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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.

News

BrewDog returns to ‘Equity for Punks’ scheme for third time and raises £1 million in 24 hours

Scottish brewery business BrewDog has used its customers to raise £1 million inside 24 hours of launching a share offer.

Human Resources

Employee shareholder contracts: How will shares for rights work?

Emma Bailey and Jaspal Pachu, partner and senior associate at law firm Fox Williams, have a look at the upcoming 'employee shareholder' legislation to see which businesses it will be best suited to.

News

Flying robots company Cyberhawk Innovations backed by venture capital firm

A £1.25 million investment led by Scottish Equity Partners will be used by Cyberhawk Innovations to create new jobs and products.

News

Adapt's acquisition of Sleek at odds with 'brash' buy-and-build strategies of others

Private equity-backed business Adapt has closed a second acquisition since a September 2011 buy-out.

News

First buy-out from 2010 European fund for Fidelity Growth Partners Europe

Fidelity Growth Partners Europe has teamed up with technology investor Kennet Partners to acquire a Warwick-based software business.

News

New hires on the cards for RecruitmentForce following £225,000 investment round

Software business RecruitmentForce has now raised over £500,000 of venture capital investment following a third Northstar Ventures-led deal.

News

NVM Private Equity backs second MBO in a week

A thirty one-year old specialist furniture business has taken on private equity backing as it looks to grow through organic and acquisitive means.

Banking

Office of Fair Trading brings forward study on banking competition for SMEs

A lack of lending to small and medium-sized businesses has prompted the Office of Fair Trading to conduct a study on banking competition.

News

UCL spin-out fuel cell business gets venture capital investment

Amalyst has secured the capital it needs to roll out its low-cost electrocatalyst aimed at use in fuel cells and water electrolysers.

News

DFJ Esprit’s Scott Sage: London is ten years behind Silicon Valley

GrowthBusiness speaks with new DFJ Esprit partner Scott Sage to find out where he's carved out an investment expertise and how he compares the London set-up with Silicon Valley.

News

Eating out sector worth £25 billion in the UK as food start-ups fuel growth

A six-point action plan to encourage local councils and the government to boost food entrepreneurship has been laid out by social enterprise Kitchenette.

Managing

Avoiding the pitfalls of Pan Am, Jarvis and the News of the World

The reputation of a business has a strong bearing on how successful it can be and, as BDO partner Nigel Burbidge explains, can be something lost overnight.