About

Hunter Ruthven graduated from the university of Sussex in geography and politics before joining Vitesse Media. He was the Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2012 to 2014, before moving on to Caspian Media Ltd to become Editor of Real Business.

Opinion

Strategic IQ by John Wells – Book Review

Paul Marry, CEO of Intact Software, picks up John Wells' Strategic IQ and finds that it doesn't meet his usual expectations of a business-orientated title.

News

Tesco looks to take on Amazon with digital book buy

Supermarket giant Tesco has ramped up its digital book offering by acquiring Mobcast.

News

UK M&A hits the buffers but experts predict improvement

Merger and acquisition activity in the UK has remained low after second quarter figures for UK-to-UK deals shows that transactions fell by 39 per cent.

News

Foresight leads green charge with East London recycling plant

A new organic waste facility to be built in East London's docks has received the backing it needs to begin development.

News

Silverwing picks NVM as MBO backer

NVM Private Equity has launched its second management buy-out of 2012 and invested £6 million.

News

Olympics fail to ignite the fortunes of UK retailers

The Olympics has failed to produce a rise in sales for mid-tier retailers, despite a record haul of medals for the Great Britain team.

Alternative Finance for Business

Pension-led business funding for SMEs

Adam Tavener, chairman of Clifton Asset Management, looks at a form of business funding few financial and policy decision makers are aware of.

News

EIS interest sees figures climb by 18 per cent

The amount raised by businesses in the UK through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) has risen to £611 million.

News

Compagnie du Ponant sails over to Bridgepoint

European private equity firm Bridgepoint has acquired French luxury cruise line company Compagnie du Ponant.

News

LDC teams up with Paul Campbell to launch new food fund

The private equity house of Lloyds Bank has backed a new restaurants-focused food and beverage fund to be run by Hill Capital Partners.

News

Six Degrees plugs gap in business with Aurora buy

Venture capital-backed Six Degrees Group has made the 12th acquisition of its 18-month lifetime.

News

Kosovan marble business joins AIM

Minerals business Fox Marble has begun life on the Alternative Investment Market and raised fresh funds in the process.