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.

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Bluewater Bio raises £22.5 million

With only £142 million of venture capital raised in 2011 across the entire water industry, Bluewater Bio has netted £22.5 million of capital to help it grow.

Growth Planning

Access All Areas – Building an export business

To make it big, UK manufacturers need to think global. GrowthBusiness talks to business leaders who have broken into new markets.

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EV-backed MBO for HSEC

Lancashire-based Health Safety and Engineering Consultants (HSEC) has undergone a £2.7 million management buy-out (MBO) with help from EV.

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Imperial Innovations reveals total spend

Investments in ventures including Autifony Therapeutics have taken Imperial Innovations' outlay to £25.7 million for the past year.

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Fresh funds for Bathrooms.com

Bathrooms.com has closed its second round of institutional fundraising 18 months after completing its first.

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Sports investment firm joins PLUS

PLUS new issue China Sports Development has become the third admission to the junior market during 2012 as part of its plans to tap into the lucrative sports market in China.

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PE-backed Access makes fourth buy

Lyceum Capital has supported another of its portfolio companies in its acquisition strategy, with Access UK the latest beneficiary.

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SuperGroup gets its sums wrong

A fourth profit warning in 12 months for SuperGroup has come about due to an accounting error.

Human Resources

Board review – The importance of having an effective board team

Mike Robson, director at Azure Partners, looks at the considerations that need to taken into account when assessing the skill sets of a business' board.

Technology

Tripleton Enigma E2

A new mobile phone marketed as 'smarter than a smartphone' has hit the market, and it is targeted at the chief executive who fancies himself as a bit of a James Bond.

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Adapt embarks on buy-and-build play

Seven months after teaming up with private equity firm Lyceum Capital, Adapt has bought eLINIA.

News

First Skype employee secures seed capital for TransferWise

Index Ventures has led a seed funding round in money transfer service TransferWise to allow the business to attract new staff and develop its technology platform.