group XCap Securities, backed by celebrated market maker Chris Potts, is understood to be planning an AIM float. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Wednesday, 28th July 2010

Vatukoula scoops £7.4m

Fiji-focused Vatukoula Gold Mines has raised £7.4 million at a 10 per cent premium to the market for further exploration. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Wednesday, 28th July 2010

Oil float raises £22m

Falklands-focused explorer Argos Resources lists on AIM on Thursday after raising £22 million at 31p. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Tuesday, 27th July 2010

SureTrack takes AIM

PLUS-quoted asset recovery and tracking specialist SureTrack has raised £1.42 million ahead of an AIM introduction next week. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Tuesday, 27th July 2010

Small and mid-caps still underrated

Billion-pound companies are still trading at a premium to their faster-growing counterparts, according to research from DC Advisory Partners. IPO & City News / Tuesday, 27th July 2010

Monsal wins £14 million for expansion

Waste-to-energy business Monsal has secured up to £14 million from investment firm FourWinds Capital Management. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 27th July 2010

Anglo African Minerals targets AIM

Mining investment concern Anglo African Minerals is seeking £5 million to develop a claimed £360 million of resources in Armenia and West Africa. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Monday, 26th July 2010

TEG wins £0.7m Scottish deal

Organic composting specialist TEG Group is to build a £700,000 anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Perthshire with Albion Ventures. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Monday, 26th July 2010

SRL Global attracts £7.5 million

A software provider to the asset management sector has raised £7.5 million from Augmentum Capital and Revere Capital Advisors. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 26th July 2010

Half VCTs' assets yet to be invested

Almost half of the assets of venture capital trusts (VCTs) are held in non-qualifying investments or cash, research finds.

Cash shells hoarding £241 million

Shell companies on AIM and PLUS have £241 million to invest in growth businesses, research from Business XL finds.

Surprise M&A dip in first quarter

The European M&A market declined 13 per cent to €157 billion in the first three months of the year compared to the previous quarter.

Big boost for company valuations

Valuations of both public and private companies shot up in the course of last year, according to research from BDO.

Government propping up regional venture capital

Venture capital (VC) investing outside London and the South East depends heavily on public sector funds, according to a study.