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Exits from AIM

Listing on AIM can not only help growing businesses fund their expansion plans and increase corporate profile but can hasten the routes to exit too – as latest research from Business XL magazine reveals.

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£250,000 for Red Ventures

The Capital Fund has stumped up £250,000 in Red Ventures, a supplier of Disney-branded jewellery and giftware.

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Diggines takes over Enterprise

Jonathan Diggines, who quit as boss of Murray Johnstone Private Equity back in October, has resurfaced as chief executive of North of England and Midlands-focused investment group Enterprise Ventures.

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Sarantel on its way to AIM

Advanced antenna maker Sarantel will be hoping for a good reception when it arrives on AIM next month via a £15 million placing.

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IQ Holdings arrives on OFEX

Ambitious international business research consultant IQ Holdings, which says it is currently in negotiation with three potential takeover targets, has launched on the OFEX share trading market.

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Murray turns to Reeve

VCT operator Murray has served notice on investment manager Murray Johnstone, charging Close Venture Management’s Patrick Reeve with the task of reviving its flagging fortunes.

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3i consummates Interflora deal

Famed florist Interflora is set to celebrate Valentine’s Day in style, having secured a £20 million injection of expansion capital from private equity giant 3i.

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In Cup nears £1m float

Hygienic vending machine developer In Cup Plus is in the midst of a £1 million fundraising, ahead of its planned AIM debut later this month.

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3i consummates Interflora deal

Famed florist Interflora is set to celebrate Valentine’s Day in style, having secured a £20 million injection of expansion capital from private equity giant 3i.

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In Cup nears £1m float

Hygienic vending machine developer In Cup Plus is in the midst of a £1 million fundraising, ahead of its planned AIM debut later this month.

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Knifton lines up Timestrip deal

Serial City wheeler-dealer Leo Knifton has lined up a reverse takeover of Internet Music & Media, one of a number of AIM-listed cash shells he currently chairs.

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Sallitt joins Quester

Henry Sallitt, former finance director of struggling AIM software concern AFA Systems, has moved from industry to investment, taking up a post at tech specialist Quester Capital Management.

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New funding for wireless technology firms

Fledgling companies operating in the wireless technology sector are set to benefit from an additional source of funding, thanks to the launch of a new dedicated investment network.

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LDC lands Airclaims MBO

Aviation insurance services firm Airclaims has been bought by its management in a multi-million pound deal funded by private equity group LDC.