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Burford Capital rises 17% to £15.26 a share
BUR
announced it has secured funding for $1.6 billion in new litigation finance investments.
The capital comes from a sovereign wealth fund, a new private investment fund and the company’s own balance sheet.
The sovereign wealth fund and Burford have entered a strategic relationship as well as potential further capital for other opportunities.
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Velocys rises 10% to 4.45p a share
VLS announced that it secured a site for the UK waste-to-jet-fuel project which it is developing in collaboration with British Airways and Shell.
Development for the 80 acre site is subject to planning consent; the formal planning application process expected to begin in 2019.
a subsidiary of Velocys, has entered into an option agreement to acquire Rula Developments (Immingham) Limited, the company which owns the site, for up to three years, subject to the outcome of the business case.
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Xeros Technology Group rises 9% to 15p a share
XSG announced that MARKEN , its North American high performance workwear business, specialising in cleaning, inspection and firefighter personal protective equipment, is now the only Independent Service Provider in North America to secure UL DQS ISO ISO-9001 registration.
"Securing ISO registration recognises that MARKEN is driving up standards across the US market for the cleaning and maintenance of firefighter's clothing and specialist protective equipment. With both ISO and NFPA verification, MARKEN is rapidly establishing a reputation as the market leader in the US for the cleaning and maintenance of firefighter PPE.” Joey Beeman, General Manager of MARKEN said.
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Brave Bison rises 13% to 2.15p a share
BBSN released its trading and operational update earlier this month, which has been followed by director buying, as momentum continues to drive its share price up.
It announced trading for the year 2018 end is ahead of management expectations, driven by increased advertising and distribution revenues.
Claire Hungate, Chief Executive Officer, Brave Bison, commented: “Being one of the most viewed media and entertainment properties in digital publishing has changed the narrative for us. We own the biggest Facebook page in the world and together our network of 20 channels drives more views than LadBible and Unilad put together; this gives us scale and takes us straight into the lives of millions of consumers, every month.”
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Live Company Group rises 11% to 58.5p a share
LVCG earlier in the month announced that its BRICKLIVE animal paradise tour will be in a new location in Haikou city, China.
David Ciclitira, Executive Chairman at Live Company Group, said: "I am delighted that, following its debut at the National Stadium in Beijing, BRICKLIVE Animal Paradise will now visit Haikou City in China.”
“The BRICKLIVE Animal Paradise tour highlights the Company's ability to provide educational shows for all to enjoy and we are very excited to be touring in a new location."
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