James Caan is a British entrepreneur of Pakistani origin
from Lahore. He is CEO of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw and has
been building and selling businesses since 1985. In October 2007, Caan
joined the panel in the fifth series of the BBC series “Dragons' Den”.
Having founded the Alexander Mann Group in 1985, a recruitment company
with a turnover of £130m and operations in 50 countries, Caan sold the
company in 2002.
Caan also co-founded executive head-hunting firm Humana International
with his partner, Doug Bugie, growing the business to over 147 offices
across 30 countries from 1993-1999.
In 2001 Caan was awarded the 'BT Enterprise of the Year' award for
outstanding success in business and having already been a finalist in
2000 he was named PricewaterhouseCoopers 'Entrepreneur of the Year'
2003. That same year, having successfully graduated from the Advanced
Management Program at Harvard Business School, Caan also won the
Entrepreneur category in the Asian Jewel Awards.
Setting up London-based Hamilton Bradshaw in 2004, the private equity
company specialises in buyouts, venture capital, turnarounds and real
estate investments and development opportunities in both the UK and
Europe, investing up to £10 million in each individual transaction.
