James Caan was known for founding the investment company Hamilton Bradshaw.
Caan founded Hamilton Bradshaw in 2003 as a private-equity and investment business. The firm focused on backing and developing companies, particularly in areas such as recruitment, business services and related sectors. His career before television included building businesses in recruitment and executive search.
He joined Dragon's Den as a Dragon for the fourth series in 2007. On the programme, his private-equity background shaped an approach that often concentrated on management capability, company structure and the route to a profitable exit.
James Caan is not the same person as the actor and filmmaker James Caan. The Dragon was born Nazim Hassan and adopted the professional name James Caan. Hamilton Bradshaw should also not be confused with Peter Jones's Phones International Group or Theo Paphitis's retail businesses: those are separate ventures founded by different Dragons.