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No crony of Tony

One entrepreneur who will not be buying a title from the Government is David Soskin, the former merchant banker who has built online travel information company Cheapflights into a market leader and one of the few British internet companies to launch successfully in the USA.

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Gina Athans sings the blues

Guests at AIM-quoted Tanzanite One's results reception at Tower Bridge the other evening had more to celebrate than the Bermuda-domiciled company's trebled annual profits.

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Giving Budge a bear hug

Mikhail Abyzov, boss of Russia's second largest coal company Kuzbassrazrezugl, has pre-empted Richard Budge's plan for a stock market comeback by buying his Powerfuel vehicle.

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Eurosceptic Hew Balfour grows Europa

Self-proclaimed eurosceptic Hew Balfour – a prominent supporter of the ‘vote no’ campaign against the European Constitution – is driving a disciplined revival at aptly named Havelock Europa, the Scottish shops-to-schools outfitter.

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Galleon sails Wong way

David Wong, a founder director of bombed-out printer TripleArc, has taken the tiller at children's entertainment play Galleon as executive chairman

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Record year for VCTs

2005/06 appears to have been a record year for VCT operators in terms of fundraising.

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Bridges backs self-storage rollout

Regional venture capital investor Bridges Community Ventures has provided £2 million to Wirral-based self-storage business Smart Storage.

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Graphite ups care home commitment

Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has upped its equity interest in nursing homes operator Avery Healthcare (along with management) to £23 million, in order to aid the latter’s ambitious expansion plans.

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Bridges backs self-storage rollout

Regional venture capital investor Bridges Community Ventures has provided £2 million to Wirral-based self-storage business Smart Storage.

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Graphite ups care home commitment

Mid-market private equity house Graphite Capital has upped its equity interest in nursing homes operator Avery Healthcare (along with management) to £23 million, in order to aid the latter’s ambitious expansion plans.

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Close mixes with Allen & Heath

Close Brothers Growth Capital has backed the secondary management buy-out of sound mixing equipment designer Allen & Heath in a deal worth £9 million.

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CVC in the F1 driving seat

Private equity group CVC has been given permission by the European Commission to complete its purchase of a controlling stake in Formula One Group, the motor racing company infamously steered by the wily Bernie Ecclestone.

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AIM’s most active brokers and nominated advisers

To successfully float on the stock market, your business must be inspiring enough to attract new cash and robust enough to withstand the rigours of the publicly-quoted world. More importantly, you need the best advisers – and we’ve found them.

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Choices for Granville

Choices – the provider of residential care services for individuals with learning difficulties – has been acquired by its management, in a deal backed by Granville Baird Capital Partners. The private equity house invested £10 million in the transaction.

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