10th Dec 2025 12:22
(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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SpaceandPeople PLC - Glasgow, Scotland-based promotional and short-term retail space provider - Subsidiary POP Retail GmbH pens multi-year exclusive agreement with Gropius Passagen to manage pop-up retailing, promotional and experiential activities within a shopping centre in Berlin. "Gropius Passagen is Berlin's largest shopping centre and is home to more than 150 tenants including Rituals, Pandora, Aldi, H&M, Primark and JD Sport," SpaceandPeople says. "The appointment of POP Retail GmbH as temporary leasing partner strengthens the existing relationship between SpaceandPeople and Pradera Lateral in the UK."
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Futura Medical PLC - Guildford, Surrey-based developer of sexual health products - Says granted notice of allowance of a patent which protects its Eroxon offering until 2040 in China. "This allowance adds to the company's existing protection in Europe, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the US, further consolidating its global IP. Other applications in additional markets remain pending. In addition, Futura Medical is planning to extend its IP protection in China by filing a divisional patent in early 2026," Futura adds.
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Physiomics PLC - Oxfordshire, England-based mathematical modelling for the development of new therapeutics and personalised medicines - Reports a new contract in its biometrics department with a new customer, GARDP Foundation. GARDP is a not-for-profit research and development organisation focused on developing new or improved antibiotic treatments. "In this project, Physiomics will provide expert consultancy support to GARDP to optimise the design of an efficacy trial in their Serious Bacterial Infections programme. The work for this project is expected to begin January 2026 and is expected to complete within three months," Physiomics adds.
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Aptitude Software Group PLC - London-based finance software firm - The firm reports a "significant renewal" for its Fynapse platform. A "US-based global communications organisation" renews its contract for a further three years. The total contract value is GBP7.6 million. "This long-term renewal reflects the strength of the relationship and the value Fynapse continues to deliver as the customer's enterprise-wide system of record. Fynapse supports multiple high-volume finance domains for this organisation, underpinning complex operational and reporting requirements," Aptitude Software says. "Aptitude has also completed a successful Fynapse go-live. The existing customer is now live on Fynapse for finance automation, data orchestration and general ledger reporting, fully integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365, and is also using Aptitude's Lease Accounting Engine. This deployment highlights Fynapse's ability to support mid-market and Tier 2 organisations with modern automation capabilities and rapid, efficient implementation."
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EMV Capital PLC - life sciences focused investor - Portfolio firm Wanda Connected Health Systems Ltd closes a fundraising round worth GBP860,000. The remote patient monitoring and virtual care firm's fundraise was led and syndicated by EMV Capital Partners Ltd. EMVCP is EMV Capital's venture capital and corporate finance firm. "The proceeds from the fundraising will be used to accelerate Wanda's scale-up of operations with key customers in the US, further product development, and further execution of its commercial strategy. The additional capital will ensure Wanda can maintain its rapid execution pace while meeting rising demand for better chronic disease management and sustainable alternatives to rising drug costs in the US healthcare market," EMV Capital says. EMV Capital says its holding in Wanda now stands at just under 17%, equating to a post-investment fair value of GBP1.7 million.
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Ajax Resources PLC - London-based natural resources investment company - Argentine unit Puna Metals SA strikes option to acquire the Leon copper and silver project in north-western Argentina. Ajax Resources says to obtain the option, it will issue USD100,000 in its own shares, in addition, it must pay USD3.0 million in cash to exercise the option. The cash sum is payable at any time starting from 36 months after approval of an exploration environmental impact assessment. The seller is an "established local mining company". "We are very pleased to have signed a binding term sheet for a highly compelling, near-term copper and silver production asset in the province of Salta, Argentina. The project is strategically located close to the Eureka Project in Jujuy and benefits from a significant amount of historical work and investment by previous owners, exceeding USD30 million," Ajax CEO Ippolito Ingo Cattaneo says.
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Oracle Power PLC - developer of projects in Pakistan and Australia - Oracle Power hails the find of a "new shallow gold zone" at the Northern Zone project. Oracle Power says gold mineralisation has been found at the previously undrilled area between the eastern and northwestern zones of the Australia project.
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Challenger Energy Group PLC - energy firm focused on offshore Uruguay - Uruguayan Ministry of Environment issues permits to a "number of applicant seismic vendors". The permits allow for the acquisition of 3D seismic on AREA OFF-1, Challenger says. "The issue of permits for seismic acquisition in Uruguay is an important milestone, which should be understood more generally in the context of increasing activity and industry interest in Uruguay's offshore, and we thus look forward to what we expect will be value-adding progress over the coming months. This comes as we approach completion of our transformative transaction with Sintana Energy," CEO Eytan Uliel says. In addition, it notes TotalEnergies SE will buy a 40% stake in PEL83 in Namibia from Portugal's Galp Energia SGPS SA. It includes the Mopane discovery. The Paris-based energy company said under the agreement, Lisbon-based Galp will acquire a 10% participating interest in PEL56 from Total Energies, and a 9.4% interest in PEL91. Challenger adds: "TotalEnergies and Galp agreed to launch an exploration and appraisal campaign on PEL 83, including three wells over the next two years, with a first well planned in 2026, to further derisk resources and progress diligently toward the development of the Mopane discovery. Sintana Energy, the proposed acquiror of the company pursuant to a scheme of arrangement announced on 9 October 2025, holds a 4.9% indirect carried interest in PEL 83."
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Capital Metals PLC - London-based mining firm targeting mineral sand deposits in Sri Lanka - Notes recent "severe weather event" in Sri Lanka, but says Taprobane minerals project has seen "no impact". "The company does not foresee any material impact to its development plans, however, the government is clearly very focussed on the recovery efforts which are going to take some time. Capital Metals will be assisting with ongoing focussed local area crisis related support efforts," it adds. "Personnel in the Eastern Province experienced a loss of grid power for approximately one week, however, power has now been restored to the region. Normal food and fuel supplies are also resuming following temporary disruption."
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Dekel Agri-Vision PLC - West Africa-focused agricultural company - Crude palm oil output in November rises 0.4% on-year to 1,016 tonnes from 1,012 a year prior. Sales volumes shrink 2% to 890 tonnes from 1,311, though the average price per tonne rises 10% to EUR1,067 from EUR968. "Market statistics indicate that 2025 has been the weakest harvesting season we have experienced, and we are hopeful of a rebound as the high season begins in late January," Dekel adds. "Local CPO selling prices increased again in November to EUR1,067 per tonne, reflecting the ongoing tightness in local inventories caused by the prolonged low season."
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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