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Michael Spencer, the founder multi-millionaire ICAP is the principal funder of the Exotix. Photo: Geoff Pugh

Exotix is in talks with several potential partners, including banks and equity companies on a mooring that could see it sells a stake in the company of an agreement to give the broker access to more funds.

Michael Spencer, the founder multi-millionaire broker broker ICAP is also principal of the Exotix, with a stake in the company by its vehicle investment IPGL.ICAP 1pc 43 separately has a game with other 37pc 9pc 19 shares held by the direction of Exotix.

A joint venture agreement should be signed at the beginning of next year and could be structured along the lines of agreements as between the Bank and broker Cazenove Queen us JP Morgan.

"Exotix offers a potential partner a first look at what some of these stories of exciting growth for the coming years will be", said a source of knowledge of the discussions.

Exotix specialises in obtaining investors access to countries where conventional financing companies bother rarely venturing as the Iraq, Cuba and North Korea.

Private placements which companies sell actions for themselves directly to investors without using the stock market, became one of the specialities of the company he has helped businesses ranging from telecommunications Turkish cement Iraqi groups decision makers raise money.

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Questor says HOLD

Third quarter results yesterday of British American Tobacco is arrived below the expectations of the market, as volumes declined by 526bn 1pc batons.Les volumes have increased in Asia - but fell around elsewhere.

"Difficult economic conditions, excise duties and high unemployment rate-based price increases led to a softening of our volumes," said Paul Adams, Chief Executive. "Impact of the recession on consumers is still with us and shows no sign of abating."

There are even accelerated group four main brands - Dunhill, Lucky Strike, Kent and Pall Mall - with 8pc growth.However, some was to Japanese customers in advance of an increase in duty storage.

The shares are trading on December 2010 multiple 13.8 times earnings, falling to 12.6 year prochaine.Le current performance is 4.7pc.Il comes from a peer regarding premium Imperial, which trades
on a multiple September 2011
10.3 times.

Shares were initially recommended as income play ￡ 21.79 26 February this year and they are now compared 10pc in advance with the FTSE 100, which is 6pc.

Actions now are a hold down to rally the slowdown, but the looks rock solid dividend.

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