IPO / IPOs - Initial Public Offering Information

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• BHK first Korean firm on AIM

  Tue 26 Feb 2008
  BHK, the maker of artificial organs and digital technology, said it will be the first Korean company to be admitted to AIM when it will list its global depository receipts in March.

• Terra Catalyst valued at £116m

  Mon 25 Feb 2008
  Terra Catalyst raised more than £116m in a combination of cash and stock swaps when it started trading on AIM this morning.

• Bus maker Darwen floats on AIM

  Mon 25 Feb 2008
  Bus manufacturer Darwen Holdings said today's admission to AIM will support its strategic progress and provide greater visibility of value as the business grows.

• PAQ makes AIM debut

  Mon 25 Feb 2008
  PAQ International, which manufactures protective bags for electrical devices, raised just over £1m on AIM this morning when it placed 16.67m shares at a price of 6p each.

• New Issues Round Up

  Fri 22 Feb 2008
  Access network solutions provider Telspec swapped the main market for AIM this week.

• Da Vinci set for London launch

  Wed 20 Feb 2008
  Da Vinci Capital Management plans to list on the LSE’s new Specialist Fund Market in March to raise up to $200m.

• Telspec swaps main market for AIM

  Mon 18 Feb 2008
  Telspec, which supplies access network solutions to telecom service providers, moved from the main market to AIM this morning.

• New Issues Round Up

  Fri 15 Feb 2008
  Stockbroker and corporate finance adviser St Helen's Capital said it plans to delist from PLUS and move to AIM on 3 March.

• St. Helen's plans move to AIM

  Fri 15 Feb 2008
  St Helen's Capital, the institutional stockbroker and corporate finance adviser, plans to delist from PLUS and move to AIM on 3 March.

• New Issues Round Up

  Fri 08 Feb 2008
  In another very quiet week, only Kentz Corporation floated on AIM. The engineering contractor issued 116.37m shares at a price of 115p, valuing the group at £133.8m.

• Kentz valued at £133.8m

  Tue 05 Feb 2008
  Kentz Corporation floated on AIM this morning issuing 116.37m shares at an issue price of 115p, valuing the engineering contractor at £133.8m.

• New Issues Round Up

  Fri 01 Feb 2008
  New closed-ended investment company PSource Asian Recovery (PAR) plans to raise $100m from institutional investors and list on London’s main market.

• PSource Asia debt fund eyes $100m float

  Thu 31 Jan 2008
  PSource Asian Recovery (PAR), a new closed-ended investment company, has unveiled plans to raise $100m from institutional investors and list on London’s main market.

• Float values TurfTrax at £17.6m

  Wed 30 Jan 2008
  TurfTrax floated on AIM this morning, valuing the horse racing data provider at £17.6m. The group, which has supplied services to Ascot, Newmarket and Cheltenham, placed 8m shares at 40p.

• New Issues Round Up

  Fri 25 Jan 2008
  In a very quiet week for IPO’s, China Eastsea moved from PLUS to AIM.

• China Eastsea swaps PLUS for AIM

  Thu 24 Jan 2008
  China Eastsea has floated on AIM this morning and said trading on PLUS will now be cancelled.

• designcapital raises £4.1m on AIM

  Mon 21 Jan 2008
  designcapital raised net proceeds of £4.1m when it floated on AIM this morning and said Luxadvor, one of its key shareholders, plans to invest £3.4m in the firm over the next year.

• New Issues Round Up

  Fri 18 Jan 2008
  Ritchey moved from PLUS to AIM this week and raised £6.4m in the process. The group has since been renamed Animalcare Group.

• Share to offer 4m free shares

  Thu 17 Jan 2008
  Share, the parent company of retail stockbroker The Share Centre, is to give away 4m free shares on a first come first served basis ahead of its proposed flotation on AIM.

• Japanese Leisure floats on AIM

  Wed 16 Jan 2008
  Japan Leisure Hotels shares started trading on AIM this morning and it has wasted no time in making its firs deal.