Assetco ShareCast News (ASTO)

Sunday newspaper round-up: Japan, Kaupthing, RBS...

Japan's giant car industry has announced a major shutdown as fears grow over the economic impact of Friday's devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami which has crippled much of the north-east of the country.
[13 Mar '11]

AssetCo seeks equity and secures contract

AIM-quoted outsourced fire services provider AssetCo is trying to raise up to £8m from existing and new shareholders in order to provide the short-term funding it desperately needs.
[21 Feb '11]

AssetCo ends takeover talks

AssetCo, the outsourced fire services provider, has ended talks with a potential bidder so it can focus on short term funding issues.
[14 Feb '11]

AssetCo trying to secure finance

Outsourced fire services provider AssetCo has lost all of last week's gain on the back of a potential bid after it admitted that talks with its lenders are taking longer than hoped.
[8 Feb '11]

AssetCo reveals bid talks

Outsourced fire services provider AssetCo has confirmed that it is in talks with a potential bidder.
[31 Jan '11]

Small caps round-up: Empyrean Energy, Enegi Oil, Synchronica

Shares in Empyrean Energy fell back after the oil firm reported much wider losses for the six months to 30 September amid a busy period focused on three projects in Texas. Pre-tax losses ballooned to £5m from £518,000 in the same period the previous year.
[23 Dec '10]

Assetco expects better second half

Outsourced fire and rescue services provider AssetCo says that its contract in the UAE will start to generate revenues in the second half of its financial year.
[13 Dec '10]

Tuesday tips round-up: Premier Foods, WS Atkins, AssetCo...

At the weekend Premier Foods confirmed reports that it had received approaches to buy Quorn and the other component of its meat-free division, Cauldron.
[5 Oct '10]