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Is AIM the world‘s most successful growth market?
AIM calls itself the “most successful growth market in the world“. Since its launch in 1995, more than 3,000 companies from across the globe have joined AIM – the Alternative Investment Market.
AIM helps smaller and growing companies raise the capital they need for expansion. Part of the London Stock Exchange, it has attracted a wide range of businesses including early-stage, venture-capital backed companies as well as more established firms.
The latest AIM statistics show that since its inception there have been 2,473 admissions of UK companies and 575 foreign companies. The total raised through AIM placements has been £78.6 billion.
Recent admissions include Berkshire-based Enteq Upstream plc, which had a market capitalisation of £69.2 million. This was actually a re-admission following a reverse takeover of the company.
Enteq Upstream, based in Ascot, is focused on acquiring and consolidating companies providing specialist products and technologies to the upstream oil and gas services market.
It initially raised £15m seed capital and subsequently a further £40m from a number of blue-chip investors through AIM. The company was originally listed in July 2011, and in May this year it completed the acquisition of XXT Incorporated, based in Santa Clara, California.
In another example, a University of Southampton spinout company, Ilika plc, floated on AIM in 2010 with a market capitalisation of some £18.7m.
Ilika, which now has grown to a market capitalisation of £26.4m, has established a strong client base of multi-national companies such as Toyota, Shell, Asahi Kasai and NXP, and is one of 12 successful companies that have been spun out from Southampton since 2000.
The technology platform used by Ilika was initially developed at the University through an investment of more than £6m from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Since being spun-out of the University in 2004, the company has established itself as a global leader in the development and application of
innovative research and
development techniques for the discovery of new materials. It has developed many products that impact on diverse markets, including the energy and healthcare sectors, eg developing lithium ion batteries for use in electric and hybrid vehicles.
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THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – JULY/AUGUST 2012
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Top 50 AIM companies by market capitalisation Company
1 LOMBARD MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES 2 GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LTD 3 INDUS GAS LTD
4 ENERGY XXI(BERMUDA) 5 ASOS
6 AFRICAN MINERALS LTD 7 MULBERRY GROUP 8 PLAYTECH LTD
9 COASTAL ENERGY CO 10 SONGBIRD ESTATES
11 ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION 12 ABCAM
13 COVE ENERGY PLC
14 GREEN DRAGON GAS LTD 15 ALLIANCE PHARMA 16 DATATEC
17 ORIGIN ENTERPRISES PLC 18 JAMES HALSTEAD 19 IENERGIZER LTD
20 KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD INC 21 CANACCORD FINANCIAL INC 22 ASIAN CITRUS HLDGS
23 PROVIDENCE RESOURCES
24 BORDERS & SOUTHERN PETROLEUM 25 AVANTI COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PLC 26 HIGHLAND GOLD MINING 27 FAROE PETROLEUM PLC 28 EROS INTERNATIONAL PLC 29 EMIS GROUP PLC 30 LONDON MINING PLC
31 VINACAPITAL VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FD 32 PACIFIC ALLIANCE CHINA LAND LTD 33 ARCHIPELAGO RESOURCES 34 FALKLAND OIL & GAS
35 BANKERS PETROLEUM LTD 36 GEOPARK HLDGS 37 MOOD MEDIA CORP
38 YOUNG & CO'S BREWERY 39 LXB RETAIL PROPERTIES PLC
Business sub-sector
4537 Medical Supplies
0533 Exploration & Production 0533 Exploration & Production 0533 Exploration & Production 5371 Apparel Retailers 1775 General Mining
3763 Clothing & Accessories 9537 Software
0533 Exploration & Production
8633 Real Estate Holding & Development 0533 Exploration & Production 4573 Biotechnology
0533 Exploration & Production 0537 Integrated Oil & Gas 4577 Pharmaceuticals 9533 Computer Services 3573 Farming & Fishing
2353 Building Materials & Fixtures 2791 Business Support Services 1777 Gold Mining
8777 Investment Services 3573 Farming & Fishing
0533 Exploration & Production 0533 Exploration & Production 6575 Mobile Telecommunications 1777 Gold Mining
0533 Exploration & Production 5553 Broadcasting & Entertainment 9533 Computer Services 1757 Steel
8985 Equity Investment Instruments 8733 Real Estate Holding & Development 1777 Gold Mining
0533 Exploration & Production 0533 Exploration & Production 0533 Exploration & Production 5555 Media Agencies 5757 Restaurants & Bars
8633 Real Estate Holding & Development
40 NEW EUROPE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PLC 8985 Equity Investment Instruments 41 LONDON SECURITY PLC 42 MAJESTIC WINE PLC 43 NICHOLS
2791 Business Support Services 5379 Specialty Retailers 3537 Soft Drinks
44 M.P.EVANS GROUP 45 DAISY GROUP PLC
46 NAUTICAL PETROLEUM
47 PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNTY FD 48 MONITISE PLC
49 NAUTILUS MINERALS INC 50 RARE EARTHS GLOBAL LTD
3573 Farming & Fishing
6535 Fixed Line Telecommunications 0533 Exploration & Production
8985 Equity Investment Instruments 6575 Mobile Telecommunications 1775 General Mining 1775 General Mining
Market Capitalisation £m
3,593.56 1,717.32 1,646.23 1,517.05 1,403.65 1,237.67 1,233.22 1,007.20 965.31 814.63 779.65 772.93 729.18 670.09 643.72 630.75 552.02 529.43 524.06 430.11 407.16 402.58 349.14 348.41 346.94 336.96 329.15 326.95 323.49 321.53 317.14 314.24 306.99 304.68 301.61 295.90 294.35 282.98 279.51 276.26 262.18 257.48 256.74 255.13 252.28 238.45 236.98 234.23 232.09 228.92
May 2012
http://www.londonstockexchange.com AIM Market statistics is located within the Statistics section
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