Further public floats of private equity firms are likely in future, although a consolidation wave is less so, believes Nicholas Ferguson, chairman of London-listed SVG Capital (lead backer of private equity powerhouse Permira).
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Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director general Richard Lambert has leapt to the defence of the private equity sector.
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Troubled times lie ahead for UK Plc, with many of its constituent businesses demonstrating signs of distress.
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The Bank of England has revealed that a total of 128,000 mortgages were approved in October.
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Investment and property funds are finding AIM an increasingly attractive proposition due to the ‘bureaucratic and convoluted’ listing process on the Official List, according to City figures.
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The Bank of England revealed that new lending on credit cards was at a 12-year low in June, indicating consumers are more comfortable investing in property than using credit cards to fund high street spending.
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In the first half of 2006 AIM companies raised well over £7 billion, taking total monies raised on the market to more than £32 billion since its inception in 1995.
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OFEX owner and operator PLUS Markets has pleased investors with a bullish trading update, declaring that since launch last year (and with recent additions), its thriving PLUS service has now attracted 17 broker dealer members.
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In terms of new issues on AIM, 2006 is shaping up to be another terrific year
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OFEX operator PLUS Markets can boast bragging rights over the LSE this month, with independent research having quantified significant benefits to users of the PLUS trading service over AIM’s recently launched SETSmm trading platform
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