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Company Flotations

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

Green energy company Kedco joins AIM

Kedco, a group focusing on green energy production in the UK and Ireland, is ready to access the funds needed to develop its business after it joined AIM.

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IPOs in the downturn

If you’re looking to list on a junior exchange in today’s dire financial environment, there are two steps you must take.

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Prepare a listing for better times

With the public markets in meltdown, now isn’t quite the time to try for an IPO. Nevertheless, there is market activity and CEOs are preparing their businesses for a listing when better times return. Robert Tyerman reports

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The De-listing Dilemma

A public listing, that 1990s must-have for any business that wanted to be taken seriously, is losing its appeal for a growing number of companies.

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Interview with Mike Proffitt, CEO of Renewable Energy Holdings

Positive cash flow often eludes renewable energy small caps, but Mike Proffitt, CEO of Renewable Energy Holdings, has steered his company into the black. Patrizia Rossi reports.

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AIM Performance Review

AIM’s performance this year makes for grim reading, but smaller companies are often quick to recover, writes David Smith.

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PLUS review

PLUS crosses swords on two fronts with the London Stock Exchange, writes Leslie Copeland

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Pitching to institutional investors

As a public company, some of the most important conversations you will have are with institutional investors, writes Philip Dumas of Dowgate Capital.

Company Flotations

PLUS review

PLUS crosses swords on two fronts with the London Stock Exchange, writes Leslie Copeland

Company Flotations

Pitching to institutional investors

As a public company, some of the most important conversations you will have are with institutional investors, writes Philip Dumas of Dowgate Capital.

Company Flotations

Market Manoeuvres

Given the tough market conditions, reversing into a cash shell may seem an attractive way to go public. But, as Oliver Haill reports, it’s not without risk

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Chinese AIM listers have been less than a roaring success this year

A total of five Chinese companies have floated on AIM this year, raising less than £20 million between them. Not exactly figures that set your pulse racing. Patrizia Rossi reports.

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Taking up arms

Shareholder activism is on the march, provoked by bad corporate stewardship, the inevitable disappointments of business in a downturn, changes in the law and a new breed of opportunistic investor. Robert Tyerman investigates

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Interview with Mears Group chief executive Bob Holt

Spectacular growth has catapulted Mears Group from AIM to the Main market, guided by chief executive Bob Holt. Andrew MacLeod reports.