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City executives plot to buy AIM

A new group, which includes the bourse’s former head, is pressuring the London Stock Exchange Group to give up the growth market

Monday 10 March 2025 at 13:07

The junior stock market should be spun off, investing grandees say, as they formulate a plan for AIM’s revival
The junior stock market should be spun off, investing grandees say, as they formulate a plan for AIM’s revival Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

A group of investors, brokers and other City executives is set to approach the London Stock Exchange Group with a proposal to acquire AIM, Financial News can reveal, following a tough period for the capital’s junior stock market.

The nine-strong group wants to buy AIM and relaunch the market as the Global Growth Exchange, according to an internal presentation seen by FN.