Why Blackpearl wants an ASX listing too, Pacific Edge directors get a pay rise (sort of), ArborGen, and more

Why Blackpearl wants an ASX listing too, Pacific Edge directors get a pay rise (sort of), ArborGen, and more
Chris Gallaher is staying on at Pacific Edge, Nick Lissette is growing Blackpearl in the US and to the ASX, while Scott Johnson prepares for Blis Technologies' AGM. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Rebecca Stevenson
Stay ahead with BusinessDesk's regular Small Cap Wrap – all the latest small cap opportunities, market trends and more.What is the point of being small and listed anyway? You can be unloved by analysts and journalists, your share price in the doldrums, and one share sale can upend your market value – that's if there is enough liquidity to make a trade. There is the little issue of raising capital. And the NZX’s smaller stocks, just like their big bros in the indexes, have been utilising this benefit of being a pub...

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