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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.

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Oxford Capital teams up with Balderton and Nauta to back Abiquo

Cloud management software provider Abiquo has now raised $17.9 of venture capital takings following its latest round.

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ISIS Equity Partners makes first investment of 2013 and backs Create Health

A £5 million investment from Isis Equity Partners' Baronsmead VCTs will be used to aid the development of a new fertility clinic for Create Health.

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Boris Johnson’s MMC London Fund makes investment into mobile firm Somo

MMC Ventures has made its fourth play from its MMC London Fund a day after it was officially launched at City Hall in London.

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Healthcare Investment Opportunities – LON:HIO Test

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UK M&A in private sector surges to near pre-recession levels

Private company mergers and acquisitions in the UK has risen by 50 per cent in terms of value, new figures show.

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LateRooms co-founder backs Twitter and Facebook-based event ticketing platform Fatsoma

An undisclosed investment from The North West Fund for Digital & Creative into Fatsoma has included a commitment from LateRooms co-founder Chris Allen.

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Demerger creates two businesses out of AIM-listed Redstone Group

Redstone Group has demerged its network-based managed services business so that it can begin operating as a separate entity.

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London mayor Boris Johnson awards London venture capital fund tender to MMC Ventures

MMC Ventures has launched its MMC London Fund after winning a mandate from the Mayor of London and the European Regional Development Fund.

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Silverfleet Capital buys its own administration provider for £50 million

Private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has looked to within its own industry for its latest buy-out.

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Habitat and Borders saviour Hilco takes charge of HMV business

Specialist restructuring firm Hilco has followed up on its January acquisition of HMV's debt by acquiring the business and certain assets.

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Government declares 'freedom day' for SMEs as it cuts red tape

As part of the government's Red Tape Challenge, a number of regulations are set to be changed or scrapped.

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Salesforce.com joins Anaplan’s Series C round late to take VC takings over $50 million

Anaplan has added to the $30 million it secured in March by securing an extra $3 million as part of its Series C round.