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.

News

Six Degrees Group hits M&A trail again

Venture capital-backed Six Degrees Group, a business launched by British entrepreneur Alastair Mills, has secured a further tranche of funding and closed another acquisition.

Opinion

Amazon and Facebook join the London party

As Facebook and Amazon join the London movement, are we about to lose our talented tech developers before they've even had a chance to work their magic.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Getting out the cookie cutter

Changes to cookie laws have thrown web-based businesses into confusion. GrowthBusiness finds out how companies are coping.

News

British Business Embassy launches to champion UK investment

A new initiative aimed at bringing new investment to the UK has been launched on the eve of the London Olympics opening ceremony.

Legislation and Regulation

Open the Patent Box 

Confirmed in the 2012 Budget, the Patent Box regime is due to commence in April 2013. Sharon Bedford, business tax partner at James Cowper, looks at what it means for technology and manufacturing businesses.

News

Constable’s RCapital backs MBO of bChannels

The management team of bChannels has closed a buy-out of the business with institutional support coming from RCapital.

News

Small and mid-cap advisory firms merge

Singer Capital Markets and N+1 Brewin are merging to form a new corporate advisory and broking business.

News

CatalySystems laps up global growth VC cash

Water management company CatalySystems has netted £960,000 to allow it to launch its operations internationally.

News

Move towards more female board members

Women have made up 44 per cent of newly appointed FTSE 100 board directors, and 40 per cent of those in the FTSE 250, since March 2012.

News

Acquisitions continue to roll off the line for Enara

August Equity portfolio company Enara Group has continued with its buy-and-build strategy by acquiring a new private pay division.

News

First deal for Mobeus Equity Partners through Tessella MBO

Mobeus Equity Partners has closed its first deal since closing its own management buy-out (MBO) from Matrix Group.

News

Call for more trusting relationships in UK equity markets

A move away from short-termism and restoring trust and confidence in the investment chain are highlighted as key measures to transform UK equity markets.