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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European car markets continue to increase

With car companies in Europe experiencing a surge, which ones are doing particularly well?

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Vehicles, equipment and IT goods dominate increase in capex spending for SMEs

An increase in capital expenditure for businesses in the UK is on the cards following a renewed confidence, GE Capital says.

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Paul Allen's Vulcan Capital leads investment into Scytl

The venture capital firm set up to manage the philanthropic and business endeavours of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has made a new commitment.

Company Flotations

The Future Fifty scheme: On the road to IPO

Green Man Gaming was one of 25 companies named as part of the first crop of Future Fifty firms in 2013. Six months later, CEO Paul Sulyok explains how being part of the programme has impacted on the business.

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How many parcels are delivered and over what distance around the UK? 

We all receive parcels in some way; presents, shopping or recorded letters. But do you know exactly how big a scale the courier industry is?

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Regenersis snaps up Finish firm Blancco using £100 million placing

Alternative Investment Market-listed Regenersis has closed a £100 million capital market fundraising to facilitate the acquisition of Blancco.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Second exit of 2014 for ISIS Equity Partners as it ends interest in ITG

ISIS Equity Partners has exited a stake of Inspired Thinking Group, which it has held since June 2010.

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Angel round for ScreenHits as it builds on new distribution deals with global networks

Content acquisition platform ScreenHits has utilised government investment tax incentives to raise $1.2 million of funding to aid growth.

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Balderton Capital puts faith in European entrepreneurs by raising new Series A fund

London-based venture capital firm Balderton Capital has raised a new $305 million fund aimed at investing through Series A deals.

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LDC’s Tim Farazmand takes over from Simon Clark as BVCA chairman

As part of its yearly rotation of chairman, the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association has announced its latest incumbent.

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Healthy beverage brand Koji Drinks becomes latest repeat investment for Angel CoFund

Koji Drinks has gone back to the government's Angel CoFund to secure further growth capital for its line of sparking soft drinks.

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Language learning platform fluentify banks $410,000 to make new hires

A video conferencing platform designed to help people learn new languages has realised $410,000 of angel funding.