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Bglobal wins funding
‘Smart metering’ specialist Bglobal has obtained up to £15 million asset funding from Barclays Asset Sales & Finance. Friday, 3rd July 2009
Jubilee in £26m Braemore bid
Jubilee Platinum is offering shares to buy fellow AIM counter, smelting and refining specialist Braemore Resources. Friday, 3rd July 2009
Agriterra moots sugar move
Phil Edmonds’ African food group Agriterra expects a turnaround to profits as it contemplates a move into sugar. Friday, 3rd July 2009
Desert beckons KEFI
Gold and copper explorer KEFI Minerals is optimistic about its new gold licence applications in Saudi Arabia. Thursday, 2nd July 2009
New cheer for uranium plays
Forte Energy says its initial inferred uranium resource estimate at Firawa in Guinea is 11.6 million lbs at 296 parts of U308 per million. Thursday, 2nd July 2009
Angus & Ross buys gold mine
Mining minnow Angus & Ross has bought the Nalunaq gold mine in Greenland for an initial £1 million (£920,000). Thursday, 2nd July 2009
PPA clears the decks
Battle-scarred Pan Pacific Aggregates (PPA) says it can resume its key project after a debt settlement, local approval and fundraising. Wednesday, 1st July 2009
Laser battle heats up
Paul van Saarloos, founder CEO of laser eye surgery concern CustomVis, fired back a rebuttal to rebel shareholders, saying their claims ‘show their desperation’. Wednesday, 1st July 2009
IQ loses interim £0.3m
Acquisitive financial market researcher IQ Holdings targets ‘strong profitability’ next year after a 15 per cent increase in first-half losses to £298,000. Wednesday, 1st July 2009
Spanish solar power play targets AIM
Mark Shorrock, founder and chief executive officer of the AIM-listed Low Carbon Accelerator fund, is chairman of another green-tinged venture looking for an AIM float. Tuesday, 30th June 2009
Deal Zone AIM, VC and PLUS deals as they happen
| Company | Industry | Market | Raised | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanson Westhouse | Finance | AIM | £0.85m | Jun 2009 |
| Worship Street Investments | Investment | AIM | £1.3m | Jun 2009 |
| Max Property | Real Estate | AIM | £220m | May 2009 |
| Essenden | Leisure | AIM | nil | May 2009 |
| Essenden | Leisure | AIM | nil | May 2009 |
| Abraxus Investments | Finance | AIM | nil | May 2009 |
| Nanoco | Pharma | AIM | nil | May 2009 |
| Real Office | Services | AIM | nil | Apr 2009 |
Research
- What is the average AIM company paying its chief executive? Who are AIM’s highest- and lowest-paid chief executives?
Global Technology Review 2008
Who are the world’s 200 most influential IT companies across sales, revenue growth, profits and net margins? Read more in the Global Technology Review 2008
Patent Landscape on AIM 2008
A comprehensive report on those AIM listed companies who have the most patent filings in the last two years.
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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.
Other news
EU business loan fund launched
The European Commission has made €100 million available to assist businesses with loans of up to €25,000. Business News / Thursday, 2nd July 2009
Credit crunch catches up with mid-market M&A
The number of mergers and acquisitions in the UK mid-market has dropped to the lowest level since 1995, according to business advisory firm Grant Thornton. Research News / Thursday, 2nd July 2009
Only 28 AIM CEOs are women
Women head just two per cent of AIM-listed companies, and only five per cent of financial directors on the market are female, research reveals. IPO & City News / Thursday, 2nd July 2009
Daisy joins AIM via reverse takeover
Business-to-business telecoms company Daisy Communications is to become an AIM-listed business following the reverse takeover of Freedom4 Group. IPO & City News / Wednesday, 1st July 2009
Tottel sold to Harry Potter publisher
Matrix Private Equity Partners has sold law and tax publishing company Tottel to Bloomsbury, the publisher of the Harry Potter novels. Mergers & Acquisitions / Wednesday, 1st July 2009
Growth capital for tyre recycler
Crumb Rubber, a Devon-based tyre recycler, has secured £4 million from venture capital investor Foresight Group. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 1st July 2009
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Blogs
Nick Britton
Why women don’t reach the top
Jul 01 2009Pick an AIM company at random and the chances of the CEO being female are roughly 50-1.
Simon Daniel
A question of leadership
Jun 04 2009As Gordon Brown takes yet another pounding, we would all do well to heed the lessons of his leadership.
Michael Jackson
Achieving steady sales growth
Jun 11 2009A few days ago I got involved with a manufacturing company that has been around for over 20 years and exports all over the world.
Chris Ingram
Negotiating nuances
Jun 24 2009If people think about negotiating at all, they assume you should play it hard and reveal nothing.
Videos
Social entrepreneur: Camilla Batmanghelidjh
Kid's Company founder Camilla Batmanghelidjh talks about the challenges she faced in setting up the venture.
Building brands online
Economist Ronan Lyons argues that the internet has broken down barriers to entry across the economy, giving individuals the chance to build their own brands.
Recession forecast from the CBI
Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI, gives his view on how long the recession will last and how much worse it will get.
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Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2010
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