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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Specialty European Pharma receives £2.5 million loan

A venture capital-backed pharmaceutical marketing firm has raised debt of £2.5 million to fund global expansion.

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Investcorp’s PE arm makes US acquisition

Alternative investment manager Investcorp has acquired a 'significant' minority stake in video platform company Thought Equity Motion through its technology private equity division.

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Atos acquires Olympics partner

IT services company Atos has acquired a 50 per cent stake in MSL Group following a 20-year working relationship between the two businesses.

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SEP goes green with £95 million fund

Scottish Equity Partners has raised a £95 million fund to acquire a portfolio of nine green businesses from energy company Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).

Mergers & Acquisitions

Strong year for data centre M&A

The value of M&A in the data centre sector reached $12.3 billion (£8 billion) during 2011, new research finds.

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IGC backs Maxymiser with $12 million

Web optimisation business Maxymiser has announced $12 million (£7.8 million) funding from Investment Growth Capital (IGC).

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BSkyB invests in UK start-up

Media and telecommunications company BSkyB has acquired a stake in technology start-up Zeebox.

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Bowmark backs CSL secondary buy-out

Private equity firm Bowmark Capital has backed the management buy-out of CSL DualCom (CSL) in a deal worth £32 million.

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Waterlogic makes first M&A buy since listing

Recently-listed AIM business Waterlogic has made good on its commitment to undergo acquisitions with the purchase of Det Stavangerske Kaffeselskap.

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Albion Ventures backs Hilson Moran MBO

Private equity firm Albion Ventures will co-invest in a £5 million MBO of engineering consultancy Hilson Moran.

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Funding boost for Ai2

Medical technology spin-out Ai2 has secured a £1.75 million investment from growth fund managers Spark Impact and MTI.

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SEP announces new £200 million growth fund

Scottish Equity Partners has raised£200 million for a new venture capital fund aimed at UK-based companies.