Jun 23 2009
James Caan
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Serial Entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den Panellist
Award winning entrepreneur, James Caan has been creating, building and selling businesses since 1985. He is presently the founder and CEO of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw, which he set up in 2004, which specialises in buyouts, venture capital, turnarounds, real estate investments and development opportunities in both the UK and Europe, investing up to £10 million in each individual transaction. In October 2007, Caan joined the panel in the fifth series of BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den.
“One of the 100 most influential Asian people in Britain” Asian Power 100
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