Shortlist
Please see below the companies nominated for the 2008 AIM Investment Awards. Four of the awards have been voted for by readers of Investors Chronicle and the remaining eight awards have been decided by our expert panel.
The awards to be decided by the readers and panel are split as follows:
Reader voted
AIM Investors’ International Company of the Year
- KSK Power Ventur – ‘strong share price performance, delivered on promises’
- Lamprell – ‘used the Aim market as it should be used – as a platform for growth’
- MP Evans – ‘in the right market at the right time’
- Plant Healthcare – ‘done some great deals with global players’
- Sibir Energy – ‘exploration is going well and development of production on track’
- SQS Software – ‘acquisitive, take corporate governance seriously’
Best Private Investor Relations
- Goals Soccer – ‘communicate brilliantly’
- Immunodiagnostic Systems – ‘strong private investor strategy’
- Helesi – ‘commitment to engaging private clients’
- Scotty – ‘difficult messaging post-reverse takeover’
- Vyke – ‘if anything, criticised for too much information’
- Spice – ‘well informed private client base’
Best AIM Website
- Avanti Communications – ‘detailed background on technology and market’
- Curidium Medica – ‘includes everything an investor would need’
- Fyffes – ‘easy to use and informative’
- Faroe Petroleum – ‘clear, concise and very good at explaining strategy’
- Low Carbon Accelerator – ‘simple, clear, with all requirements satisfied’
- Oxford Catalysts – ‘the website is first rate and meets all best practice standards’
Panel voted categories:
Best Investor Communications
- Dominos Pizza
- Goals Soccer
- Vyke
- RWS Group
- Spice
- YouGov
Float of the Year
- Craneware
- Cyril Sweet
- CVS Group
- Kentz
- Landkom International
- Pressure Technology
Broker of the Year
- Brewin Dolphin
- Hichens Harrison
- KBC Peel Hunt
- Numis Securities
- Panmure Gordon
- Seymour Pierce
Analyst of the Year
- Charles Hall – Panmure Gordon
- Jonathan Keeling – Arden Partners
- Jim McCafferty – Seymour Pierce
- John Meyer – Fairfax IS
- Nick Spoliar – Altium
- David Toms – Numis Securities
Chief Executive of the Year
- Alex Alway – Jelf Group
- David Jackson – Redhall Group
- Rupert Lewin – Aero Inventory
- Brian May – Renew Holdings
- Lyn Miles – Romag Holdings
- Nick Robertson – ASOS
Alternative Energy Investment of the Year
- Romag Holdings
- Oxford Catalysts
- Energetix Group
- TEG Group
- Zenergy
- Climate Exchange
Natural Resources Investment of the Year
- Albidon
- Avocet Mining
- Bowleven
- Coal of Africa
- Peter Hambro Mining
- Sibir Energy
Property Investment of the Year
- China Real Estate Opportunities
- Dolphin Capital
- Trikona Trinity Capital
- Hansteen Holdings
- Macau Property Opportunities
- London & Stamford