Tribal (TRN:AIM) 51.2pLoss to date: 20% Trading a seeming arbitrage opportunity is always risky and this has blown up in our faces. Education software supplier Tribal (TRB:AIM) had a takeover offer from US peer Ellucian on the table worth £172 million on an enterprise value basis, or 74p per share. The deal had been recommended by the board and had a lot of early shareholder backing.That the...

We rarely recommend ?playing? the markets but occasionally an opportunity presents itself that may suit certain readers. The situation at Tribal (TRB:AIM) stands out, and we believe there could be around 15% upside on the table for limited risk.Tribal is an education software firm based in Bristol, providing student management systems and inspection services to schools, higher and further...

- Legal proceedings looking likely after dispute over education contract - Nanyang Technological University ended £17 million deal in January- Tribal stock has plunged over the past yearLegal disputes are seldom good news for investors, they have a nasty habit of dragging on and overshadow everything else, but this is the prospect facing UK-listed education software firm Tribal...

UK stocks dropped on Wednesday as investors awaited news from the latest US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on its future interest rate policy after recent market worries over rising inflation.Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices traded lower, adding to the selling pressure on the FTSE where gains in financials were offset by weakness in mining and energy shares.At the close the benchmark...

UK stocks dropped on Wednesday as gains in financials were offset by weakness in mining and energy shares. At midday the FTSE 100 index of leading shares was down 35 points or 0.5% to 6,768 points.Overnight trading in Asia was quiet with the Nikkei 225 and SE Composite indices slightly down.Investors are awaiting news from the latest US Federal Reserve meeting later today for clues on future...

UK stocks dropped on Wednesday as weak mining and energy shares dragged offset by gains in financials.Overnight trading in Asia was quiet with the Nikkei 225 and SE Composite indices slightly down.Investors are awaiting news from the latest US Federal Reserve meeting later today for clues on future interest rate policy given recent market worries over rising inflation.5G CAPACITY BOOSTTelecoms...

Investing in companies that are in a rising trend can often be a great way to profit from the market. Stocks on a tear often find those strong runs last far longer, and go far higher, than most normal investors might expect.Fund manager and renowned momentum investor Richard Driehaus takes exception to the old stock market adage of buying low and selling high by saying 'far more money is made...

Shareholders in investment trust Strategic Equity Capital (SEC) will be hoping that the buyout of its investment manager GVQ will bolster the share price and narrow the widening gap to net assets.GVQ has secured a management buyout from backer RIT Capital Partners (RCP) which will make the investment manager 100% independent. The deal is believed to have been led by GVQ chief executive (CEO)...

There have been some very successful small cap stocks in recent years, rewarding shareholders with returns equal to three or more times their original investment. The ability to make significant gains is a key factor behind investors risking their money in smaller companies.We believe there could soon be a shift in investor appetite as a result of sky-high valuations. Many small cap fund...

Tribal (TRB:AIM) is making the switch from restructuring to a business execution phase. It is paying £1.25m for intellectual property for the Wambiz private social network, to be tied in to its new student information framework.Tribal provides student management systems and inspection services to higher education, further education, schools and training providers in the UK and internationally.

From out of the night and into the light, education technology supplier Tribal (TRB:AIM) is starting to look like a more promising investment proposition after three years-plus in the relative darkness. It has appointed new management and undergone a complete root and branch investigation of the business.Slowly but surely the operational performance is changing for the better, and as is so...

Tribal (TRB:AIM) 56.75pGain to date: 20.1%Previous Shares view: 47.25p, 19 May 2016Tribal (TRB:AIM) chief executive Ian Bowles says the business is capable of delivering operating margins in excess of 20% after a turnaround is complete.Tribal struggled with lumpy revenue flow and problem contracts during 2015 - culminating in a profit warning and dilutive equity raise.In a bullish assessment...

How much does the management of a company matter? On Friday 12 August a boardroom shake up at troubled Restaurant Group (RTN) was completed to some fanfare.Chief executive Danny Breithaupt was the latest and last member of the incumbent senior management team to pay the price for a turbulent 2016 to date which has seen the owner of the Frankie & Benny's and Chiquito franchises warn on profits...

One widely-used dictum in investing circles states that 'the trend is your friend' and this old City adage is serving investors in a variety of UK-listed stocks well as the FTSE 100 storms higher. In short, momentum investing seeks to capitalise on the fact that markets tend to continue to trend in the direction they've been headed for longer than most investors assume is possible....

Troubled though it may be after poor performance in 2015, Tribal (TRB:AIM) is a business with long-term turnaround potential which investors are already starting to get excited about.Shares in the provider of e-learning software and services have bounced more than 100% since a late 2015 profit warning led the business to seek a waiver from lenders over a breach banking covenants. But there...

'We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another.' So wrote Klaus Schwab in January, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. 'In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before.'Schwab was referring to what he calls the 'fourth...

The FTSE 100 makes modest gains in early trade on Monday following a mixed session in Asia as oil prices slid and markets in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are closed. The FTSE 100 index edges around 24 points higher to 6,169, matching gains seen across many of Europe's major indices.Chemring (CHG) rallies 7% to 139.63p as it confirms the start of a 40mm ammunition contract to an end user in the...

The market is off to a quiet start ahead of George Osborne's Budget announcement at lunchtime. The FTSE nudges ahead 24 points to 6,163.The biggest corporate news is the recommended all-share merger between London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Deutsche Borse. It is called a merger of equals but LSE shareholders will only hold 45.6% of the combined business and the two parties haven't yet agreed a...

Barclays takes axe to dividendFollowing an 8% pre-tax profit fall in 2015, Barclays (BARC) is selling various international operations, including its Africa business, to create a transatlantic retail, corporate and investment bank. The dividend has also been cut for the next two years to help boost capital levels and profit. (MD)Tribal's new rally on asset saleEducation technology group Tribal...

Ladbrokes shakes off lossDespite reporting a full year loss of £43 million, shares in Ladbrokes (LAD) jumped 6% to 129.4p on the news (23 Feb). Investors are focusing on an improving performance in the fourth quarter of 2015 and encouraging start to 2016 driven by helpful football results. (TS)Spectris cost cuttingManagement at instrumentation and controls technology kit supplier Spectris...