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Careforce seeks £7 million

Careforce, a provider of care for the elderly and infirm, wants to raise £7 million ahead of a proposed flotation on AIM this November arranged by Arbuthnot.

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Nordström takes AIM

Swedish entrepreneur Rolf Nordström is poised to float AIM’s first Scandinavian counter, Swedish biotech concern Tri-Pep, to advance an anti-HIV therapy.

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Ivo’s £10m Balkan ploy

A new company set up by Ivo Hesmondhalgh is looking to list another, even more exotic venture either on Ofex or AIM, depending on funds raised.

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Islamic Bank oversubscribed

The £40 million offer for shares in the Islamic Bank of Britain has been heavily oversubscribed.

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Begbies Traynor takes ‘haircut’

Insolvency practitioner Begbies Traynor has raised only £4.9 million on joining AIM, rather than the £12 million it wanted to pull in.

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Broking chief moves to PR

Stephen Hazell-Smith has become chairman of Conduit PR, which specialises in smaller resource companies.

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Mega rewards for nano-technology

Professor Leigh Canham, inventor of a versatile substance called ‘bio-silicon’, can claim to be the first Qinetiq millionaire, owing his good fortune to backing from Qinetiq, the former Ministry of Defence scientific arm that is now spotting tomorrow’s winners in the private equity pool.

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Eager Beevers’ wine and cheese party

Laurie Beevers, has floated a succession of Aussies and others on AIM for Manchester broker WH Ireland.

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Mega rewards for nano-technology

Professor Leigh Canham, inventor of a versatile substance called ‘bio-silicon’, can claim to be the first Qinetiq millionaire, owing his good fortune to backing from Qinetiq, the former Ministry of Defence scientific arm that is now spotting tomorrow’s winners in the private equity pool.

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Eager Beevers’ wine and cheese party

Laurie Beevers, has floated a succession of Aussies and others on AIM for Manchester broker WH Ireland.

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Razzall out to dazzle again

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Razzall is not letting party conferences or parliamentary controversy interrupt his money-making ambitions.

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Smith picks rival’s rising son

Heavyweight City solicitor Herbert Smith has appointed Nick Elverston as a partner to join the firm's communications practice.

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£60 million for Gulf Keystone

Gulf Keystone raises £60 million to develop oil and gas projects in Algeria, as Corporate Synergy advised Leisure & Gaming secures £400,000 to pursue acquisitions in that sector.

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SmartFocus seeks AIM listing

Arbuthnot has been appointed broker to software concern SmartFocus ahead of the fast-growing company’s proposed flotation on AIM this September.

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