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Pureprofile Expands Qualitative Research Capabilities with CRNRSTONE Acquisition

Pureprofile Ltd. (ASX: PPL) has made a strategic move to bolster its market research offerings, announcing the acquisition of Australian firm CRNRSTONE. The $700,000 deal will see Pureprofile add CRNRSTONE's qualitative research capabilities to its existing quantitative expertise, creating a more comprehensive suite of services for clients.

CRNRSTONE, founded in 1992, provides qualitative research fieldwork and access to a proprietary panel of over 100,000 Australians. In the 2026 fiscal year, the business is expected to generate $3 million in revenue and $300,000 in EBITDA. Pureprofile sees the acquisition as earnings-per-share accretive from the first full year of ownership, while also providing opportunities to cross-sell CRNRSTONE's offerings to its broader client base.

Asset Vision Reports Strong H1 2026 Results, Targets Continued Growth

Asset Vision, a leading provider of enterprise asset management (EAM) SaaS solutions, has delivered an impressive performance in the first half of 2026. The company reported a 38% increase in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) to $5.2 million, driven by new council wins and enterprise contract extensions.

Maintaining positive cash EBITDA and a healthy cash balance of $2.2 million, Asset Vision continued to invest in product development, including major AI and platform releases. The company's experienced leadership team has positioned it for sustained growth, with a focus on enhancing the platform, driving ARR expansion, and pursuing strategic acquisitions to expand its market reach.

Looking ahead, Asset Vision is targeting continued ARR growth, operational efficiency, and margin expansion in the 2027-2028 financial years as it pursues its global, platform-enabled growth strategy.

Kinatico Delivers Robust H1 FY26 Results, Launches Compliance Platform

Kinatico Ltd (ASX: KYP) has reported a strong financial performance for the first half of FY26, with 49.5% growth in SaaS revenue and 106.9% growth in net profit after tax. The company has also achieved a significant strategic milestone with the launch of its new Kinatico Compliance (KC) platform.

The KC platform has expanded Kinatico's addressable market, enabling the company to target both small and medium-sized businesses as well as large enterprises. In the three months since launch, Kinatico has signed up around 35 SMB customers and built a pipeline of approximately $10 million in large enterprise deals.

Kinatico's AI capabilities have also matured, with 12 months of deployment experience and the implementation of a responsible AI framework. The company is leveraging AI across its product development and operations, driving increased efficiency and feature velocity.

Looking ahead, Kinatico is focused on accelerating SMB deployments, converting its large enterprise pipeline, and delivering further AI-powered enhancements to the KC platform. The company's AI-native architecture, proprietary data and models, and extensive industry experience position it for continued success.

Adavale Expands Parkes Gold-Copper Project with Strategic Acquisition

Adavale Resources Limited (ASX:ADD) has made a strategic move to expand its Parkes Gold-Copper Project in New South Wales, acquiring a package of exploration licenses from Alkane Resources.

The acquisition includes two exploration licenses directly adjoining Adavale's existing project area, expanding the company's tenement holding to 440 square kilometers and consolidating approximately 56 kilometers of strike along the prospective Parkes Thrust gold corridor.

Alkane Resources will become a significant shareholder in Adavale following the completion of the transaction. Adavale is now fully funded to aggressively advance exploration across its expanded project portfolio, with a focus on growing and upgrading the resource at the London-Victoria project and progressing high-priority targets across the Parkes tenure.

Acrow Confirms Solid H1 FY26 Guidance, Sees Formwork Market Uptick

Acrow Limited (ASX: ACF) has provided a trading update, confirming that its financial performance for the first half of FY26 will be in line with the guidance range provided at the Annual General Meeting in November 2025.

The company's Industrial Access division is on track to deliver $200 million in full-year revenue, while the Construction division is experiencing strong growth in the SA and WA formwork markets. Although the Queensland general formwork market has been subdued in the near term, Acrow is now seeing tangible signs of an uptick in activity levels into the fourth quarter of FY26.

To service the robust forward order book for the Screens and Jumpform divisions, Acrow has brought forward its capital expenditure plans, with approximately $25 million expected to be spent in the first half of the financial year. Total FY26 capital expenditure is anticipated to be in the range of $30 million to $36 million.