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London-based football club Arsenal joined PLUS-SX when it was called OFEX

ICAP buys PLUS-SX for £1

Loss-making junior stock exchange PLUS-SX is to be sold to inter-dealer broker ICAP for a nominal sum.

WANdisco looks to AIM for development

Software business WANdisco intends to join AIM this June in an IPO that will raise £10 million.

Cyril Theret, CEO of PLUS Markets Group

PLUS admits defeat and is set to wind down

The board of PLUS Markets Group has given up its search for a new buyer and initiated an ‘orderly closure’.

Braveheart has raised £500,000 since its acquisition of Neon Capital Partners in March

Braveheart reaches £500,000 target

AIM-listed investment management group Braveheart has raised £164,000 by way of a subscription by new and existing shareholders for 1,093,333 new ordinary shares.

Sceptre's expected last day of dealings will be 27 June 2012

Sceptre to leave AIM and save costs

Shares in gaming group Sceptre Leisure  have slumped after the company unveiled plans to leave AIM in order to save costs.

Sharemark provided a three month window for interested PLUS companies

PLUS companies resist Sharemark offer

Sharemark has failed to entice any PLUS-quoted companies to join its trading platform, as businesses await news on the future of PLUS.
 

University spin-out joins junior stock market

Retroscreen Virology Group has joined AIM through an initial public offering (IPO) worth £15 million.

AIM fundraising for Red Emperor Resources

Red Emperor Resources, which operates in Somalia, has raised £6.24 million via a placing on the junior stock exchange.

Shanghai, China

Sports investment firm joins PLUS

PLUS new issue China Sports Development has become the third admission to the junior market during 2012 as part of its plans to tap into the lucrative sports market in China.

Clothes chain SuperDry is owned by SuperGroup

SuperGroup gets its sums wrong

A fourth profit warning in 12 months for SuperGroup has come about due to an accounting error.

Zattikka debuts on AIM

Mobile games specialist Zattikka has begun dealings on AIM and raised £12.6 million in the process.

MDC suspends shares on takeover buzz

Media Corporation (MDC) has suspended its shares following reports it is in reverse take-over talks with Gaming Media Group.

New funds for product development

AIM-listed marine software business Software Radio Technology has raised £2.56 million to support its working capital requirements.

Investment and acquisition for Specialist

Energy focused Specialist Energy Group, which is listed on AIM, is set to receive new investment from major shareholder MBE, an Indian contracting giant.

Auhua has joined AIM and raised £1 million

Spring dealings for Auhua

Renewable energy business Auhua has become the latest Chinese addition to AIM.

Game's deal with OpCapita is set to save 3000 jobs

Jobs saved at Game

The investor behind the turnaround deal for Comet has taken on Game Group.

New listing for NMC

UAE-based healthcare provider NMC Health has commenced conditional dealings on the premium listing segment of the London Stock Exchange.

Game Group is headed for pre-pack administration

Game suspends shares

The high street slump has led to the videogames trader taking the step to suspend its shares.

Fundraising for Range Resources

AIM-listed Range Resources is set to raise £18.75 million by way of a placing.

American oil and gas company Sylvan plans to join AIM

AIM float on agenda for Sylvan

American oil and gas company Sylvan is looking towards the junior stock market to grow its output.

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