Hamilton Bradshaw (HB) is a mid-market

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with its headquarters in

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. The company was founded in 2003, by UK serial entrepreneur and former

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panelist

James Caan James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in ''The Godfather'' (1972) – a performance which earned him Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award an ...

. Hamilton Bradshaw's main offices are located in

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, London. Hamilton Bradshaw (HB) can be segmented into private equity,

venture capital Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which ha ...

recruitment Recruitment is the overall process of identifying, sourcing, screening, shortlisting, and interviewing candidates for jobs (either permanent or temporary) within an organization. Recruitment also is the processes involved in choosing individual ...

, and

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History

Hamilton Bradshaw was founded in 2003 by

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panelist and CEO

, along with Tristan Ramus and Deepak Jalan. By 2002, Caan had sold off his stakes in Humana International, Recruitment International, and Alexander Mann. These sales allowed Caan to take a "gap year", studying advanced management at Harvard. The sale of Alexander Mann also led to James Caan forming a company that would focus on private equity. While Hamilton Bradshaw and its staff is involved in holdings related to Dragon's Den, HB is not centred on these venture capital investments. Most of the company's business comes from other sources and opportunities.

Portfolio

Hamilton Bradshaw's portfolio consists of 44 companies. These holdings are in a range of industries, from

finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

to leisure. The primary sector is recruitment; nevertheless, Hamilton Bradshaw's portfolio includes firms in fitness, commercial, online recruitment, education, financial services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and technology. Also, HB controls Caan's venture capital investments related to Dragons' Den.

Investment criteria

Hamilton Bradshaw directs its focus and investments largely at companies it believes have Unique Selling Points. Along with this, the company looks to invest in

Small and Medium Enterprises Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used by international organizations such as the World Bank ...

(SMES). Hamilton Bradshaw attempts to create value by injecting capital into these SMEs and improving their processes.

References

External links

Hamilton Bradshaw's Official Website
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