| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.11.2023 | BGF calls for a new British ISA to drive Britain’s long-term... | BGF has today become a lead signatory of an open letter advocating for a new creative approach to re... |
| 18.11.2023 | ViaNautis raises £20 million Series A financing to drive the... | ViaNautis Bio, a ground-breaking nanomedicine company at the forefront of genetic therapies, has com... |
| 10.11.2023 | Gujarati Diwali and New Year’s celebrations | Pratish Patel joined BGF’s Portfolio Finance team in Birmingham in 2017. Here, Pratish shares the hi... |
| 09.11.2023 | BGF’s Head of Operations: What Remembrance Day means to me | As our Head of Operations, Leigh Edgar is responsible for the business support operations across all... |
| 09.11.2023 | Victorian Sliders targets ‘world-class’ status after new £4 ... | South Wales manufacturing company Victorian Sliders is being tipped to become a ‘world-class’ busine... |
| 09.11.2023 | BGF responds to Apax Partners LLP takeover offer for Kin &am... | BGF, one of the largest dedicated investors to smaller companies in the UK, responds to Apax Partner... |
| 09.11.2023 | BGF hits ‘Purple’ patch with £10.5 million investment | The WiFi and location analytics platform Purple, based in the North West, has announced a £10.5 mill... |
| 27.10.2023 | Aligning values and public purpose: in conversation with Soc... | Which areas of ESG should we be prioritising as a business? What does purpose really mean for our bo... |
| 26.10.2023 | BGF expands Reading team with appointment of investor Harry ... | BGF has appointed Harry Kernick to its investment team in Reading. Harry will play a key role in sup... |
| 16.10.2023 | Green innovator Artus Air secures significant investment to ... | BGF has completed a multi-million-pound investment into Artus Air Limited, as part of a wider fundin... |
| 30.09.2023 | Fast-growing Stellar Omada receives £4.5 million investment ... | BGF has completed a £4.5m investment into Edinburgh-headquartered Stellar Omada, known as the fastes... |
| 30.09.2023 | Machine Discovery secures £4.5 million to deliver AI tools f... | Machine Discovery, a software company which uses machine learning technology to accelerate compute-i... |
| 30.09.2023 | BGF responds to Francisco Partners’ takeover offer for Blanc... | BGF, one of the largest dedicated investors to smaller companies in the UK, responds to Francisco Pa... |
| 30.09.2023 | BGF responds to Archimed’s takeover offer for Instem Life Sc... | BGF notes the bid approach for Instem Life Science plc (“Instem”), announced 30 August 2023.
BGF is... |
| 08.09.2023 | Supporting your team on the Jewish High Holy Days | Talia Hoffman is based in BGF’s London office, and supports our portfolio of early-stage investments... |
| 08.09.2023 | BGF backs Kooth plc to support US expansion plans | BGF has completed a £3 million investment into Kooth plc, a global leader in youth digital mental he... |
| 08.09.2023 | BGF backs Primary Care Physio in £8.25 million investment | Healthcare specialist Primary Care Physio Limited (PCP) has announced an £8.25 million investment fr... |
| 22.08.2023 | BGF completes successful exit of Amdaris | BGF has announced the successful exit of Amdaris, an award-winning software development and digital ... |
| 22.08.2023 | How BGF is helping companies to expand internationally: Elvi... | Are you considering international expansion opportunities for your business? As a minority equity in... |
| 22.08.2023 | BGF successfully exits Aberdeenshire pipeline technology fir... | BGF has announced the successful exit of its investment in STATS (UK) Ltd, a market leader in the su... |
| 01.08.2023 | Entia raises £16 million to fund launch of world’s most comp... | Healthtech company Entia has closed a successful £16 million Series A financing round. The round was... |
| 01.08.2023 | BGF raises £11,000 after completing Castle to Castle charity... | Members of BGF’s Yorkshire and North East team have taken part in a 27-mile walk along the Northumbe... |
| 29.07.2023 | BGF invests £3.4 million in innovative carbon capture busine... | BGF has invested £3.4 million in Nuada (formerly MOF Technologies), a UK-based company that’s redefi... |
| 27.07.2023 | BGF announces headline sponsorship of Birmingham Tech Week | BGF is one of the headline sponsors and host of the Scaleup Summit as part of this year’s Birmingham... |
| 17.07.2023 | BGF reports strong momentum in first half of 2023 | BGF backed 21 new companies in the first half of 2023. Total investment during this period reached £... |
| 17.07.2023 | BGF explains: The business succession planning process | Succession planning is crucial for business owners who may want to retire, sell or take a step back ... |
| 13.07.2023 | How BGF is helping companies expand internationally: Elvie &... | BGF is an investment firm that focuses on growth capital, growing the companies we work with until t... |
| 12.07.2023 | BGF explains: Why succession planning is important for all b... | For businesses of all sizes, from early-stage startups to multinational organisations, there are a n... |
| 12.07.2023 | How BGF is helping companies expand internationally: Elvie a... | BGF is an investment firm that focuses on growth capital, growing the companies we work with until t... |
| 12.07.2023 | Scottish Dental Care secures multi-million-pound follow-on f... | Scottish Dental Care Group – a national provider of NHS and private dental treatments – has secured ... |
| 05.07.2023 | Scaling your SaaS sales function: in conversation with Sales... | Transitioning from founder-led sales to a scalable commercial sales function is a key part of the sc... |
| 30.06.2023 | BN Care continues to grow with BGF and HSBC funding | BN Care has purchased its fifth care home, after securing a joint finance package from BGF and HSBC ... |
| 29.06.2023 | Why mission matters – supporting entrepreneurs throughout th... | BGF was set up in a downturn to support UK and Irish entrepreneurs in realising their ambitions for ... |
| 29.06.2023 | BGF announces record year for exits in Annual Report | BGF published its 2022 Annual Report today, showcasing exceptional achievements in the past year. Yo... |
| 19.06.2023 | Archus receives £9 million investment from BGF to fuel futur... | Healthcare infrastructure business Archus has been boosted by a £9 million investment from BGF.
