James Caan is the Dragon's Den investor associated with the investment company Hamilton Bradshaw.
Hamilton Bradshaw was founded by Caan in 1989 and became a private-equity and investment business. Its activities have included investments in recruitment, business services and other companies, reflecting Caan's background in entrepreneurship and private investment.
Caan joined the Dragon's Den panel in 2007, replacing entrepreneur Robert Herjavec in the UK programme's investor line-up. His time on the show made him familiar to a broad television audience, but Hamilton Bradshaw was established long before his Dragon's Den appearances.
The company name can be confused with Caan's personal investments or with the businesses in which Hamilton Bradshaw held stakes. The useful distinction is that Hamilton Bradshaw is the investment platform, while individual portfolio companies are separate businesses. Caan later became associated with recruitment entrepreneurship and business education as well as television.