BGF (Business Growth Fund)
BGF acquires minority stake in Cornwall Insight
BGF is having a quieter year with 23 deals completed so far in 2017
BGF injects £9.5m into Medigold
Fresh capital will enable the healthcare consultancy to bolt on Imass Group and Hampton Knight
BGF Ventures leads $10m series-A for Trouva
Additional investors include Index, Octopus, Playfair and Downing Ventures
BGF divests Zone to Cognizant
Sale of digital marketing business comes two and a half years after the GP's initial investment
BGF invests £2.65m in Monodraught
BGF introduces Ewan Wilson, formerly of HellermannTyton Data, as non-executive chair
BGF's Decision Tech bolts on MobilePhoneChecker
Acquisition of mobile price comparison platform is the firm's third bolt-on in 12 months
BGF invests £1.5m in NWC for Reflekt Cleaning acquisition
Acquisition strengthens NWC's presence in the Midlands and its capabilities in high-level cleaning
BGF injects £10m into Roc to support CCM bolt-on
IT business will also pursue additional acquisitions and invest in operations and infrastructure
BGF exits Acro in £55m trade sale to ZTC
Deal will enable the aircraft seat manufacturer to expand its presence into the Chinese market
BGF invests £3.5m in Filmore & Union
Company will use the fresh funding to expand its restaurant portfolio across the north of England
BGF invests £2m in coffee chain Bob & Berts
Deal is BGF's third investment in Northern Ireland following Braidwater and RiverRidge
BGF's Solid Solutions acquires New Technology CadCam
3D design software reseller, backed by BGF since 2016, expands in the UK market
BGF invests £7m in Netcall for MatsSoft acquisition
BGF's investment is in the form of a loan note with annual interest of 8.5%
BGF's Adept bolts on Atomwide
Extra investment comes in the form of a ТЃ7.3m convertible loan note with some additional debt
BGF provides £6.45m for Entier expansion
BGF's investment will go towards overseas expansion for the Scotland-based catering company
BGF sells Chemoxy stake to Eurazeo-backed Novacap
Sale of speciality chemicals manufacturer comes just two years after the GP first invested
BGF injects £3.85m into Dolphin Homes
Deal is the 12th transaction in 2017 for the UK-based growth capital investor
BGF appoints Casey as head of Dublin office
Leo Casey leaves his position of director at IBI Corporate Finance to join Business Growth Fund
BGF injects £3m into Prezola
Wedding gift-list platform will invest in its mobile platform following the deal
BGF et al. inject £7m into Pharmacy2u
Expansion deal marks Business Growth Fund's eighth investment for 2017 so far
BGF leads $9m series-B for Triptease
Hotel booking platform will expand its Asian presence with a new Singapore office
BGF invests £3m in Sentric Music
Music licensing company will expand internationally and develop its platform following the deal
BGF appoints EY's Skade
BGF expands its team in the south-west England region
BGF hires Lloyds' Gibson
Fiona Gibson joins the Business Growth Fund as a portfolio specialist