Which Dragons' Den investor founded the hotel group Bannatyne?

Duncan Bannatyne founded the hotel and health-club business known as the Bannatyne Group and became a Dragons' Den investor.

The Bannatyne Group developed from Bannatyne's wider business activities and became associated with health clubs, spas and hotels across the United Kingdom. The group is separate from the many individual companies in which he considered investing on television.

Bannatyne became one of the best-known members of the original UK Dragons' Den panel. His public image combined business experience with a direct questioning style, and his investments on the programme were often discussed alongside his work in leisure and fitness.

A common mix-up is to treat the Bannatyne Group as only a gym chain. Its business interests have included health clubs, spas and hotels, so the broader group name is more accurate. Bannatyne has also written autobiographical books and appeared in other television programmes.