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What is the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)?
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is the world’s leading market for smaller, growing companies from across the globe. It offers such companies, from any sector, the chance to go public at an earlier stage in their development.
Since AIM’s inception in 1995, over 3,000 admissions have been completed and more than £60 billion has been raised in total, helping the companies to fund future growth and the expansion of their business.
Alternative Investment Market (AIM) – a growing market
In 1995, there were less than 200 admissions to the AIM compared to around 1400 by 2005 and the total market value of all companies on AIM at the end of January 2010 was over £58 billion. These figures represent the increasing appeal that this market holds.
Below we have listed some key facts and figures to give an indication of the extent of the AIM market (as at end January 2010):
Number of companies: 1,227
- UK companies: 1,038
- non-UK companies: 239
Number of admissions:
- total raised capital: £65.8 billion
- UK admissions: 2,583
- non-UK admissions: 518
Active share trading from Jan 09 - Jan 10
- total turnover value: £35.1 billion
- number of bargains: 4,085,369
Compared with the following share trading figures for the whole of 2009:
- total turnover value: £33.6 billion
- number of bargains: 3,983,579
What does an AIM quotation offer?
- A flexible regulatory regime
- Access to a unique, globally respected market
- Access to a wide pool of capital
- Enhanced profile – resulting in heightened interest in your company
- Increased status and credibility
- Currency for and easier rules on acquisition
- Eligibility for a range of tax benefits