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.

Entrepreneurs

SoundCloud’s Alexander Ljung dances to his own beat

Standing out from the crop of exciting entrepreneurs who currently populate the European landscape is no mean feat – but it's something SoundCloud's Alexander Ljung is doing with aplomb.

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Investor AllStars 2013: Winners interview

Fresh from picking up their gongs at the Natural History Museum, GrowthBusiness meets the winners at the eleventh Investor AllStars awards.

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Listed company directors targeted with new government pay policy

New reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of directors' pay for shareholders have come into force.

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New natural resources company joins AIM

Independent Oil and Gas has joined London's Alternative Investment Market and raised £2 million on admission.

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Backup Technology buy for iomart marks biggest acquisition in company history

Scottish technology company iomart has closed its biggest acquisition to date, the £23 million purchase of Backup Technology.

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Tech City's Azimo gets backing from German venture capital firm

Business secretary Vince Cable has described the backing of Azimo by e.ventures as evidence that the UK has the infrastructure, skills base and competitive edge to capitalise on its expertise in financial services.

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Kevin McCloud’s environmental development business raises £1.9 million on Crowdcube

TV designer Kevin McCloud has taken to crowdfunding to raise money for his sustainable housing development company Hab Housing, and netted £1.9 million.

Entrepreneurs

Zoopla rises to the top of Europe’s most exciting investor-backed companies

Following a period of frenetic deal making and customer acquisition, GrowthBusiness catches up with serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman to get the inside track on Zoopla Property Group.

Legislation and Regulation

The Bribery Act – what you need to know

Neale Andrews, partner and head of Mundays' Corporate and Commercial team, boils down the Bribery Act for UK SMEs.

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Internet and ICT accelerator Wayra helps start-ups to €30 million of investment

Telefonica's Wayra accelerator has now fostered €30 million of investment for its start-ups since foundation.

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Love Home Swap builds on acquisition efforts by raising new MMC Ventures-led round

Social travel start-up Love Home Swap has gone back to MMC Ventures for a second time to secure growth capital.

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New leisure industry investment for Electra Partners

A £47 million transaction is set to see private equity firm Electra Partners take control of holiday parks operator South Lakeland Parks.