Now the recession is apparently over, global companies are back to thinking about the future...
Potential bid candidate Cluff Gold produced 19,288 oz of gold in West Africa in the first two months of the year. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
As foreshadowed in the latest Growth Company Investor, investment minnow Brainspark is buying into Italian football club AC Ancona. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
AIM shell China Evoline is understood to be contemplating the injection of some Chinese mining assets. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
A Durham University spin-out with technology to help detect terrorist threats is now valued at £52 million following a fourth round of financing. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Lettings and property agency Leaders has been acquired in a £48 million management buy-out backed by Bowmark Capital. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Online information business Brightsolid has been given the official go-ahead for the acquisition of Friends Reunited Group for £25 million. Mergers & Acquisitions / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Gold producer Avocet Mining hopes its Wega acquisition will take 2010 group output to 200,000 oz after a flat nine months. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Small and medium sized company financier Ultimate Finance has increased first-half profits 36 per cent to £191,000 pre-tax. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Bid candidate Cyprotex is moving its drug discovery services into toxicology after pre-tax profits down 15 per cent to £460,413. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Wednesday, 17th March 2010
Organic composting specialist TEG Group is pursuing long-term contracts after turning £1.6 million annual losses into £155,000 pre-tax profits. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Wednesday, 17th March 2010
Cretan Group, with ambitious tourism projects in Crete, is poised for an introduction to PLUS-quoted. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Tuesday, 16th March 2010
Wheatley Associates, a specialist software company, has undergone a management buy-out backed by private investor syndicate Hotbed. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 16th March 2010
A company which manages data centres and internet connections for websites including KPMG and Rightmove has raised £6 million in growth capital. Fundraising Deals / Tuesday, 16th March 2010
Forte Energy expects new uranium resource figures for its Mauritanian projects shortly and could start producing from Guinea by 2012. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Tuesday, 16th March 2010
West African iron ore play Bellzone Mining plans to raise more than $100 million (£66 million) to develop deposits in Guinea. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Monday, 15th March 2010
Valuations of both public and private companies shot up in the course of last year, according to research from BDO.
Venture capital (VC) investing outside London and the South East depends heavily on public sector funds, according to a study.
A majority of active investors plan to increase their exposure to the stock market over the coming months, according to research.
Investment houses such as BlackRock, Invesco and Prudential collectively hold a larger share of AIM than they did before the financial crisis.
Making better use of data in business decision making is the top priority for chief information officers (CIOs), according to a global survey from IBM.
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What benchmarks should AIM remuneration committee members be using when
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