Aquarius invests in Conformetrix

Aquarius makes its first investment in Conformetrix, a company offering a new way to design drugs to treat incurable diseases

• SWFs lined up to bolster venture capital
• Andreessen raises $300m VC fund

LSE fines Regal over Aim rule breaches

Oil group Regal Petroleum is fined £600,000 and issued with a formal censure by the LSE for breaches in the rules on market-moving announcements by Aim companies

• FT Alphaville: Regal report
• Lombard: Regal; C&W; Ferrero/Cadbury

Renold raises £27m as chain demand slips

The Manchester-based industrial chain company, which also makes a range of gears and couplings, sees sales slip to £75.5m as its global customer base destocked parts and trimmed orders

Asos plays down supermarket threat

The online fashion retailer is unconcerned by Tesco’s bid to grab market share as international sales jump 161%, offsetting slower growth in the UK

Domino’s directors sell £18m of shares

Four directors of the pizza delivery franchise, which is resuming its share buyback programme, have sold shares worth £18m on Monday

Majestic Wine cheered by online sparkle

Web sales at the drinks retailer have risen almost 25 per cent, as the use of social networking site Twitter and a staff blog helped to attract new customers

SmartKem given warm welcome in principality

The start-up that is developing printable electronic technology has just moved from the north-west to Wales after being frustrated by a lack of help available in the UK

Olympic toy bus sales buoy Hornby

A model version of the red London bus used in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics is helping to buoy sales at Hornby