Blow to AIM as pawnbroker Ramsdens snapped up by US giant for £206m Retail 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. [...]
Prepare to flee London’s AIM if Reeves mounts inheritance tax raid, bank warns Markets Companies listed on London’s junior AIM market are being told to prepare to flee the exchange or announce emergency share buybacks amid fears that a punishing inheritance tax raid could trigger a sell-off, City PM has learned. In a letter seen by City PM, one investment bank has urged all of its AIM-listed clients to [...]
