In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 February 2021:
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Capital & Counties has announced the appointment of Jefferies International Limited as joint corporate broker, alongside the Company’s existing corporate broker UBS AG London Branch, with immediate effect. It has also announced that UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited has been appointed as its sole JSE Sponsor, with effect from 5 February 2021.
- Myanmar Investments International (MIL) has announced that trading in its ordinary shares and warrants on AIM will be restored at 7.30 a.m. today. The company asked for them to be voluntarily suspended on Monday following the coup by Myanmar’s military that saw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy detained, as well as the imposition of a one-year state of emergency. In its latest announcement, MIL says that there is limited news on the evolving political situation in Myanmar. However, some new cabinet ministers have been appointed and banks and most communications systems are operating including internet access. It says that its two investments in the microfinance sector and mobile phone communication towers have so far not been directly affected by the recent events however it is too early to forecast the future impact on these investments.
We also have the announcement by Syncona’s Achilles Therapeutics of an Independent Data and Safety Monitoring Committee Review and its positive Recommendation to Continue with Current Study Design of the Phase I/II CHIRON and THETIS Trials, RTW Venture Fund’s update on Landos Biopharma as well as Warehouse REIT’s acquisition of two properties and a proposed placing to raise up to £45.9m.