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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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Dry powder

With many corporates having underspent and left themselves with excess capital, Hunter Ruthven looks at how it could be used in 2012.

Company Flotations

Sharemark offers PLUS companies alternative

Companies quoted on PLUS are being offered free admission to the Sharemark trading platform after news that the share market operator is seeking a buyer.

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UK sees increase in permanent hirings

January saw the first rise in permanent staff appointments since September, new statistics show.

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New payments provider secures backing

London-based online payment platform GoCardless has raised $1.5 million (£940,000) through a string of investors including Accel Partners, Passion Capital and YCombinator.

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Octopus invests in social media business

Social media services business Artesian Solutions has received £2 million of investment from venture capital firm Octopus.

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Deal sees Foresight realise Factory Media investment

Foresight Group has divested its interest in adventure sports publisher Factory Media, securing the private equity firm a 2x multiple on its total investment.

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Early stage investments in UK reach £450 million

Institutional investors in the UK made 66 early stage investments worth £116 million during the fourth quarter of 2011, research finds.

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LDC backed merger for Pertemps and Network

Recruitment firms Pertemps and Network Group are to merge in a deal backed by mid-market investor Lloyds Development Capital.

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Hughes follows the piper

In a bid to accelerate growth of the online consumer businesses it invests in, private equity firm Piper has recruited Leon Hughes, former director of e-commerce at one of its investee companies, Maximuscle.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Book Review: The Growth Drivers by Andy Bird and Mhairi McEwan

Margery McBain, managing director at Gravitate HR, profiles Andy Bird and Mhairi McEwan's offering on the value of marketing.

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North West Fund backs B2B consultancy

Business-to-business (B2B) consultancy company Channel Intellect has secured venture capital from The North West Fund for Venture Capital.

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Accel backs another games developer

California-based venture capital firm Accel Partners, which has its UK base in London, has led a first round of fundraising into German mobile gaming company flaregames.