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Leslie was made Editor for Growth Company Investor magazine in 2000, then headed up the launch of Business XL magazine, and then became Editorial Director in 2007 for the online and print publication portfolio of Vitesse Media (until 2012). Among the titles of this group were: What Investment, Information Age, Growth Company Investor, Growthbusiness.co.uk, and smallbusiness.co.uk.

News

Hotbed for nursing home

Private investor network Hotbed has raised £4 million from its members, as part of a total £15 million expansion capital package for nursing homes operator Mimosa Healthcare.

Human Resources

HR headaches for SMEs

As the recruitment process becomes increasingly demanding, growing businesses will need to put more effort into staff selection and find new ways of managing their current employees, according to a trio of HR-focused surveys.

News

Cyberscan completes £91m IPO

Cyberscan, a provider of downloadable server-based systems to the gaming industry, has joined AIM with a £91.3 million price tag following a £34 million Collins Stewart-sponsored placing.

News

Close makes maiden investments

Close Income & Growth VCT, the most popular of the forty or so trusts seeking funds in the last tax year, has started to invest the £45 million cash pile it gathered in earlier this year.

News

Coffee Nation looks for growth

Coffee Nation – the fast-growing self-service coffee business which has already secured relationships with Tesco Express, WH Smith Travel and motorway service station operator Wellcome Break – is considering its refinancing options as it looks to fund its expansion plans.

News

High Integrity appeals to Albany

Technology-focused venture capital group Albany Ventures has led a £2.5 million second-round funding for engineering software developer High Integrity Solutions, alongside co-investors Foresight Venture Partners and Enterprise VCT.

News

FNI backs Ranier again

Cambridge-based medical device developer Ranier Technology has secured a further £4 million of funding from FNI Venture Capital, as it looks to advance clinical trials of its CAdisc spinal disc implant.

News

£15m tech fund makes its bow

The London Technology Fund (LTF), a new Government-backed venture capital vehicle aiming to support technology start-ups in Greater London, will launch tonight – becoming the first business of its kind in the South of England.

News

Close Brothers backs CanDu

Close Brothers Private Equity has lent its support to the £27.2 million management buyout out of CanDu Entertainment, from London-listed bar and nightclub operator Luminar.

Entrepreneurs

Thomas’ TMTI looks to the future

Entrepreneur Crispin Thomas hopes to raise up to £10 million for TMTI, a company that helps consumers use complex mobile phones, ahead of a projected AIM float.

Venture Capital Funding

VCs with money to burn

The venture capital markets are awash with record levels of cash, which is good news for growing companies in need of funding. But the bad news is that investors are being more picky than ever before.

Entrepreneurs

Tony Rafferty: Guerrilla of printing

It’s no mean feat transforming a business dabbling in music flyers into a £20 million print franchise. GrowthBusiness gets to grips with the brains behind the Printing.com empire.