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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Encore Capital offloads Pure360 to Scottish Equity Partners through £10.5 million deal

The creation of a possible 65 new jobs in the south east is on the cards for marketing company Pure360 following its latest funding round.

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London-based BlikBook secures investment from Irish VCs ahead of move to Dublin

Education platform BlikBook is moving its headquarters to Dublin following a €1 million funding round led by Leaf Investments.

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EIS and SEIS contribute to surge in use of government funding schemes

The creation of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) has led to a sharp rise in the amount of businesses applying for government funding initiatives.

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Entrepreneur of the Year Colin Stevens secures Business Growth Fund investment for Better Bathrooms business

The Business Growth Fund is supporting the creation of a possible 500 new jobs through its backing of Better Bathrooms.

Opinion

A winning recipe for entrepreneurial triumph

Five traits key for business success: ingenuity, self-belief, risk taking, commitment and experience.

News

ECI Partners sells CliniSys to Montagu Equity Partners to close first exit of 2013

Private equity firm ECI Partners has sold its stake in CliniSys and netted a 2.5x return on its 2007 investment.

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Business set up by former High Sheriff of Lancashire pulls in £750,000 venture capital investment

Liquid roofing business Centaur Technologies has been backed by the North West Fund for Venture Capital.

Company Flotations

Making AIM work: blur Group's use of the capital markets

Nine months after choosing the capital markets over a more traditional venture capital route, we catch up with blur Group, and CEO Philip Letts, to find out how progress has been.

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Video: Photo gallery of M&A Awards 2013

A total of 11 awards were up for grabs at the M&A Awards 2013, including M&A Personality of the Year and Dealmaker of the Year.

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Question time with winners at the M&A Awards 2013

Fresh from stepping off the stage with their prize, we speak with the successful few at the M&A Awards 2013.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Finding a winning formula for closing acquisitions

With the sixth annual M&A Awards producing some worthy winners, GrowthBusiness talks to some of the victors to find out the attributes needed for high-quality deals.

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Online pharmacy set up in garden shed dials up $10 million Atomico-led investment

Venture capital firm Atomico has stepped up to lead a $10 million investment into ChemistDirect.