![]() ![]() Not only does AIM have an ‘accelerator’ effect on growth-focused small businesses, but according to an analysis by Grant Thornton, has also had a ripple effect on the wider UK economy, with AIM companies contributing £33.5 billion GVA to UK GDP and directly supporting more than 430,000 jobs. Since 1995, over 3,865 companies have raised over £115bn on AIM. Today, AIM lists over 850 companies with a combined market capitalisation of £104 billion. On day one, the exchange launched with ten companies listing with a combined value of £82 million. ![]() For example, market capitalisations of its participants range from just £1.3 million to over £4.5 billion, and nearly one-third of those companies are domiciled overseas. If you’re considering investing in AIM stocks, then there are few high-level facts that you should familiarise yourself with.įirstly, the AIM exchange should not necessarily be viewed as one homogenous entity due to the variety of companies listed. Ideal for companies unable to afford the costs associated with listing on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market, AIM has offered exciting investment opportunities ever since for investors willing to invest in small, growing companies that are hungry for growth capital. The Alternative Investment Market, or AIM as it has become known, was established to help smaller companies that were seeking capital to fund growth and it expanded the scope of the Unlisted Securities Market (USM) that preceded it. On the morning of 19th June 1995, the London Stock Exchange’s new entry level platform was launched. ![]()
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