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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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Piper backs Loungers expansion

The private equity firm behind investments in Pitcher & Piano and Las Iguanas has provided growth capital to Bristol-based Loungers.

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Investment and acquisition for Specialist

Energy focused Specialist Energy Group, which is listed on AIM, is set to receive new investment from major shareholder MBE, an Indian contracting giant.

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LDC supports turnaround deal

Five years after undergoing an MBO, the management team of MB Aerospace has bought Thomson Aero.

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More risk means more reward say PE chairmen

An increasing number of chairmen and non-executive directors (NEDs) of private equity firms are taking a more active role in management teams, new research shows.

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Silicon Milkroundabout set for third turn

In a bid to encourage more software workers to shun traditional banking or corporate jobs, a Tech City initiative is aiming to attract them to start-ups.

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Taking bold risks

Victoria Pooley, owner and joint managing director of The Data Partnership, tells GrowthBusiness about her best business decision.

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Navetas gets green light on £5 million investment

British energy management business Navetas has taken its fundraising totals to £12 million through a tie-up with Sensus.

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Pension changes could lead to ‘chaos’

Despite the delaying of new changes to pension enrolment, UK companies are still not ready for it, according to Bibby Consulting & Support.

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Octopus backs cloud video company

London-headquartered Aframe has added three new institutional investors to a pool of seed and angel backers including former executives at Endemol, Vodafone and AMV BBDO.

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Online ad spend jumps to £14.8 billion

On the back of a strong showing from social media and mobile platforms, online advertising has grown at a rate not seen in five years.

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Bowmark sells Data Explorers

Data Explorers has moved from private equity to trade ownership through a sale to a US buyer.

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NVM supports Volumatic take-private MBO

Following 30 years of public ownership Volumatic has secured the backing of a private equity investor.