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Call this one of the unwritten Tom Winnifrith golden rules but a company that boasts of grant wins from the State is in general a sell. This may be a tad unfair but the fact is that Government's are invariably the worst investors - they make your average Bulletin Board Moron look like Warren Buffett when it comes to spunking cash on losers.
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KRAI
Interesting golden rule, Tom. RE: Avanti I note that an offer of a government grant was withrawn [or Avanti may have withdrawn?]. See Regional Growth Fund report here (no. 6 in the list):
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-09-11/HCWS188/
K.