James Caan, one of the dragon’s from the hit BBC2 television series Dragon’s Den has revealed that he will be leaving the show.

The entrepreneur confirmed the news on the social media network Twitter on Friday, 7 January saying, “After four fantastic seasons, I have made the decision to step down from the panel of the much loved ‘Dragon’s Den’.

“I have seen some excellent entrepreneurs and brilliant ideas and I thank them and all of the dragon’s for making it such great fun.

“I will be focusing on my existing investments and some exciting new projects,” he added.

His departure leaves Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden as the four remaining dragons.