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Company Flotations

Articles, news and expert analysis on company flotations and IPOs in the UK and Europe.

Capital markets rebound

Huge fundraisings and weighty IPOs are starting to return. Marc Barber reports on whether small and mid-cap concerns really are out of the woods.

Company Flotations

Company Flotations

PLUS steps up

Attracting more retail investors could give companies quoted on PLUS a real boost next year. James Harris reports

Company Flotations

Regal Petroleum’s record fine

The fine imposed on AIM-listed Regal Petroleum is the largest in the market’s history, writes Joss Alcraft, principal at law firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin.

Company Flotations

Shake-up in LSE listings

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is to introduce “premium” and “standard” listings from April next year.

Company Flotations

Liquidity: the small cap’s holy grail

The recent rally in stocks has filtered from the Main Market through to AIM.

Company Flotations

Share option schemes and PLUS

When floating on a public market such as PLUS, a share option scheme can be a tax-efficient way to retain and motivate key staff. GrowthBusiness talks to companies about how it's done.

Company Flotations

Channel surfing

The Channel Islands Stock Exchange is attracting attention from companies of all shapes and sizes, and for the right reasons. James Harris reports

Company Flotations

AIM still favourite for institutions

In spite of the recent testing conditions experienced in the small-cap sphere, major institutions remain committed and supportive AIM investors.

Company Flotations

Channel surfing

The Channel Islands Stock Exchange is attracting attention from companies of all shapes and sizes, and for the right reasons. James Harris reports

Company Flotations

AIM still favourite for institutions

In spite of the recent testing conditions experienced in the small-cap sphere, major institutions remain committed and supportive AIM investors.

Company Flotations

New hopes for AIM

AIM is emerging from months of hibernation, with strong secondary fundraising and plenty of IPOs in the pipeline.

Company Flotations

AIM and PLUS review

With impressive secondary fundraisings, hefty M&A activity and a raft of companies ready to list, 2010 is already looking decidedly brighter for London's junior markets of AIM and PLUS-quoted. Oliver Haill investigates.

Company Flotations

Rise of the reverse takeover

Reverse takeovers and delistings have seen Saffery Champness Corporate Finance ride out the worst of the recession. Marc Barber finds out more.

Company Flotations

Kerman’s international spread

Companies operating in the natural resources and alternative energy sectors are providing rich pickings for the Central London law firm Kerman & Co LLP. Marc Barber reports