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

Venture Capital Funding

Success on the fundraising trail – Know your institutional investor

Success on the fundraising trail is all about knowing what types of businesses fund managers are looking for, how well connected they are, and what they can offer you once the cash has been injected.

News

Indian PGM float attracts £14m

Richard Healey, chairman of Platinum Mining Corporation of India (PMCI), says investors have offered to put up £14 million at 22p for the company’s AIM float placing, as against an original target of £8 million.

News

UTEK takes AIM

Floridian technology transfer business UTEK Corporation, which acquires new university technologies and develops them into practical applications, is poised for an AIM launch on Monday 11 April.

News

Centaur plans £2.5m seaplane float

Yacht designer James Labouchere is seeking to tap AIM investors for £2.5 million to back Centaur Seaplane, described by fans as the first serious project in decades to produce planes that take off and land on water.

News

Plethora comes to AIM

Plethora Solutions, developer of products treating a variety of urological diseases, has floated on AIM, raising £10 million in a placing advised by Collins Stewart.

News

Hardide float helps Oxford Technology

The net asset value (NAV) of Oxford Technology 2 VCT should surge when tungsten carbide coating specialist Hardide floats on AIM next month.

News

Kent plans AIM comeback

Andrew Kent, the entrepreneurial financier whose City role seemed finished with the controversial demise of stockbroker TC Coombs more than a decade ago, is lining up a string of eye-catching AIM floats.

News

Timestrip backs onto AIM

Label technology venture Timestrip arrived on AIM today, following its reverse takeover of cash shell Internet Music & Media (IMM) and having raised just over £2 million en route.

News

Qonnectis moves from OFEX to AIM

Meter-reading technology developer Qonnectis has completed its graduation from OFEX to AIM – raising a net £1.2 million, to fund its expansion plans, with the aid of broker HB Corporate.

News

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.

News

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.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquisitions on AIM

AIM has long been regarded as Europe's most successful growth company market, however, it is also a hive of mergers and acquisition activity - as new research from Business XL magazine reveals.

Partner content

Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial