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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.

Opinion

Learning from Twitter’s call to IPO on the NYSE

The decision by Twitter to list on the New York Stock Exchange, rather than the techie favourite NASDAQ, raises the question of what an exchange really means.

News

Surge in business creation results in SMEs contributing 48 per cent of private sector turnover

A total of 102,000 private sector businesses have been created during the last year in the UK.

Human Resources

SME’s must unlock their workforce potential to remain competitive

Neil Pickering, marketing manager at Kronos UK, explains how there is nothing ‘small’ about SME’s role in contributing to the economical recovery and the steps they can take to maximise employee efficiency.

News

Faction Collective closes $3 million VC round and sets up residency in Shoreditch

Ski brand Faction Collective has raised its second major round of institutional finance through a deal led by Octopus Investments.

News

Healthy population of businesses under 50 staff occupying Manchester’s MediaCityUK

The amount of businesses operating out of Manchester's MediaCityUK has moved beyond the 100 mark, new figures show.

News

Fundraising follows September acquisition for Hydrodec

AIM-listed Hydrodec Group has raised £20 million to help pay down its debt.

News

Unbound raises £1.2 million to fund growth of writers-based crowdfunding platform

A new crowdfunding platform which helps authors and publishers has secured £1.2 million of growth capital from investors including DFJ Esprit.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Theatre group behind Ewan McGregor and Keira Knightley productions snapped up by US buyer

UK-based theatre production company The Ambassador Theatre Group has changed private equity owner through an undisclosed transaction.

News

Pinterest backer invests in online broadcaster SB.TV

An online youth broadcaster set up by a schoolboy in 2006 has received an undisclosed investment from Miroma Ventures.

News

Azullo set to ramp up spend on advertising software product after securing new funding

Online advertising platform Azullo has closed its third institutional funding round by linking up with Enterprise Ventures.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Byron Hamburgers acquired by Hutton Collins for £100 million

UK burger restaurant chain Byron Hamburgers has been bought by Hutton Collins Partners in a deal worth £100 million.

News

Prime Ventures accounts for $20 million of VC takings for AppLift

Mobile games marketing business AppLift has closed its second major fundraising round of the year by securing a further $7 million.

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