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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Entertainment One’s Darren Throop picks up Entrepreneur of the Year gong

Last night saw the best in show of the listed business arena acknowledged at the annual Quoted Company Awards.

Entrepreneurs

Sideline to mainline

Sarah Anglim, managing director at Meteor Parking, tells GrowthBusiness that leaving her law career behind ended up being her best business decision.

Alternative Finance for Business

No room at the inn

Robin Sheppard, chairman of Bespoke Hotels, argues that a minor change to the Enterprise Investment Scheme could be of enormous benefit to the hospitality sector, and to the economy as a whole.

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VCTs produce strong showing in 2011

Half of the top ten performing investment companies in 2011 were VCTs, despite the sector being down as a whole by 3 per cent compared to 2010.

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Middle managers feel the heat

UK middle managers are under increasingly excessive pressure as a restult of the economic downturn, research finds.

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Second round of fundraising for PHG

Marketing technology business Performance Horizon Group has secured a second round of fundraising, with growth capital coming from investors including Greycroft Partners and DN Capital.

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New funds deployed by Playtech

Playtech, a software company founded by technology entrepreneur Teddy Sagi, has acquired UK-based e-gaming business Geneity in a deal worth £1 million.

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Digital Barriers continues acquisition drive

AIM-listed Digital Barriers has made its first acquisition of the new year through the purchase of LMW Electronics.

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Further fundraising for Acuitas Medical

Acuitas Medical has secured additional fundraising from its backers as part of its plans to bring its fineSA MRI biomarker technology to market.

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RedCoruna snapped up in hosting deal

Host Europe has acquired Spain-based web hosting and domain registry business RedCoruna for an undisclosed amount.

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Management buy-out for Autologic 

ISIS Equity Partners has funded a £46 million management buy-out of car diagnostics provider Autologic Diagnostic, allowing some of the current shareholder base to exit holdings.

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myTaxi app raises €10 million

The developer of an app that allows users to order a taxi from the closest operator has raised €10 million from new and existing investors.