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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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Love Home Swap builds on acquisition efforts by raising new MMC Ventures-led round

Social travel start-up Love Home Swap has gone back to MMC Ventures for a second time to secure growth capital.

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New leisure industry investment for Electra Partners

A £47 million transaction is set to see private equity firm Electra Partners take control of holiday parks operator South Lakeland Parks.

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Affinity Systems kick-starts growth with £100,000 venture capital round

A Sunderland-based IT firm which counts BT and Cisco as clients has secured a six-figure venture capital investment.

Alternative Finance for Business

Government needs to do more for SME finance and support, businesses say

Small and medium-sized businesses in the UK do not believe that David Cameron's coalition government is doing enough to support enterprise, new findings reveal.

News

VTL Group targets international growth following £4 million Business Growth Fund deal

A new manufacturing investment for the Business Growth Fund has seen it back precision-engineered components company VTL Group.

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Europe’s top entrepreneurs and investors light up awards night

The efforts of SoundCloud's Alexander Ljung and Arieso's Shirin Dehghan were acknowledged at the 11th annual Investor AllStars awards.

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Angel CoFund backs surgery tool for the second time to help with world growth

A new technology aimed improving the speed of surgical procedures has closed the first stage of a £2.5 million funding round.

Social Media

Social media start-up Tapastreet secures Kernel Capital as VC backer

Irish early stage backer Kernel Capital has closed its latest investment and provided start-up Tapastreet with €500,000.

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Kurt Geiger backer Graphite Capital closes new investment fund for UK companies

London-based private equity firm Graphite Capital has built on some strong exit activity by raising a new investment fund worth £500 million.

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Gousto gobbles up six figures of further investment

The food delivery company has bounced back from Dragons' Den rejection to raise an additional £500,000 on top of the seven figures already secured this year.

Cyber Security

Cybersecurity incidents among SMEs explode over 12-month period

A worrying increase in cyber threats reveals problem is greater in the UK than the rest of the world.

Legislation and Regulation

Perils and pitfalls in negotiating commercial contracts

A big contract can be a make or break moment for a growth business – but they are not without their risks, explains Simon Portman, managing associate at Marks & Clerk Solicitors.

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