7th Jan 2026 11:43
(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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EnSilica PLC - Oxford, England-based computer chip maker - EnSilica hails "solid new business momentum" during the six months ended November 30, its first half. Revenue over the period rises 35% on a like-for-like basis. It is confident of achieving half-year revenue of around GBP12.7 million, rising from GBP9.3 million a year earlier, and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation of GBP1.7 million, swinging from a GBP200,000 loss. EnSilica reiterates its full-year aim of GBP28 million to GBP30 million revenue, and an Ebitda between GBP3.5 million and GBP4.5 million. Revenue in financial 2025 totalled GBP18.2 million, with a breakeven Ebitda. It adds: "Looking beyond FY 2026, the depth, quality and duration of our contracted and pipeline programmes point to a level of long-term value that is not yet fully evident in our near-term financials. As these programmes progress from design through tape-out into sustained production, our highly scalable model and underlying quality of the business will become increasingly apparent."
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Aptamer Group PLC - York, England-based synthetic binders developer - Expects to report revenue of GBP830,000 for the first half ended December 31, up 27% from GBP650,000 a year prior. Aptamer is confident "full year revenue will materially exceed the prior year". "In addition, the group maintains a strong sales pipeline of GBP3.1 million as of today. The ongoing conversion and replenishment of this pipeline demonstrates the group's ability to consistently convert opportunities into contracted revenue," Aptamer adds.
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Solvonis Therapeutics PLC - London-based biopharmaceutical company, focused on central nervous system disorders - Gets notice of allowance from the US Patent & Trademark Officer for a series of compounds within its proprietary SVN-SDN-14 post-traumatic stress disorder discovery programme. It says one compound from this series is currently being evaluated alongside other candidates, and the firm expects to select a lead compound in the first quarter of 2026. "This patent allowance strengthens both the scientific and commercial foundations of our PTSD programme. It reflects our strategy of combining rigorous neuroscience with disciplined medicinal chemistry to build differentiated, scalable CNS therapeutics," says Chief Executive Officer Anthony Tennyson.
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Literacy Capital PLC - makes long-term investments in private UK businesses and donates to literacy and education charities - Sells portfolio firm Wifinity to Arcus Infrastructure Partners, a European-focused infrastructure fund. Wifinity providers internet managed services to "organisations and consumers". "Wifinity was one of Literacy Capital's earliest investments, with the Fund originally acquiring a stake in December 2017. In September 2021, the business was sold to a private equity investor, Lloyds Development Capital," Literacy Capital adds. Literacy Capital is to receive GBP15.0 million at completion, with a further GBP400,000 expected around the end of the year, subject to a "specific milestone". Wifinity has been a "longstanding and successful holding", Literacy Capital says.
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Phoenix Spree Deutschland Ltd - invests in German rental property - It tops its 2025 condominium sales target of EUR30 million. Average sales prices per square metre topped "balance sheet carrying values". Sales of 122 units totalled EUR36.0 million, beating the target by some 20%, rising from EUR9.4 million in 2024. "A further 28 units (aggregate value EUR7.8 million) are reserved and pending notarisation," Phoenix Spree adds. "The company remains confident of achieving 2026 notarisations of at least EUR55 million, supported by the addition of further properties into the condominium sales pool."
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Oriole Resources PLC - west and central Africa-focused gold explorer - Reports first two drill holes at the MB01-N target in Cameroon return "significant gold intersections". "The fully funded MB01-N drilling programme is approximately 46% complete, with six holes drilled, a seventh underway and is expected to be finished in Q1-2026," Oriole adds.
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Predator Oil & Gas Holdings PLC - hydrocarbon producer focused on Trinidad and Morocco - Hails "significant increase in Trinidad production", after completion of drilling and heavy workover operations at the Bonasse and Goudron fields. As of January 4, daily production was at 367 barrels of oil per day, up from 308 bopd at the end of November. "The initiation of the fully-funded drilling and well workover programmes at the end of 2025 has seen a material increase in production from Trinidad. We are excited about the potential production capabilities of the new well scheduled for Goudron given the unexpected higher level of production from the GY-211 well workover. We are already ahead of our production target for February 2026," Chief Executive Officer Paul Griffiths says.
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Blackbird PLC - London-based provider of video editing software for the media and entertainment industry - Blackbird teams with Epidemic Sound, a music licensing platform. Epidemic Sound's music catalogue will be integrated into elevate.io, Blackbird's online collaborative video editing platform. The integration will occur before the end of the first quarter of 2026. "Creator-first company Epidemic Sound provides high-quality, royalty-free music and sound effects for creators, brands and media companies. By owning all the rights to its catalogue, it makes music licensing simple, safe and worry-free. Its surging popularity generates over 3 billion views per day from videos which include Epidemic Sound's music," Blackbird adds.
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Tekcapital PLC - intellectual property investment group - Innovative Eyewear Inc investee achieves "substantial" rise in sales and a sizeable hike in the fourth quarter also. Preliminary 2025 sales amount to USD2.7 million, a rise of 65% from 2024's USD1.6 million. Fourth quarter sales increase 45% to USD1 million. "Innovative Eyewear's management believes that its operational progress and considerable traction with its smart eyewear brand portfolio, particularly Lucyd Armor smart safety and Reebok sport collections, is not fully reflected in the current market price of its common stock," Tekcapital says.
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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