We kick off this month with two more takeovers, or attempted takeovers, of UK small-cap firms.On 21 May Singapore-based but UK-listed specialist engineer XP Power (XPP) rejected a bid from Denver, Colorado-based rival Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS:NASDAQ).The firm said it had received a series of 'highly conditional, opportunistic, indicative proposals' from the US company, the latest at...

Brave Bison made all-share bidApproach deemed ?opportunistic? Board open to a higher offerShares in The Mission Group (TMG:AIM) were marked up 5.7% to 24p on Monday after the digital media-to-advertising minnow revealed it has rejected a takeover offer from Brave Bison (BBSN:AIM), a rival which snapped up the Steven Bartlett-founded social media advertising practice SocialChain in early...

THIS IS AN ADVERTISING PROMOTIONBrave Bison (BBSN:AIM) is a social and digital advertising company, headquartered in London with additional offices in Singapore and Eastern Europe.Brave Bison is unique in that it is both a digital media owner, as well as a digital media agency. The company owns and operates its own channels, and the communities attached to them, as well as offering clients a...

The FTSE slipped into negative territory amid weakness in the mining sector, pushing the index 10 points lower in early trading to 7,375 in early trading.Energy providers Centrica (CNA) and SSE (SSE) are up 3.8% to 148.9p and 1.3% to £12.81 respectively as details of a energy price cap are published, ending months of uncertainty.The market is concerned about Sirius Minerals' (SXX) higher...