Aberdeen AM's Dunbar: Unicorn sighted in London

Private companies valued at £1bn or more

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As fledgling British tech firm Improbable joins the list of 'unicorns' - private companies valued at more than £1bn - Richard Dunbar, senior investment strategist at Aberdeen Asset Management, argues what the future has in store for such companies.

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