Wind boss Graham Brown turns a tidy profit

Entrepreneur Graham Brown has invested about £200,000 in private equity deals through Hotbed, the private investor network, since 2005.
The 51-year-old, who lives near Banbury, Oxfordshire, has ploughed money into businesses including Sphere Medical, a technology company developing medical devices; Original Travel, a luxury adventure holiday firm; and Burcote Wind — where Brown is chairman — a renewable energy firm that will identify and secure planning permission for up to six onshore wind farm sites. He aims to achieve returns of up to 25% a year over five years.
“Money that’s been sitting on the sidelines is coming back,” said Brown.