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

Accel Partners lead Correlsense Series C round

UK and US-based software business Correlsense has closed its Series C fundraising round and attracted investment from the likes of Accel Partners and Vertex Venture Capital.

News

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan scores Goals acquisition

UK-listed Goals Soccer Centres has been acquired by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in a deal worth £73 million.

News

Rollup Media becomes latest Arts Alliance portfolio company

Arts Alliance has closed its second deal of the week by backing digital publishing services business Rollup Media.

Entrepreneurs

Barclays – a lesson in leadership

Stephen Archer, business analyst and director at UK-based business consultancy Spring Partnerships, looks at how the fall-out of the Barclays Libor scandal impacts on the role of leaders in business.

Company Flotations

The rise of cash shells

New research from GrowthBusiness shows that the number of UK cash shells is climbing. We speak to new entrants to the market and those that have recently closed deals to find out what’s driving shells’ increasing popularity.

Opinion

Salary Questions – I’ll tell you if you tell me

Pay is often a prickly issue that can lead to all manner of inter-office rivalry.

News

UK private equity bucks global decline

The growth of the UK private equity market is outstripping that of its international competitors, new research shows.

Growth Planning

Partnering with China

George Lossius, CEO of AIM-listed UK software and services business Publishing Technology, looks back at the company's expansion into China back in 2011 and explains how best to tackle the move.

News

LOVEFiLM and Shazam VC firm backs ALLOW

Technology-focused venture capital firm Arts Alliance has provided £1.6 million in second round funding to ALLOW.

Exit Strategies

Discretion and momentum are vital for a successful business sale

Mark Hardwicke, managing partner at Solution Corporate Finance, looks at why discretion and momentum are vital to achieve a successful business sale.

News

One-in, One-out red tape regulation ‘effective’ says government

Savings to UK businesses from cuts and regulation have outweighed the costs of new domestic regulation by £850 million, according to government statistics.

News

Google Ventures invests in cloud company

Egnyte, a California-based 'hybrid cloud' company, is planning to expand into the UK following a third round of funding led by Google Ventures.