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Business battle of the sexes

Are women superior to men in business? Are the gents quicker than the ladies when it comes to decision-making? And is it really true that women excel at multi-tasking while men can only cope with one job at once?

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Aiming for high growth – Entrepreneurship Survey

Less than ten per cent of early-stage entrepreneurs expect their businesses to be employing 20 or more individuals within five years, according to a new worldwide survey from research collective the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.

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R&D tax credits explained

New guidance for growing businesses that could benefit from research and development tax relief has been published by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.

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Derry reels in Loch Fyne

Fish restaurants chain Loch Fyne has agreed to a management buyout led by chief executive Mark Derry. The deal, which values the concern at £21.8 million, has been backed by Hutton Collins Mezzanine Partners.

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Metals trader hits AIM

Leading London metal trader Wogen, which specialises in trading metals that do not have tradable contracts on exchanges, will join AIM on Monday after raising £20 million at 122p a share.

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Murray 4 takes AIM

Murray 4 VCT, the only trust in this series still managed by Aberdeen Murray Johnstone Private Equity, is increasing its AIM investment activities.

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Bangladeshi firm joins AIM

AIM welcomed its first Bangladeshi company this morning, when shares in generic drug manufacturer Beximco Pharmaceuticals started trading at a 5p premium to the 60p placing price.

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Graphite to build Avery

Graphite Capital has pledged an initial £9 million of equity to Avery Healthcare, a group eager to establish itself as a mid-sized player in the UK’s nursing and dementia care homes market.

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Bangladeshi firm joins AIM

AIM welcomed its first Bangladeshi company this morning, when shares in generic drug manufacturer Beximco Pharmaceuticals started trading at a 5p premium to the 60p placing price.

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Graphite to build Avery

Graphite Capital has pledged an initial £9 million of equity to Avery Healthcare, a group eager to establish itself as a mid-sized player in the UK’s nursing and dementia care homes market.

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Phoqus AIMs to deliver

Phoqus, a Kent-based company specialising in novel drug coating technologies, is looking to raise between £10-12 million with the aid of broker Code Securities, ahead of an AIM float in early November.

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Brooks quits Sovereign

Sovereign Capital managing partner Peter Brooks has resigned from the lower mid-market private equity firm to pursue other interests after almost seven years with the group.

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Sweet Nectar for ProVen

Beringea, which manages the two ProVen VCTs, has managed to more than double its money on an investment in community pub owner Nectar Taverns, following the company's sale to Lincoln Capital.

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Discounted fundraising eases DIC’s IPO

DIC Entertainment, the company behind such televisual treats as 'Inspector Gadget' and 'The A-Team', completed two rounds of fundraising ahead of its AIM flotation late last week.

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