15th Apr 2026 19:33
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Frontier IP Group PLC - London-based firm focused on commercialising intellectual property - Notes announcement by portfolio company 2D Photonics Group Spa that the European Commission has approved EUR211 million in Italian State Aid for its wholly-owned subsidiary CamGraPhIC Srl. This follows EUR25 million Series A funding round in March which was supported by major governmental, industrial and financial institutions. "The grant funding will be used to accelerate development and scale up 2DP's advanced graphene photonics technology. This is designed to address one of the biggest problems hindering the progress of artificial intelligence and other advanced computing and communication applications by moving data much more quickly within systems. It offers higher bandwidth density, lower latency and significantly lower energy consumption than silicon photonics, and is therefore faster and cooler," Frontier says.
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Bluebird Mining Ventures Ltd - British Virgin Islands-based gold streaming, mining and treasury company - Raises GBP750,000 gross through the issue of 750.0 million shares via a placement with CMC Markets UK PLC. "The proceeds will be used to progress BMV's pipeline and investment into hard assets that will bring value to the Company. BMV has continued its progress across its investment pipeline and treasury platform, as it transitions from infrastructure build-out to active capital deployment," company says. BMV remains in advanced discussions across a range of opportunities targeting short-duration paybacks and high returns. "The company is progressing with a range of asset-backed opportunities across gold streaming, bitcoin infrastructure, and powered land, alongside establishing a treasury capability designed to enhance returns through disciplined capital deployment," BMV says.
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Pulsar Helium Inc - Cascais, Portugal-based helium exploration and development firm - Receives notice of the disposition on April 13 of 5.3 million units controlled by significant shareholder ABCrescent Cooperatief UA, with each unit comprising one common share and one non-transferable common share forward purchase right. In addition, on April 13, ABC disposes of an additional 1.1 million shares after it purchased 75,000 shares on April 10. Following the transactions, ABC exercises control or direction over, directly or indirectly, 14.0 million common shares, representing 7.54% of the share capital. Should the 5.3 million non-transferable common share forward purchase rights be exercised, ceteris paribus, ABC's interest would reduce to 8.7 million common shares, representing approximately 4.67% of the share capital, Pulsar says.
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Tiger Alpha PLC - London-based investor in "utility" meme coins - Signs heads of terms for the proposed acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Potentially Ltd, a private Cypriot company. Potentially is a technology startup building the peer-to-peer infrastructure layer for the AI economy. "The proposed acquisition represents a significant step in the company's strategy to establish a material position in an emerging AI infrastructure layer," Tiger Alpha says. The company is targeting exchange of the share purchase agreement on before 30 May 30 and completion by June 30. The transaction will constitute a reverse takeover. As such the company's shares have been suspended from trading on AIM.
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Petards Group PLC - Guildford, England-based security, communication and surveillance systems developer - Appoints Benjamin Gillam as chief financial officer and executive director with immediate effect. "Ben is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years' finance and accounting experience. He joined Petards in March 2022 and has held senior finance responsibilities for the group, including statutory and management reporting, oversight of key external adviser relationships and regulatory reporting," Petards says.
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Buccaneer Energy PLC - Texas-focused exploration company, previously known as Nostra Terra Oil & Gas - Notes current production of around 150 barrels of oil per day, with recent sales at around USD98 per barrle. Production is expected to increase to around 155 to 160 bopd. Says operating costs in the Fouke area remain low at less than USD5 per barrels, "supporting high-margin onshore production." At Pine Mills, estimates the operating margin has increased to USD70 per barrel from USD40 given current prices. "In the current price environment, the company continues to prioritise bringing all available production online and optimising field performance. Recent activity includes returning the Turner #1 well to production, providing incremental output ahead of its planned role as an injector within the proposed Fouke waterflood. With a largely fixed cost base, higher realised oil prices are translating directly into improved margins and increased cash generation across the Pine Mills field," Buccaneer says.
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1Spatial PLC - 1Spatial, a Cambridge, England-based master location data management firm - Updates on the cash acquisition offer by Vertigis LTD. On April 13, the UK foreign direct investment condition and the Belgian FDI condition were satisfied. Expects French approval to be obtained prior to the sanction hearing on April 16 2026. Should this occur, the scheme is expected to become effective on April 29.
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European Metals Holdings Ltd - developing Cinovec lithium project in Czech Republic - Says it is aware of the statement in the Geomet sro accounts dated March 31 regarding steps initiated by Geomet on January 28 in respect of additional funding and its intention to seek funds from its shareholders. At this stage, no valid cash call has been made by Geomet, a company in which European Metals holds a 49% interest. "The timing and form of such funding (whether third party debt or shareholder funding) remains subject to the unanimous approval of Geomet's shareholders. European Metals will provide further updates as and when appropriate," company says.
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Augmentum Fintech PLC - London-based investor in the European financial technology sector - Shareholders vote in favour of the cash acquisition offer by Frontier Bidco Ltd, indirectly and wholly controlled by Verdane Fund Manager AB in its capacity as manager of Verdane Freya XII Investments AB.
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By Aidan Lane, Alliance News reporter
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