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AIM

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

Company Flotations

Greed and the City

The salaries of AIM CEOs continue to climb ever higher, despite the outcry over bankers' salaries and the City culture of rewarding boards for failure. GrowthBusiness unveils unique research into directors' pay on AIM.

Company Flotations

AIM packs a punch

With a deep pool of liquidity, expectations are high for the Alternative Investment Market in 2010.

News

Pay bonanza on AIM

Amid all the recent economic and financial turmoil afflicting business, AIM companies have continued to increase their directors’ salaries.

News

Pay squeeze for AIM directors

The average pay of chief executive officers and finance directors of AIM-quoted companies has fallen since last year.

News

AIM delisting trend continues apace

Some 239 companies have left AIM in the first ten months of this year, up from 196 in the same period of 2008.

Company Flotations

Liquidity: the small cap’s holy grail

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

Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A activity on AIM set to soar as big deals appear on the horizon

There has been over £1 billion worth of M&A activity on AIM during the past year. Expect that figure to soar in 2010 as deal-hungry companies go on the acquisition trail.

News

Institutions hold on to AIM stakes

Investment houses such as BlackRock, Invesco and Prudential collectively hold a larger share of AIM than they did before the financial crisis.

News

Chinese opportunities on AIM

Despite recent damaging shocks, investors can still find well-run, profitable ventures among the array of Chinese AIM counters.

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.

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