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Robert Tyerman was news editor of 'Growth Company Investor'.

Growth Planning

Looking for life after delisting

With regulation and costs increasing and markets slack, many smaller companies have chosen to delist from AIM. Robert Tyerman reports.

Company Flotations

Float your boat on PLUS Markets

PLUS-quoted continues to attract entrepreneurial ventures looking to tap into a sea of investment capital, writes Robert Tyerman.

Company Flotations

Takeovers on AIM

Crisis in the credit markets, risk aversion among investors, and a tough trading environment add up to challenging times for AIM-quoted companies and their advisers. Robert Tyerman looks behind the numbers

Legislation and Regulation

Hedge funds move with the times

Poor returns and disastrous redemptions have caused hedge funds to rethink their approach. Will more regulation and less risk mark a new era for the industry?

Exit Strategies

Leaving the AIM market

Robert Tyerman reports on the numerous and varied reasons why an increasing number of companies are currently choosing to exit AIM.

Company Flotations

Sizing up PLUS-quoted

PLUS-quoted continues to attract entrepreneurial ventures seeking additional finance and a higher profile.

Company Flotations

Prepare a listing for better times

With the public markets in meltdown, now isn't quite the time to try for an IPO. Nevertheless, there is market activity and CEOs are preparing their businesses for a listing when better times return.

Alternative Finance for Business

Refinancing in a tough climate

Not so long ago, refinancing your business was as easy as ordering fast food. How times have changed. Here, we take a look at how businesses are readjusting their balance sheets to enable transformative growth.

Company Flotations

Shareholder Activism – Taking up arms

Shareholder activism is on the march, provoked by bad corporate stewardship, the inevitable disappointments of business in a downturn, changes in the law and a new breed of opportunistic investor.

News

AIM launch for seismic group

Thalassa Energy has raised £3.1 million on AIM to buy marine seismic equipment for offshore oil exploration and production.

Company Flotations

Making the most of junior markets like AIM

AIM is a well-established source of capital and forum for deals, while the PLUS Quoted market is striving to carve a niche at the junior end of the corporate spectrum. Winners of the Growth Company Awards tell Robert Tyerman how they are seizing the opportunities that these exchanges provide.

News

Let the drilling begin

Deal-making fever is taking longer than expected to reach the junior end of the mining market. But it's only a matter of time before the long-awaited consolidation gains momentum.