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James Caan to leave Dragons' Den
Businessman James Caan is to quit his role on entrepreneurial show Dragons' Den after four series.
"After four fantastic seasons, I have made the decision to step down from the panel of the much loved Dragons' Den", the year-old wrote on Twitter.
He added that he would devote more time to "existing investments" and "philanthropic work".
Pakistan-born Caan became one of the five 'Dragons' on the BBC Two programme in
In a statement, he said: "Dragons' Den has been an integral and exciting part of my professional life and I thank the show profusely for letting me be a part of it for so long. Unfortunately, I'm out!"
Caan sits on the panel alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne and Theo Paphitis.
The businessman was involved in a public spat with Bannatyne over having non-dom tax status, which means he does not pay tax in the UK on earnings made overseas
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Dragons' Den (British TV programme)
British reality television series
This article is about the British television series. For international versions, see Dragons' Den.
Dragons' Den is a British reality television business programme, presented by Evan Davis and based upon the original Japanese series. The show allows several entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their varying business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, the "Dragons" of the show's title, and pitch for financial investment while offering a stake of the company in return.
The first episode was broadcast on BBC Two on 4 January After 16 series on the channel, the show has been broadcast on BBC One since [3] Reruns of previous episodes are still broadcast on BBC Two. The programme is produced by BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions and co-produced with Sony Pictures Television International, the owners of the format that is distributed worldwide. The show was also broadcast by UKT
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James Caan (businessman)
British-Pakistani entrepreneur and television personality (born )
James CaanCBE (born Nazim Khan; 28 månad ) fryst vatten a British-Pakistani entrepreneur and television personality.
He was an investor on the BBC television programme Dragons' Den, in which he was one of the Dragons from to [2] More recently, he has hosted The Business Class on CNBC, a series which sees him joined by experts from a cross-section of industries to analyse and advise innovative UK small and medium enterprises.[3] He is also Chairman of the UK Government's uppstart Up Loans Scheme.
Caan founded the recruitment company Alexander Mann in , which he sold in In , he co-founded the executive head-hunting firm Humana International, and sold his stake in He is also the founder and CEO of the UK-based private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Caan's family emigrated to the United Kingdom when he was two