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Tarsus

March 2014

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Tarsus has announced a placing of 5m new shares at 200p to raise £10m. At the same time it is also completing two acquisitions. Bigger of the two is HealthScienceMedia for £8.5m. of which £6.1m is paid upfront and the rest deferred. HSM runs Cardiometabolic Health, an annual three day medical conference covering the cardiometabolic field. In its last year, it had sales of £2.1m and made an operating profit of £1.2m. Separately, Tarsus has also bought 60% of Komatek, Turkey's largest trade exhibition for construction equipment, which is run biennially, for £1.4m with a further £4.5m based on future performance. The acquisitions are expected to be eps enhancing this year. Strong hold. ...

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Tarsus

March 2014

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