BGF (Business Growth Fund)
BGF invests £2.6m in MRM
MRM Global also appoints former Diageo executive Andy Fennell as non-executive chairman
BGF invests £15m in Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Yorkshire Wildlife Park is part of Wild Life Group, which generated revenues of ТЃ12.9m in 2018
BGF-backed Hobs sells Anexsys
Trade buyer Xact was acquired by JLL Partners from Clearview Capital in 2018 in an MBO
BGF-backed Xercise4Less prepares for administration
Gym chain recorded losses of ТЃ10.4m on ТЃ40m revenues in the most recently available accounting year
BGF invests £2.7m in The Paint Shed
Management is planning to create an additional 20 jobs over the next 24 months
Kartesia backs £26m refinancing for BGF-backed Clearway
Debt has been invested from Kartesia Senior Opportunities I, marking the fundтs first UK investment
BGF invests in Bayfields
Founded in 2004, the business now has 19 practices and intends to grow to 40 sites
BGF invests €10.5m in Edgescan
BGF's investment is the first external capital or financing received by the company to date
BGF invests £10m in Decora
For 2018, the window coverings and blinds manufacturer reported ТЃ72.7m in revenue
BGF invests £3m in ROI
Headquartered in Manchester the company reports annual revenues in excess of ТЃ1m
BGF invests £6m in Amdaris
Headquartered in Bristol, Amdaris employs 200 developers and generates revenues of ТЃ7.2m
S-UBG wholly acquires Palmer Hargreaves
S-UBG offers growth capital and seed funding through its Seed Fonds II Aachen fund
BGF releases 2019 results, reports operating profit of £133m
BGF invested more than ТЃ200m in 45 new companies and provided a further ТЃ144m in follow-on funding
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
Perwyn, BGF, MMC in £33m round for Gousto
Round brings the total funds raised by Gousto in the last eight years to more than ТЃ130m
Welcome aboard: PE recruitment amid coronavirus
PE-focused recruiters and some GPs themselves are figuring out ways to progress recruitment processes, but challenges remain
UK holiday parks advised to close: Portfolios affected
British Holiday and Home Parks Association has advised its members to close all holiday parks
BGF leads £9m investment in Localised Group, Retail Services
As part of the deal, John Davison joins both companies as non-executive director
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
BGF and Coutts announce UK Enterprise Fund
Specific initiatives and programmes will be put in place to support female-led businesses
BGF exits Vysiion for 3x return
Founded in 1971, Wiltshire-based Vysiion offers products and services surrounding IT infrastructure
BGF invests £11m in And Digital
Alex Snodgrass, an investor at BGF, will take a seat on the board of the digital consultancy
Octopus, Downing and C4 in $21.8m round for Trouva
Fresh capital from the investment will be used for overseas expansion and software development
BGF exits Bar Soba
Bar Soba's management team and staff will stay on with the company following the acquisition