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Humboldt Pride Week is on the horizon.
The week begins on Monday, May 31 and will start with a pride flag raising at Humboldt City Hall. There will be a number of other events throughout the week as well. Some of the events include a ‘Rainbow Coffee’ workshop, a diversity pride worship service, a talent night featuring local LGBTQ and ally talent. Friday’s event is also a first for Humboldt as ‘Drag Me Across Saskatchewan’ will be holding two drag shows.
“We’re super excited to bring that,” said Humboldt Pride Network Founder and Chair Andrew Matheson. “We’ve been trying to do a drag show in Humboldt for a very long time.”
TRADING UPDATES: Mattioli Woods proposes acquisitions and fundraise
Wed, 26th May 2021 19:50
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
Mattioli Woods PLC - UK-based wealth management services provider - Proposes acquisition of Maven, a leading private equity investor in UK SMEs and alternative asset manager for GBP100.0 million. Proposes acquisition of Ludlow Wealth Management, a financial planning business in the North West of England with assets under advice of GBP1.6 billion, for up to GBP43.5 million. Says acquisitions in line with its strategy to accelerate growth through strategic acquisitions while enhancing organic growth opportunities; adding scale, distribution and product . Says acquisitions are expected to be earnings accretive in the first full year of ownership. Proposes fundraise via share issuance at fixed price of 660 pence per share to raise GBP110 millio
IN BRIEF: River & Mercantile UK Micro completes fifth share redemption
Mon, 10th May 2021 16:54
River & Mercantile UK Micro Cap Investment Co Ltd - investment company - Completes fifth compulsory partial redemption of 6.6 million shares with effect on Friday last week, leaving 33.9 million shares issued overall. This is the fifth time the Trust has been able to effect a redemption at NAV since the company s launch in December 2014, enhancing the returns for our investors. This now means that a total of GBP77 million has now been returned to investors - a figure that substantially exceeds the total amount raised from shareholders. Meanwhile, the company s NAV remains above the GBP100 million target portfolio. Shareholders will also note that the redemption price of 301p compares most favourably with the original issue price of 100p, notes Chair Andrew Chapman.