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

Orange and Publicis team up on new VC fund

Following in the footsteps of Telephonica, Orange is launching its own venture capital fund alongside Paris-based Publicis.

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Katz got the cream 

As part of a restructure, law firm Howard Kennedy has appointed partner Dov Katz as head of AIM within the firm’s capital markets group.

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Wow! Stuff gets £4.8 million to play with

A fifth deal for the Business Growth Fund means that it has now committed £26 million to funding the growth of UK businesses.

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Naibu looks to AIM

With plans to list on AIM, Naibu would become the first Chinese sportswear brand to secure a London listing.

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Synchronica agrees to bid

Kent-based messaging company Synchronica has settled on a better offer from Myriad.

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Universities lauded for innovation work

The efforts of UK universities to take technology into the market has been noted by awards distributed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

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Digital Barriers acquires ThruVision Systems

Designer and manufacturer of screening products, ThruVision Systems, has been acquired by Digital Barriers.

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Private equity to get ethical

Investors are increasing the pressure on the private equity sector to conduct responsible investment.

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Songkick bags Silicon Valley investment

The venture capital firm behind investments in Apple, Google and YouTube has supported London tech business Songkick.

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PlayMob nets £500,000 of expansion capital

Building on the growth the virtual goods market has achieved, PlayMob has secured venture capital backing to expand its product offering.

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New consortium brings together alternative funders

Following an upsurge in the use of funding options such as crowdfunding and invoice discounting, the NGFC has been formed to unite interests.

Exit Strategies

Sale time: a good time to exit a business

Howard Leigh, senior partner at Cavendish Corporate Finance, looks at whether the current climate presents a good opportunity to exit a business.