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BGF (Business Growth Fund)

Marketing meetings
BGF invests £2.6m in MRM

MRM Global also appoints former Diageo executive Andy Fennell as non-executive chairman

  • Expansion
  • 15 September 2020
Tigers at the zoo
BGF invests £15m in Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is part of Wild Life Group, which generated revenues of £12.9m in 2018

  • Expansion
  • 04 September 2020
Cloud-based software services
BGF-backed Hobs sells Anexsys

Trade buyer Xact was acquired by JLL Partners from Clearview Capital in 2018 in an MBO

  • Exits
  • 13 August 2020
Rowing machines and gym facilities
BGF-backed Xercise4Less prepares for administration

Gym chain recorded losses of £10.4m on £40m revenues in the most recently available accounting year

  • Exits
  • 21 July 2020
Paint tins and brushes
BGF invests £2.7m in The Paint Shed

Management is planning to create an additional 20 jobs over the next 24 months

  • Expansion
  • 17 July 2020
Business loans and credit lines
Kartesia backs £26m refinancing for BGF-backed Clearway

Debt has been invested from Kartesia Senior Opportunities I, marking the fund’s first UK investment

  • Refinancing
  • 30 June 2020
Opticians and spectacles retailers
BGF invests in Bayfields

Founded in 2004, the business now has 19 practices and intends to grow to 40 sites

  • Expansion
  • 24 June 2020
Antivirus and cybersecurity
BGF invests €10.5m in Edgescan

BGF's investment is the first external capital or financing received by the company to date

  • Expansion
  • 10 June 2020
Shutters and windows
BGF invests £10m in Decora

For 2018, the window coverings and blinds manufacturer reported £72.7m in revenue

  • Expansion
  • 09 June 2020
Call centres and outsourcing firms
BGF invests £3m in ROI

Headquartered in Manchester the company reports annual revenues in excess of £1m

  • Expansion
  • 08 June 2020
Coding and software
BGF invests £6m in Amdaris

Headquartered in Bristol, Amdaris employs 200 developers and generates revenues of £7.2m

  • Expansion
  • 05 June 2020
Marketing meetings
S-UBG wholly acquires Palmer Hargreaves

S-UBG offers growth capital and seed funding through its Seed Fonds II Aachen fund

  • Buyouts
  • 20 May 2020
Business intelligence and financial reports
BGF releases 2019 results, reports operating profit of £133m

BGF invested more than £200m in 45 new companies and provided a further £144m in follow-on funding

  • GPs
  • 06 May 2020
Coronavirus affecting businesses
UK small-cap GPs look to build on growth amid Covid-19 turmoil

How pricing in the smaller PE segment will be affected by the coronavirus crisis is not yet clear

  • UK / Ireland
  • 20 April 2020
Housemates and flat shares
Perwyn, BGF, MMC in £33m round for Gousto

Round brings the total funds raised by Gousto in the last eight years to more than £130m

  • Expansion
  • 17 April 2020
Conducting job interviews over video conferencing software
Welcome aboard: PE recruitment amid coronavirus

PE-focused recruiters and some GPs themselves are figuring out ways to progress recruitment processes, but challenges remain

  • People
  • 06 April 2020
Emma Bridgewater is a ceramics maker
BGF invests £8m in Emma Bridgewater

Funding will go towards the company's expansion in the UK, as well as in international markets

  • Expansion
  • 30 March 2020
Wood cabins and country lodges
UK holiday parks advised to close: Portfolios affected

British Holiday and Home Parks Association has advised its members to close all holiday parks

  • Investments
  • 23 March 2020
Online shopping
BGF leads £9m investment in Localised Group, Retail Services

As part of the deal, John Davison joins both companies as non-executive director

  • Expansion
  • 18 March 2020
Boardroom discussions and office openings
UK sees advisory boom amid PE market maturation

UK & Ireland sees an increase in the number of corporate finance firms participating in PE deals to more than 160

  • Advisory
  • 18 March 2020
Business consultants
BGF and Coutts announce UK Enterprise Fund

Specific initiatives and programmes will be put in place to support female-led businesses

  • Funds
  • 06 March 2020
IT engineers and telecommunications infrastructure
BGF exits Vysiion for 3x return

Founded in 1971, Wiltshire-based Vysiion offers products and services surrounding IT infrastructure

  • Exits
  • 04 March 2020
Enterprise software
BGF invests £11m in And Digital

Alex Snodgrass, an investor at BGF, will take a seat on the board of the digital consultancy

  • Expansion
  • 26 February 2020
CAD software
LDC takes minority stake in Solid Solutions, BGF exits

Banking facilities for the deal have been provided by Muzinich & Co and Santander

  • Buyouts
  • 10 February 2020
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