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Articles, news and analysis on London’s Alternative Investment Market.

Company Flotations

Small-cap success stories

AIM and PLUS may be flagging at the moment, but the markets are still turning out some outstanding success stories.

Company Flotations

Cash shells: AIM’s best-kept secret

Research from Business XL magazine has identified 31 such cash shells quoted on the smaller stock markets, with a combined £48 million of cash on their balance sheets.

News

AIM companies ‘should pay dividends’

More AIM-quoted companies ought to pay dividends in order to attract investors, according to a leading small-cap fund manager.

News

AIM companies in acquisitive mood

The majority of AIM-listed companies expect to complete acquisitions in the next 12 months, according to research.

Company Flotations

AIM liquidity drivers

Good companies are hard to find. Oliver Haill takes a look at what differentiates the Alternative Investment Market's most-traded concerns.

News

AIM Review

A bevy of recent deals could prove significant with fair winds behind them, writes James Crux

Company Flotations

Takeovers on AIM

Crisis in the credit markets, risk aversion among investors, and a tough trading environment add up to challenging times for AIM-quoted companies and their advisers. Robert Tyerman looks behind the numbers

News

Takeover targets

With more than 70 per cent of AIM ventures valued at £20 million or less, dealmakers don't have to look far to find value for money on the London Stock Exchange's junior market.

Exit Strategies

Leaving the AIM market

Robert Tyerman reports on the numerous and varied reasons why an increasing number of companies are currently choosing to exit AIM.

News

AIM brokers in £16m merger

As foreshadowed in December, brokers WH Ireland and Blue Oar have agreed terms of a "possible" £16.2 million merger.

News

AIM suffers fundraising freeze

The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) endured the toughest fundraising climate in its history in 2008, with just 40 new issues raising money.

Alternative Finance for Business

Directors’ pay: AIM’s rich list

CEOs at AIM's profitable companies received an eight per cent pay rise this year, while loss makers enjoyed a 30 per cent hike. Oliver Haill looks for method in the madness.