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| Company | Industry | Market | Raised | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exosect | Chemicals | VC | £2.25 million | Feb 2010 |
| Cognitive Match | Aerospace | VC | $2.5 million (£1.6 million) | Feb 2010 |
| Gardner | Aerospace | VC | £20 million | Feb 2009 |
| DRC Group | Recruitment & Outsourcing | VC | Undisclosed | Feb 2010 |
| Minivator | Construction | VC | Undisclosed | Feb 2010 |
| Oxford Nanopore | Electronics | VC | £17.4 million | Feb 2010 |
| Mycitydeal.co.uk | Leisure | VC | E4 million (£3.5 million) | Jan 2010 |
| Mimecast | Software/IT | VC | £13 million | Jan 2010 |
| Land Energy | Forestry | VC | £350,000 | Jan 2010 |
| Touch Bionics | Aerospace | VC | £800,000 loan | Jan 2010 |
| Ocelus | Pharma | VC | £500,000 | Jan 2010 |
| New Net Technologies | Software/IT | VC | £120,000 | Jan 2010 |
| Dynamic-Materials Group | Manufacturing | VC | Undisclosed | Jan 2010 |
| Contagious Communications | Sales & Marketing | VC | £850,000 | Jan 2010 |
| JHP Group | Services | VC | £30 million | Jan 2010 |
| Good Energy | Renewable energy | VC | £11.8 million | Jan 2010 |
| Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics | Engineering | VC | $5 million (£3 million) | Jan 2010 |
| Spinvox | Software/IT | VC | $102.5 million (£63 million) | Jan 2010 |
| Subocean Group | Construction | VC | £42 million | Dec 2009 |
| 2K Manufacturing | Cleantech | VC | £3 million | Dec 2009 |
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Research
AIM in Review 2010
Growth Company Investor, in association with the London Stock Exchange, presents the most wide-ranging and detailed examination of the AIM market: AIM in Review 2010.
M&A on AIM 2009
M&A on AIM 2009 research - carried out by Business XL, details all the latest acquisition trends on AIM.
Institutional Investors in AIM 2009
Big-hitting institutions are getting behind AIM companies, with a higher share in the market than they held two years ago. This report reveals the leading investors on AIM, providing an in-depth analysis of the junior market's changing landscape. Read more
