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Morning round up | Published on 24/08/10
Redstone’s fresh start and Clinical Solutions enjoys a better year
Beleagured ICT provider Redstone has announced a proposed £8.5m equity fund raising, alongside conversion of existing £4.5m loan notes, extended and softer banking facilities and a settlement of the £2.5m Eckoh liability for £1.5m. In addition, Ian Smith and Tony Weaver, who recently joined as NEDs, will become Chairman and CEO respectively. By removing legacy issues and significantly strengthening the balance sheet and management, Redstone’s prospects have changed overnight, and the new shareholders should make a decent return if the new management deliver. Premium subscribers can read our analysis of the deal following a conversation with new CEO Tony Weaver this morning.
International expansion remains the key for Clinical Solutions
Clinical decision support software vendor Clinical Solutions, which is backed by Balderton and Bridgepoint, has issued its accounts for the year to December 2009. Having had a weaker year in 2008 (Premium Plus subscribers see here for our coverage), the company bounced back in 2009 with higher revenues and profits. Revenues for the year increased 9.6% to £28.2m and adjusted EBTIDA was ahead 11.8% to £8.9m.
This is a better set of results from Clinical Solutions after the disappointments of 2008 but the company still seems to be struggling to get momentum into its international development strategy. We examine the figures and the company’s strategic direction in more detail in Newswire Plus.
Intel / McAfee deal holds mixed blessings for UK security software vendors
We have written several times over the last couple of years about the security software sector and have how we believe it to be a long running M&A hotspot. Premium subscribers can read our most recent missive on the subject here. However, even coming at the subject with this clear view, we were not expecting anything as fundamental as Intel’s bid for McAfee last week. Whilst the deal has drawn mixed comment from observers and investors, we see a compelling rationale for the deal.
However, whilst this theorising about Intel’s rationale is all very interesting, what is of more interest to us is what impact this transaction will have on the UK based security software vendors under our coverage. Premium subscribers can read our full analysis here.
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- BT avoids heavy public sector cuts and Redstone sells maintenance businesses to Maintel
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- AltNet scales up with Scalable Communications and Focus Solutions completes its journey
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- 3UK’s £2,077 net debt per subscriber and Anite’s continuing long term evolution
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- Profits ahead of expectations at ACS and TIG lands a biggie
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- Computacenter confirms project rebound and we opine on mobile M&A
- Hello to Airwave and Amor and goodbye to WIN
- Growing momentum for Monitise and Interxion posts strong Q2
- Redstone’s fresh start and Clinical Solutions enjoys a better year
- What we missed in the last two weeks
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- Spirent results support Anite’s confidence and OLM looking for a stronger 2010
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- Emphatic return to growth for SDL and they think it may all be over for WIN
- Fidessa pegged back by uncertain market and Telecity goes from strength to strength
- Momentum builds for Digital Barriers and Talk Talk suffers from lack of TV
- Global results season in full swing and BT’s ‘business as usual’ start to the year
- Virgin Media has best Q2 for years, and Nick Bray turns up at Sophos
- Mixed performance from Misys and we detect rumblings on the Sage board
- RM provides detail on impact of BSF cuts and the battle for WIN takes another turn
- Contrasting fortunes for Vodafone, Microsoft and Nokia, and Digital Barriers’ 2nd Buy
- Ofcom’s pole dancing and Autonomy’s pleasing cash conversion
- Apple shrugs off PR disaster and Promethean splashes some IPO cash
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