AIM follows FTSE 100 with weekly losses

Small caps followed the FTSE 100, posting weekly declines. The AIM All-share index fell 0.9% during the week, while the AIM 100 index lost 1.2%.
NF Energy Saving Corporation (OTCBB: NFEC) anticipates its 2009 full year revenues to rise 28% year-on-year to US$20-21 million, while earnings per share are expected to soar 250% to US$0.35 with more growth eyed in 2010.
Marketing software specialists smartFOCUS Group (AIM: STF) has launched a new marketing software procuct for social networks, which will allow placing a value on an individuals' influence across a range of social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Delicious and Digg.
Healthcare and technology investor Amphion Innovations (AIM: AMP) announced that its partner company PrivateMarkets has appointed a new director of sales, Jeff Evans. In the role, Evans will support the company as it refines it sales approach in the electric power industry. The PrivateMarkets software platform enables structured bilateral physical-commodity trading.
Sinclair Pharma (AIM: SPH) expects its performance to pick up in the second half of the year following what the company said were the busiest three months in history with new acquisitions made and cost cutting moves undertaken after revenues posted year-on-year declines during the first half of the current year and profits turned into losses.
Food processing equipment maker Pursuit Dynamics (AIM: PDX) said it is re-entering the brewing industry with a suite of new products and services following the completion of several brewing projects and an extensive test program with a large international brewer.
Plant Impact (AIM: PIM) has announced a share issue to raise £2.1 million to hire new sales and marketing personnel to drive sales across the company’s existing markets and accelerate the roll-out of its new productions into new markets.
Optical components maker Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH) said a steady recovery in its core markets combined with a growth in new business has strengthened its order book and enabled a positive start to the current financial year to end-September 2010.
Energy and climate change consultancy AEA Technology (LSE: AEA) said it won a US Department of Energy (DoE) contract worth up to US$45.7m. The contract has been won through AEA’s subsidiary, Project Performance Corporation (PPC).
AIM-listed Infrastructure service company, May Gurney Integrated (AIM: MAYG) has won two new long-term maintenance contracts with Anglian Water, worth up to £120m in total. The contracts begin in April 2010, under the AMP5 regulatory investment period, and cover Anglian Water's East Area.
In its results statement for the year ended 31 December 2009, TyraTech (AIM: TYR) said it has demonstrated the commercial value of its technology, with the launch of the company’s first Terminix International joint-development product into consumer markets. Consequently, TyraTech achieved product revenue growth and reduced costs by a third to report a significantly improved financial performance in 2009. The company reduced its net pre-tax loss to US$12.9m, down from US$17.4m in the previous year.
Accsys Technologies (AIM: AXS) has entered a distribution agreement with Enno Roggemann GmbH & Co to sell and distribute its Accoya wood into Germany and Poland, expecting sales of 40,000 cubic metres over the next five years.
China Eastsea Business Software (AIM: CESG) plans to delist from the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, seeking shareholder approval to cancel admission and purchase ordinary shares by way of tender offer of 10 pence per share, compared to the stock’s current price of 6.50 pence.
United Business Media (LSE: UBM) has acquired privately-owned Game Advertising Online (GAO) for an initial US$1m in cash plus up to a further US$7m in performance-related payments.
Phaunos Timber Fund Limited (AIM: PTF) has completed its investment of NZ$167 million, or US$117.6 million, in New Zealand’s Matariki Forestry Group to become the largest shareholder in the manager of over 132,000 ha (hectares) of productive timberland.
Animalcare Group (AIM: ANCR) said sales in the six months to 31 December grew across all three product categories, making for a 15% increase in total revenues to £8.93 million, while sales in the second half have been in line with expectations.
Spectrum Interactive (AIM: SIN) has signed a new five year contract-extension with London City Airport to provide internet desks and payphones. Spectrum has operations in 24 UK airports, more than 70 motorway services, and also in 40 other locations including marinas, bus and coach stations across the UK.
Hartest Holdings (AIM: HTH) shares fell 20%, as the board confirmed that its 8-month-long offer talks with privately-owned Delta Controls Ltd have been terminated. Delta’s indicative offer price reached up to 68.33p per share and the Hartest board said it felt that the price represented reasonable value, however from the outset Hartest's largest shareholder, Peter Gyllenhammar, with 29.95% stake, has clearly expressed that he was not willing to accept the proposal.
Alliance Pharma (AIM: APH) has completed the acquisition of Cambridge Laboratories it announced earlier this month. The company expects the deal, which adds 18 new prescription products to Alliance’s portfolio, to be significantly earnings enhancing in the current financial year. Cambridge’s commercial manager Peter Butterfield has also been appointed to the Alliance Pharma board.

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