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Hotbed lures City veteran

Christopher Holdsworth Hunt, the former boss of AIM-focused stockbroking firm KBC Peel Hunt, has joined the board of high net worth individual investment club Hotbed, as a non-executive director.

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AIM Flotation plan for Davenham

Davenham Group, an asset-based lender to small and medium-sized companies, hopes to raise £27.5 million by floating on AIM in the near future, with the aid of broker Panmure Gordon.

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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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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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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.