Brainspark chief executive takes shares

The chief executive of investment company Brainspark, Alfredo Villa, has spent £112,500 on shares in the company.He took 31,000 shares, paying 34.5p a share. Following the acquisition and the conversion of some other shares awarded to Villa into ordinary shares, he now has about 5.3m ordinary shares or about 38.3% of the company.Brainspark's main investment is a site in northern Italy where a large theme park is to be built. It also invests in Indian Restaurant Group, which aims to create a UK-wide chain of Indian restaurants.Top Director BuysBrainspark (BSP) Director name: Mr Alfredo VillaAmount purchased: 225,000 @ 50.00p Value: £112,500F&C Asset Management (FCAM) Director name: Mr Edward BramsonAmount purchased: 100,453 @ 75.67p Value: £76,013Optimal Pay (OPAY) Director name: Mr Mark MayhewAmount purchased: 83,404 @ 59.50p Value: £49,625Quadrise Fuels International (QFI) Director name: Mr Hemant Thanawala Amount purchased: 1,019,211 @ 3.50p Value: £35,672Quadrise Fuels International (QFI) Director name: Dr Ian DuckelsAmount purchased: 764,408 @ 3.50p Value: £26,754European Nickel (ENK) Director name: Mr John Wallace McManusAmount purchased: 100,000 @ 15.68p Value: £15,680Anglo American (AAL) Director name: Sir John ParkerAmount purchased: 761 @ 3,153.45p Value: £23,998Croma Group (CMG) Director name: Mr Sebastian MorleyAmount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 2.00p Value: £20,000Ashmore Global Opportunities GBP Shares (AGOL) Director name: Mr Nigel De La RueAmount purchased: 2,000 @ 778.25p Value: £15,565Corac Group (CRA) Director name: Mr Richard King Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 14.65p Value: £14,650Top Director SellsFirst Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQM) Director name: Mr G Clive NewallAmount sold: 20,000 @ 7,871.19p Value: £1,574,238Bahamas Petroleum Co (BPC) Director name: Mr Alan R BurnsAmount sold: 5,000,000 @ 21.36p Value: £1,068,000Cobham (COB) Director name: Mr Andrew StevensAmount sold: 59,108 @ 231.61p Value: £136,900British American Tobacco (BATS) Director name: Mr John DalyAmount sold: 5,500 @ 2,420.00p Value: £133,100Cobham (COB) Director name: Mr Warren G TuckerAmount sold: 54,482 @ 231.61p Value: £126,186Cobham (COB) Director name: Mr Warren G TuckerAmount sold: 51,825 @ 231.61p Value: £120,032KBC Advanced Technologies (KBC) Director name: Mr Nicholas StoneAmount sold: 50,143 @ 67.50p Value: £33,847KBC Advanced Technologies (KBC) Director name: Mr George BrightAmount sold: 41,137 @ 67.50p Value: £27,767Thorpe (F.W.) (TFW) Director name: Mr Peter MasonAmount sold: 3,200 @ 760.00p Value: £24,320