Primary Recommendation

SMC - Largest acquisition to date

June 2006

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Stuart McColl, the eponymous chairman of the architectural group which bears his initials, is a one man investor relations supremo who manages investors’ expectations very well. Since the company floated last August, McColl has already completed seven acquisitions and in the process, annualised sales have grown from £8.5m in the year prior to float to an expected £31m for the current year. One man investor relations supremoMcColl is an expert in building up architectural businesses. In 1988, he sold the interior design/architectural business he had built up since 1974 to WPP for £32.5m. But WPP subsequently liquidated that business in the recession that fol ...

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Market Comment - June 2006

Interactive World - Hugely profitable adult text messaging/chat business

SMC (June 2007)

SMC (May 2007)

SMC (February 2007)

SMC (January 2007)

SMC - Soon to be prospective PE of 9.3 (December 2006)

SMC - High gear in Scotland (October 2006)

SMC (September 2006)

SMC (August 2006)

SMC Group (May 2006)

SMC Group - Gain since September: 286% (April 2006)

SMC - Results in April shouldn't disappoint (March 2006)

SMC - Buys two small architectral practices (February 2006)

SMC - Very eps enhancing acquisition (November 2005)

SMC - Acquisitions believed imminent (October 2005)

SMC - Attractive ground floor opportunity (September 2005)

With small companies there is an above average degree of risk compared to buying blue chips. Please be aware that we have not assessed the suitability of any of these investments for you. The newsletter simply states a personal view and diarises the editor’s investment decisions. Please speak to your stockbroker or other qualified individual to ascertain whether any of these companies mentioned would form useful additions to your own portfolios. Past performance is no indication of future success.

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