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A year of missed opportunities

Despite the government’s anxiety to be seen as green, 2008 is most likely to be...

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Institutional Investors in AIM 2008

Growth Company Investor presents this brand new research of institutional activity on AIM.

Spotlight on AIM 2008

This unique research report provides a comprehensive assessment of AIM and reveals the best-and worst-performing stocks on AIM of last year.

VCT Special Report 2008

A comprehensive report on VCTs and over £1 billion in investment trusts just waiting to be invested in fast growth ventures.

Cash Shells 2008

A comprehensive overview of cash shells on AIM, companies that have become a significant feature on the AIM landscape.

Spotlight on AIM 2007 Research Report

A comprehensive assessment of AIM, examining how it has performed over the past 12 months.

Research News

Institutions stick with AIM

Oct 22 2008

Institutional investors hold a larger share in AIM than they did a year ago, despite rapidly falling valuations.

Northern companies fare better

Aug 27 2008

The economic downturn is affecting 58 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, according to research from payment scheme Bacs. However, businesses in the North are faring better, or just more bullish, with 45 per cent saying the downturn has had no effect on their business compared with 36 per cent in the South.

Decline in Northwest buy-outs

Aug 04 2008

The value of buy-outs in the Northwest during the second quarter fell to its lowest level since 2005, according to private equity observer the Centre for Management Buyout Research.

Cash shells’ resources multiply

Jul 25 2008

The amount of money in AIM- and PLUS-listed cash shells has increased 42 per cent on a year ago. The shells, which can offer companies a quick route to a public quote through a reverse takeover, had resources of £113.4 million at the end of June, according to research from growth company magazine Business XL.

UK hindering entrepreneurial success

Jul 24 2008

Conditions are tough for growing businesses in the UK, according to a survey from specialist insurer Hiscox. The tax system, government bureaucracy, a lack of financing and even the country’s culture are all hindering the success of entrepreneurial companies, according to a majority of respondents.

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AIM Guide 2007/2008

The 2007/2008 AIM Guide contains essential information for anyone interested in the Alternative Investment Market.

Business XL

Business XL is written by leaders for leaders. The magazine is a fountain of inside information and knowledge, which can only be delivered by people who have started, bought and grown their own business.

M&A Magazine

M&A Magazine is the leading mid-market monthly corporate finance publication in the UK.

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