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.

News

Debt and equity deal for Excelsior Technologies

Growth Capital Partners has backed the management team of Excelsior Technologies to lead a buy-out of the manufacturing firm.

Opinion

AIM to please

Our new research into AIM paints a rosier picture than a year ago.

Legislation and Regulation

The UK Bribery Act one year on

Jonathan Middup, partner at Ernst & Young Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services, looks back on the first year of the UK Bribery Act to see if the British perception of corrupt practice has changed.

News

Value of M&A on AIM soars

The value of acquisitions made by AIM-listed companies has jumped by £600 million during 2011, new research from GrowthBusiness shows.

News

Atlas and Balderton back Psykosoft

The creator of web app Psykopaint, which allows users to 'paint' in the style of Renoir or Van Gogh, has raised seed funding from two venture capital firms and angel investors.

Company Flotations

AIM Adviser Index

GrowthBusiness presents its ranking of the brokers, nomads, auditors and lawyers most active on AIM.

News

BVCA and UKTI team up to promote UK business fundraising

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association are coming together with UK Trade and Investment to launch a new partnership aimed at promoting the fortunes of companies looking to expand globally.

News

Global healthcare firms eye emerging markets for M&A

Businesses in the health sector are increasingly turning to mergers and acquisitions in high growth economies to fuel growth, new research finds.

News

Fresh angel round for LumeJet

LumeJet has taken its total fundraisings to £4.5 million, with its latest angel round contributing £1.87 million to the pile.

Private equity

PE-backed firms revise fortunes

The number of chief financial officers (CFOs) of private equity-backed companies expecting revenue growth has fallen, statistics show.

News

James Bond studios move to AIM

Pinewood Shepperton, the studios behind the new James Bond film Skyfall, has outlined plans to move to the AIM market.

News

Bowmark closes buy of CARE

Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has supported the management buy-out of CARE Fertility Group.

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