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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Andrew Page continues rapid growth with Camberley buy

Vehicle components business Andrew Page has taken its number of branches to over 90 following the acquisition of Camberley Auto Factors.

Entrepreneurs

Shutting up shop and trying again – Best business decision case study

Kevin Fortune, founder and managing director of IT business Sussed IT, explains why his best business decision was to sack himself and start all over again.

Entrepreneurs

Doing it the hard way

The story of Lebara’s CEO Ratheesan Yoganathan provides proof you really can build a business from nothing – but you’ll need guts and charm in abundance to pull it off.

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Peratech closes £1.2 million debt and equity deal to ramp up growth

Finance Yorkshire has backed robotics and telecoms components business Peratech.

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Theo Paphitis snaps up struggling Robert Dyas

Dragons' Den investor Theo Paphitis has acquired hardware chain Robert Dyas for an undisclosed amount.

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Kickstarter to join UK crowdfunding surge

US-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter is planning to launch in the UK in the autumn.

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Sportradar secures big investment to help with acquisitive growth

European private equity firm EQT has invested €44 million in Sportradar from its EQT Expansion Capital II fund.

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Revolymer looks to make success of non-stick gum on AIM

A British business that has invented a form of non-stick chewing gum is looking to join AIM and raise £25 million on admission.

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PsiOxus nets £22 million to commercialise cancer treatment

AIM-listed investment vehicle Imperial Innovations has backed PsiOxus Therapeutics in its Series B round.

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Maven exits Nessco Group to NASDAQ firm RigNet

Private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has exited its investment in Nessco Group by way of a trade sale.

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Meyer’s new seed fund to help entrepreneurs ‘in the hot kitchen’

Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs Fund, a seed fund set up by Julie Meyer, Karima Serageldin and Ariadne Capital, has raised $8.25 million (£5.3 million).

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Octopus Investments nets 2.5x return on AVM investment

Venture capital firm Octopus Investments has ended its interest in visual communications business AVM in a deal with Alcuin Capital.

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