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.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Virgin Wines closes £15.9 million management buy-out

The management team of Virgin Wines has led a buy-out of the business with equity support from Mobeus Equity Partners and Connection Capital.

News

Zoopla's Alex Chesterman joins Octopus Investments to back Uniplaces

A seed funding round for Uniplaces worth £700,000 has attracted contributions from Octopus Investments, Alex Chesterman and William Reeve.

News

Rise of ‘iWorkers’ to keep up with technology-led change in business

The proportion of 'intelligent workers' who have constant access to business information is expected to rise in the next five years, new research suggests.

Growth Planning

Embracing the future to lead the present

Renaud Clarke, managing director of digital marketing shop Atelier Studios, explains why the agency teamed up with data stalwart Simon Lawrence to produce a data-led digital creativity.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Allied Glass picks CBPE Capital as private equity backer for second time

Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority stake in Allied Glass to fellow private equity firm CBPE Capital.

News

Index Ventures backing for Futurelytics to crack US and UK data analytics markets

London based investor Index Ventures has made a play in the prescriptive analytics market by backing Futurelytics.

News

Jobsite co-founder and Julie Meyer lead angel round for Lime&Tonic

A digital concierge service start-up based in London has closed a euro1 million seed round with help from a number of high-profile investors.

Growth Planning

What makes a successful CEO?

To find out what characteristics contribute to a world-class CEO, GrowthBusiness visited the CEO Summit and posed the question to select members of the new CEO 100 Club.

News

Sub10 Systems deal takes Business Growth Fund regional investment to £32 million 

The Business Growth Fund has added a new technology business to its portfolio by backing Devon-based Sub10 Systems.

News

Angel round worth $500,000 for location tool what3words

A business which has developed a way for people to turn locations into text strings has netted $500,000 of seed capital.

Company Flotations

Alibaba vs corporate governance: Rules for listing around the world

As the number of high-profile IPOs increases, Ashfords partner James Lyons compares corporate governance rules around the world and how this impacts on where a business lists.

News

Betable closes Series A round to finance expansion plans for gaming API

Venture 51, Greylock and Founders Fund are leading an $18.5 million funding round for London-based Betable.

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