The number of small and mid-cap firms listed in the UK has fallen in recent years as economic turbulence and ‘unfavorable and over-burdensome regulation for listed companies’ bite.
A new report from the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) and investment research firm Hardman & Co that looks at the state...
Small cap Archive
It’s important to acknowledge that micro-caps are very different from large public companies and make the necessary adjustments to help them better inform their shareholders. The biggest difference for micro-caps, or companies with a market capitalization under $300 mn, is quantitative. Larger, more mature companies tend to have significantly more revenue that allows for deeper financial analysis, like discounted cash flow.
And even though many micro-cap companies...
IR professionals can boost their career by developing their own ‘signature’ approach to investor relations, according to Julia Stötzel, one of the rising star nominees at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2022.
Stötzel, who today runs a consultancy offering advice to start-ups, was nominated at the awards for her work with Hamburg-based fashion retailer ABOUT YOU. She spent just over a year at the company, latterly as head of IR and communications.
The ...
Size and location are among the factors influencing the decarbonization routes of European institutional investors, according to the latest research from Cerulli Partners.
While the firm says some investors in the region are pursuing their decarbonization efforts by divesting from unsustainable investments ‘and working with asset managers to create new ...
UK greentech firm SulNOx offers a proprietary fuel additive that can be added to fossil fuels to reduce the production of harmful, environmentally damaging emissions – while also offering significant cost savings. Ben Richardson, CEO at the Aquis-listed small cap, talks to IR Magazine about the challenges the firm faces as a pre-revenue company and why some investors can’t invest in a ...
– With human capital management an increasing focus among investors, a leaked internal memo showed that Amazon fears it could run out of workers if turnover continues at current rates. That’s according to a report in the Guardian. ‘If we continue business as usual, Amazon will deplete the available labor supply in the US network by 2...
When entrepreneur Peter Thiel invested $150 mn in Airbnb, his biggest piece of advice to the team was ‘don’t f*ck up the culture’. Trying to follow the guidance of its substantial investor, Airbnb did something counterintuitive for many companies: it made sure to put its employees and customers ahead of investors.
More specifically, Airbnb went so far as to ...
‘It is encouraging to see that the government has taken our concerns on board,’ says the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), talking about the outcome of a proposal seeking to overhaul audit and corporate governance.
The body, which represents small and mid-cap UK-listed companies, had previously spoken out against some of the rule changes that had been proposed, ...
Aadi Bioscience, the Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company focused on genetically defined cancers, has appointed Marcy Graham to the newly created role of senior vice president of IR and corporate communications.
Most recently, Graham served as vice president of corporate affairs at Poseida Therapeutics. Prior to that, she worked as vice president of IR and corporate communications at Mirati Therapeutics. In total, she has more than 20 years’ experience in IR an...
On February 7, 2022, The Wall Street Journal published an article titled Connecting with small shareholders remains a challenge for companies. As the headline suggests, some public companies are turning to a range of external service providers and consultants in an attempt to please retail traders demanding frequent updates, s...