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New ContractsToday 06:26AVN Bentley Walker Launches New DVB-S2X Satellite Service [link] AVN the Ariane 5 ECA rocket will also launch the Avanti Communications HYLAS 4 ... [link] AVN Bentley Walker will deploy the new service in the Middle East with Avanti's HYLAS 2 Ka-band satellite. [link]

HYLAS-4 Has at last been scheduled for launch in October 2017 on flight VA-240

I haven't checked my (few) shares for years, what happened in june 2016 to make them shoot up? whatever it was I missed it!

HYLAS 4 Does anyone know when HYLAS 4 is expected to be launched? It was meant to be in the first quarter of 2017 but that is not going to happen as launches already scheduled. HYLAS 4 is still waiting to be paired with another satellite for launch. Whoever updates Wikipedia with launch details has now moved HYLAS 4 to the bottom of 2017 launch list. Is HYLAS 4 going to make it up there in 2017?

Risers & fallers: Avanti Communications, San Leon Energy, Osirium Technologies, Bellzone Mining, Alexander Mining Share 11:12 26 Aug 2016 Here we put the spotlight on Friday's market movers A long awaited oil deal is drawing to a close - sending San Leon higher Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes at 11am Risers Avanti Communications Plc (LON:AVN), up 12% to 39.5p. The stock that rose earlier this month on takeover talk was rising again on Friday. Industrial Multi Property Trust (LON:IMPT), up 12% to 175p. Interim results revealed a rise in asset value, narrowing losses and better occupancy. Osirium Technologies Plc (LON:OSI), up 12% to 193.5p. The cyber security firm landed a contract to provide an asset management group with its full suite of products for some 3,000 devices. It is a three year deal that will add a material financial contribution in 2016, it said. Fallers Ferrum Crescent Ltd (LON:FCR), down 7.5% to 0.25p. The mining sector junior announced an issue of equity from the exercise of options – 44.6mln shares with trigger price of 0.165p – which follow on from a share placing executed earlier this year. North River Resources Plc (LON:NRRP), down 6.9% to 13.5p. It releases a project update on its operations at the Namib lead & zinc asset, in Namibia. Bellzone Mining Plc (LON:BZM), down 6.5% to 0.215p. The mining sector junior gave back some of Thursday’s gains, which were triggered by a positive update on the group’s ferronickel study results. Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes at 90am Risers San Leon Energy Plc (LON:SLE), up 67% to 48.5p. The oiler’s shares resumed trading after a near eight month suspension on AIM. It comes as the group unveiled details of a £170mln share placing which takes it closer to sealing its long awaited Nigerian oil acquisition. Alexander Mining Plc (LON:AXM), up 25% to 0.22p. The mining sector junior added to gains from Thursday, when the group announced a licence agreement with Accudo Metals for projects in Australia. One Media IP Group Plc (LON:OMIP), up 17% to 3.5p. Investor eyes are seemingly smiling on the media group which on Wednesday announced a deal to acquire 1,100 Irish folk and Celtic music original recordings – it comes after eight years of marketing the songs on a shared royalty basis. Fallers AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN), down 1.3% to 4,943p. Share price weakness among drug makers continued through Friday, amid caution following renewed scrutiny from US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton this week. Concurrent Technologies Plc (LON:CNC), down 4% to 62p. The outlook statement in Friday’s interim results reads positively enough, though the figures themselves seemingly showed a flat performance. Strategic Minerals PLC (LON:SML), down 9% to 0.24p. The move lower follows the release of a quarterly update on Thursday afternoon.

11:12 26 Aug 2016 Here we put the spotlight on Friday's market movers 11am Risers Avanti Communications Plc (LON:AVN), up 12% to 39.5p. The stock that rose earlier this month on takeover talk was rising again on Friday. Industrial Multi Property Trust (LON:IMPT), up 12% to 175p. Interim results revealed a rise in asset value, narrowing losses and better occupancy.

AVN bid TALK Avanti Communications [link]

All the market suffering which is what might be expected but those businesses with income denominated in USD should see a boost of some kind even if this is short lived. Dollar up/Sterling down by say 5% should feed through to a good boost to profits for Avanti next year if this is sustained. Too early to make predictions but clearly some good news is needed when year end numbers for 2015/16 are announced. These currrency issues might help.

Re: Africa, Dink AVN always boast about their cutting edge technology Ka-Band, now we discover a very established Eutelstat deal with Facebook. Pushed out is not the words for this, missed the boat could be more apt.

There is nothing unusual in Avanti providing a charge over all assets for the benefit of bondholders and I understand they gave something similar to lending bankers in the past. In the event that Avanti cannot meet their obligations to repay on time (or to refinace in some way) the bondholders have the right to take over everything lock stock and barrel. They would then have the right to sell the failed business to a third party - usually at a knockdown price. In practice however the borrower would more than likely take the initiative to seek refinace or takeover/merger terms well before the sewage hits the fan. Shareholders well understand that in these circumstances their shares are worthless and the only reason to invest as we do is that we believe that the Board can meet its income/profit targets as outlined in press releases. Control or ownership of failed and worthless assets, especially those in outer space, gives nothing to anyone.