There is no better time to focus on smaller caps than in challenging economic times like the present. This is when valuations are often victims of the market rather than performance and underlying growth can be cloaked behind poor share sentiment.
As a result Hamlins LLP, the leading commercial law firm, has created Small Cap Roundup, an e-service produced by and dedicated to small-cap quoted and unquoted companies.
So where best to start but with the winners of the PLUS Awards 2010, a grand ceremony held on 19 May 2010 which acknowledged the achievers on the PLUS-quoted market from all 186 participating companies and their advisors.
The Awards had 250 people in attendance. This illustrates the increasing support and interest PLUS Markets is generating. According to the recently appointed PLUS Chief Executive Officer Cyril Therét, 2009 experienced good levels of activity with over half of its companies ending 2009 with positive share prices and good results. The winners are: To subscribe to this newsletter or for further information on future events please contact Daniel Bellau.
Each issue we will bring you:- - PLUS and AIM company news and tips
- Networking events
- Sector information
- Comment and discussion on small and micro-caps
- Interviews with PLUS and AIM market insiders
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PLUS new issue of the year: 3D Diagnostic Imaging plc PLUS new issue of the year: 3D Diagnostic Imaging plc 3D Diagnostic Imaging plc, admitted to PLUS-quoted in April 2009, has since raised a total of £2.7m. From an initial placing price of 7p it is trading at over 15 pence...  |
PLUS Chief Executive of the Year: Juliet Davenport (Good Energy Group plc) For the second year running, Juliet wins PLUS-quoted Chief Executive of the Year. Juliet is an influential figure whose opinions are helping to shape government policy and make their mark on the future of renewable energy in the UK, through Good Energy plc. ... |
PLUS Finance Director of the Year: Peter Meaklim (Chemistry Communications Group plc) Peter displayed excellent management skills in successfully commanding the finances of a public limited company in a difficult market. He is a highly experienced professional, having spent 10 years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and eight years in senior... |
PLUS Company of the Year: Sprue Aegis plc PLUS Chairman of the Year: Graham Whitworth (Sprue Aegis plc) Chairman and Chief Executive Graham Whitworth joined Sprue Aegis plc in June 2000. The company floated on PLUS in 2001. In December 2008, Sprue Aegis was named in the... |
PLUS Corporate Adviser of the Year: St Helens Capital Partners LLP During 2009, St Helen’s Capital Partners LLP represented 35 companies and brought four new issues to PLUS. St Helen’s Capital Partners LLP is the leading adviser to companies on the PLUS quoted market and is a dedicated... |
PLUS Reporting Accountant of the Year: Vantis plc Vantis plc wins this award for a second year in a row. Somewhat ironically, the Company has since receiving its award been suspended from trading on AIM following concerns over whether it has enough cash to keep operating. However, Partner Nick Winters has... |
PLUS Legal Adviser of the Year: Marriott Harrison Marriott Harrison acted as legal advisers for six new PLUS-quoted companies in 2009 including the £26m IPO of Arrowpoint Technologies. Marriott Harrison is a leading corporate/media practice with a refreshing and personable approach offering pragmatic... |
PLUS Personality of the Year: Barry Hocken Barry began his career in the City in 1960 when he joined the stock jobbing firm of Smith Brothers Limited as a “Blue Button” on the floor of the London Stock Exchange. He then went on to become a market maker with Smith New Court, before... |
Hamlins LLP is a specialist law firm located in the West End of London. We advise on all aspects of corporate finance and equity capital markets with particular focus and expertise in the hotels and leisure, real estate, marketing services, media and entertainment and IP and IT sectors. Hamlins has a wealth of knowledge and contacts in the small and micro-cap corporate finance market and offers high quality, cost-effective advice to companies seeking admission to PLUS.
As the official sponsors of the PLUS Entrepreneurs Club and the PLUS Retail Road Shows in 2010/2011, we are delighted to congratulate this year’s PLUS Awards winners and we have taken this opportunity to profile each of them. |
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