Aquis Stock Exchange Weekly Highlights 09/02/24

Investment Evolution Credit plc provided an update on its UK FCA licensing application including the appointment of leading international law firm Osborne Clarke LLP as regulatory legal adviser for its licensing application to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide consumer loans in the United Kingdom. The appointment of legal advisers to advance the Company's FCA licensing application has resulted in the Company and its advisers revising the estimated timeline for IEC becoming authorised to provide consumer loans in the United Kingdom to 10 - 12 months, ahead of the original planned timeline of 12 - 18 months.
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The company also announced it has launched an up to £100 million bond offering, the IEC 15% fixed rate unsecured bond 2024. The IEC Bond offers investors a fixed 15% per annum return over 5 years, with interest payable quarterly.
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All Things Considered Group Plc announced it has acquired a 50% interest in Mckeown Asset Limited ("MAL"), a UK holding company for a number of businesses across the live entertainment and music sector, complementing the Company's current business, for an initial consideration of £475,000.

MAL is the parent company with the following holdings:
• 98% interest in Mckeown Events Limited, a concert and festival organiser based in Brighton;
• 50% interest in JTR Productions Lt festival management operation (trading principally in servicing 'On The Beach Festival', Brighton's annual flagship music festival);
• 40% interest in Something Recordings Ltd, a small indie record label; and
• 10% interest in Concorde 2 Ltd ("Concorde 2"), an iconic live music venue in Brighton.
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EDX Medical Group plc announced the Board has approved the issue of new ordinary shares at a price of 12p per share to raise £4.01million for the Company. The issue of the new ordinary shares is the initial element of a fundraising round to support the acceleration of the development of new diagnostic products to help meet global demand from healthcare providers delivering personalised treatments. The funding round has been led by Professor Sir Chris Evans, OBE, founder of EDX Medical, who has invested £750,000 at the Subscription Price. The Company intends to raise further capital in this round and is in discussions with other shareholders and potential new investors about participation in the Subscription, and consequently, the Subscription will remain open to new and existing shareholders, at the Subscription Price, until February 19th. Read more…

Clean Invest Africa Plc announced the successful completion of a placing to raise £200,000 to support the continuing growth of its wholly owned subsidiaries, CoalTech Limited and Coal Agglomeration South Africa (Pty) Ltd, and to provide working capital to the Group. Read more…

RentGuarantor Holdings PLC provided a quarterly activities update for the three-month period ("Q4" or the "Quarter") and full year ended 31 December 2023.

Highlights
• For FY2023, revenue is up approximately 79.1% year-on-year ("YoY") from £414,078 to £741,537, and the number of tenant contracts is up 57% YoY from 716 to 1,124, reflecting the growing demand for the RentGuarantor service. The average revenue per tenant contract also rose by 14.1% YoY from £578.32 to £659.73.
• Over the course of the Year, the Company announced strategic contracts with five new channel partners for RentGuarantor, including Clever Student Lets, Let Insurance Services Ltd T/a The Lettings Hub, InsureStreet Limited, Vorensys, and X1 Property Management Ltd.
• The Company signed partnership agreements with a total of 44 letting agent entities or letting agent groups throughout the Year, including contracts with Heatons Property, BEAM, Joint Living and Ilivearound.
• RentGuarantor appointed a new insurance partner during Q4, gaining the Company higher levels of protection, whilst simultaneously reducing the costs of insuring the Company's liability for any rent arrears.
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