About

Hunter was the Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2012 to 2014, before moving on to Caspian Media Ltd to be Editor of Real Business.

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SPARK Impact fund invests in drug discovery company

The North West Fund for Biomedical, the £25 million fund managed by SPARK Impact, has invested £350,000 into drug discovery company Molplex Ltd.

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Scottish Equity Partners struts its stuff

A first fashion investment for Scottish Equity Partners sees Matches Fashion join its portfolio.

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MOO boosts digital drive with Flavors.me buy

Tech City veteran MOO has acquired Flavors.me from Hii Def through an asset purchase.

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Herpes drug business joins AIM

Pharmaceuticals products and services business Clinigen Group has begun life on the Alternative Investment Market.

Entrepreneurs

Learning when to pivot

Finding the right niche market to target is often a big decision, and for Giles Palmer, CEO of social media monitoring company Brandwatch, it took more than one pivot.

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Entrepreneurs to be given easier on-ramp to London capital markets

The UK government is joining forces with the London Stock Exchange in an effort to make entry to the public market easier for entrepreneurs.

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GMT sets sail by adding Seagull to its portfolio

Media and communications-focused private equity firm GMT Communications Partners has invested in Seagull.

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SnapLogic takes on new backers and closes Series C

London and California-based SnapLogic has used its Series C funding round to acquire a further $20 million (£12.3 million) of development capital.

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Fourth exit of the year for LDC as Direct Group is sold

LDC has exited its investment in Direct Group, five years after acquiring a minority stake in the business.

Mergers & Acquisitions

New Takeover Code sees bid periods halved

A year on from the implementation of a new Takeover Code in the UK, new findings show that 57 bidders have been subjected to a 'put up or shut up' deadline.

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Online financing firm Kabbage raises funds ahead of UK launch

A Series C funding round for Kabbage has seen it net a further $30 million (£18.5 milion) of growth capital.

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WANdisco uses AIM listing to good effect

Software firm WANdisco has made its first acquisition as a public company, four months after joining the Alternative Investment Market.

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