Activist investor accuses The Works chair of working from home – in New Zealand Retail The activist investor locked in a boardroom battle with The Works has accused its chair of switching his residence to New Zealand and dialling in to crucial meetings. Kelso, a London-listed investment fund, is pushing to appoint a director of its choosing to the discount retailer’s board, but The Works has slapped down the move, saying it [...]
Defence drilling firm tools up for London IPO Markets Aerospace drilling company Tek4 is gearing up for an initial public offering in London, City AM can reveal, in a boost to the London Stock Exchange as it looks to tempt more defence firms to market. The Leicestershire-based company, which counts Rolls-Royce and GE among its customers, is looking to raise £20m through a listing [...]
Social media ban driving ‘screen-free’ sales, The Works boss says Retail The boss of discount retailer The Works has said the government’s crackdown on social media usage has driven customers towards the “screen-free activities” offered in his stores. Gavin Peck, chief executive of the Aim-listed retailer, believes Labour’s incoming social media ban has pushed up demand among parents for analogue activities for their children and was [...]
Everyman to open at Elephant & Castle as £500m regeneration gains pace July 7, 2026 Everyman is set to expand its presence in the capital with a new five-screen cinema at the £500m regeneration of Elephant and Castle. The up-market cinema chain has faced tough trading conditions in recent years but hopes to take a boost from the footfall expected at The Elephant, the redevelopment of the south London area. [...]
US glue maker swoops on AIM-listed manufacturer in £659m deal June 25, 2026 A US glue maker is set to hand London’s junior stock market another blow after snapping up medtech firm Advanced Medical Solutions. HB Fuller said on Thursday it would acquire the AIM-listed company in a deal that values it at £659m. The US manufacturer – which specialises in industrial adhesives and chemical products – offered [...]
Blow to AIM as pawnbroker Ramsdens snapped up by US giant for £206m June 23, 2026 Pawnbroker Ramsdens has been snapped up by a US giant in a move that will lead to the firm dropping off London’ junior stock market. The deal – with Nasdaq-listed Firstcash – valued the retailer at a cool £206m, whilst shareholders are set to receive up to 609p per share as part of the tie-up. [...]
Everyman set to quit London stock exchange over investor pressure June 16, 2026 Luxury cinema chain Everyman is set to drop its London listing over pressure from its shareholders, including an investment firm poised to trigger a takeover bid. Everyman said on Tuesday that it is likely to recommend to its shareholders that it drops its listing on the challenger AIM market, sending its share price plummeting. The [...]
‘Pendulum swung too far’: AIM hit with 222 delistings ahead of nomad changes June 11, 2026 More than two hundred companies have been forced off London’s junior stock market over the last two decades after losing their corporate adviser in a move that has sparked a regulatory pullback by the London Stock Exchange. Some 222 firms on the alternative investment market (AIM) market have de-listed in the last 20 years after [...]
Anglo Asian to keep Aim listing ‘under review’ in push to treble copper output May 27, 2026 An Azerbaijani miner has said it was keeping its listing on Aim under regular review as it seeks to evolve into a mid-market commodities group that is on course to more than treble its copper output over the coming year. Anglo Asian vice president Stephen Westhead told City AM that while the company was “currently [...]
Power Probe launches dividend bonanza after growth surge April 27, 2026 One of the newest members of AIM is gearing up for a dividend bonanza just months after its London IPO. North Carolina-based Power Probe, which makes power tools for the motor industry and debuted on AIM in December, raising $15m (£11.1m), declared an initial dividend of 1.6per share on Monday. The firm, founded in California [...]