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EKF Diagnostics

December 2010

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At Sharewatch we always keep a close eye on name changes, on new management, on new issues and on revitalised shell companies. One that fits this nicely is EKF Diagnostics (EKF; 24p), which has been born out of the cash shell known as International Brand Licencing. The company is a vehicle for the talents of Julian Baines and David Evans who a year ago took over as chief executive and chairman respectively. Last June, they reversed into it a German diagnostics business and changed the name. Baines and Evans were old hands at BBI, a diagnostics and instrumentation business, which under their stewardship grew from sales of under Â£1m in 1996 to Â£35m in 2007 when they sold the business for Â£85m. Like BBI, EKF is also targeting diag ...

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Growth Portfolio 2 - December '10

EKF Diagnostics (January 2015)

EKF Diagnostics (October 2014)

EKF Diagnostics (June 2014)

EKF Diagnostics - Three acquisitions in a month (April 2014)

EKF Diagnostics (March 2014)

EKF Diagnostics (October 2013)

EKF Diagnostics (April 2013)

EKF Diagnostics (October 2012)

EKF - Forecasts upgraded again (April 2012)

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EKF - Second large diagnostic deal sends EKF full square into the US market (July 2011)

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