Arc... |
| 19.06.2023 | What I look for in a multi-site healthcare business |
Sonia Powar is BGF’s lead for healthcare investments in growth-stage companies in London and the S... |
| 16.06.2023 | The good giving blog: long-term, sustainable change | The Good Giving blog is written by Stephen Welton, chair of the BGF Foundation, and Charlotte Moses ... |
| 15.06.2023 | BGF backs family-run business Troy with £15.5 million invest... | Troy, the largest independent network for industrial and engineering supplies in the UK, has today a... |
| 06.06.2023 | BGF backs Harrogate-based firm IDR Law for growth | Harrogate-headquartered IDR Law has announced a £3.25 million growth capital investment from BGF.
I... |
| 31.05.2023 | Burrington Business Parks rebrands to ONYX & reveals amb... | The commercial arm of Exeter-based Burrington Business Parks has rebranded to ONYX Business Parks as... |
| 24.05.2023 | Operational Solutions Ltd (OSL) flies high following BGF inv... | Operational Solutions Ltd (OSL), a leading counter-drone technologies business, headquartered in Ber... |
| 24.05.2023 | BGF successfully exits waste management company RiverRidge | Founded in 2011, RiverRidge started out as a small skip hire and landfill business and has since gro... |
| 24.05.2023 | How Joloda Hydraroll unlocked its potential with BGF value c... | Michele Dematteis, CEO of Joloda Hydraroll, tells us how he tapped into BGF’s network of business ex... |
| 18.05.2023 | TidalSense completes major rebrand and raises £7.5m for inno... | Healthtech company TidalSense, formerly Cambridge Respiratory Innovations (CRI), has closed a £7.5 m... |
| 18.05.2023 | Early cancer diagnostics company Cyted raises £13.4 million ... | Cyted, an early cancer diagnostics company, has raised £13.4 million, in a round co-led by BGF and M... |
| 16.05.2023 | BGF leads £19 million investment in Brompton Bicycle | BGF has led a £19 million investment into Brompton, to further accelerate the growth of the iconic f... |
| 12.05.2023 | BGF expands its Midlands team with new appointments | BGF has further strengthened its Midlands team following the appointment of two new investors.
Kyle... |
| 12.05.2023 | BGF explains: What is patient capital? | Patient capital has a longer time horizon than traditional private equity and venture capital. This ... |
| 02.05.2023 | BGF announces Board update | Stephen Welton commented: “It has been an enormous privilege to work with such a talented group of i... |
| 26.04.2023 | It’s Fresh! secures £6.7 million to grow its food waste redu... | It’s Fresh! has secured a £6.7 million investment, led by BGF and German venture capital fund Zintin... |
| 21.04.2023 | Fast-charging battery startup Gaussion powers up with new in... | Gaussion, a UCL spinout that has developed new technology to allow ultrafast and safe battery chargi... |
| 21.04.2023 | BGF backs Yorkshire business Newett Homes with £10 million i... | Family-owned housebuilder Newett Homes has announced a £10 million growth capital investment from BG... |
| 18.04.2023 | BGF backs Manchester software company Voicescape in £9 milli... | Voicescape, the Manchester-based provider of communications software for social housing providers an... |
| 18.04.2023 | BGF’s London team supports Little Village | Last week, BGF’s London investment team spent a day volunteering for Little Village, a charity that ... |
| 12.04.2023 | hedgehog lab receives £6.3m investment from BGF and acquires... | Global technology consultancy hedgehog lab has secured a £6.3 million investment from BGF – one of t... |
| 06.04.2023 | What I look for in a cybersecurity business | Chris Nixon is an investor in BGF’s Northern Ireland team. BGF has backed numerous cybersecurity bus... |
| 05.04.2023 | MRM Global secures multi-million pound investment from BGF t... | BGF has completed a £2 million follow-on investment in Edinburgh based MRM Global (MRM) an industry-... |
| 22.03.2023 | Ramadan: how the holy month is observed |
The holy month of Ramadan is likely to start on Thursday, 23 March 2023 subject to the sighting of... |
| 16.03.2023 | BGF backs KCA Holdings in £5.3 million investment | Fast-growing technology group KCA Holdings (KCA) has announced a £5.3 million minority investment fr... |
| 15.03.2023 | BGF backs North East ‘tech for good’ business Recite Me | BGF has invested £4.2 million into Recite Me, a website accessibility software business based in Gat... |
| 15.03.2023 | How growth capital from BGF helped Travcorp reach new height... | Travcorp Holdings Ltd is an online travel operator, specialising in package holidays. The Chester-ba... |
| 14.03.2023 | BGF backs Scrumbles to support its rapid growth in pet nutri... | BGF has completed a £6 million investment in natural pet food brand Scrumbles. BGF’s funding will en... |
| 09.03.2023 | BGF invests £5 million in Socitm Advisory | BGF has completed a £5 million investment in Socitm Advisory, an independent transformation partner ... |
| 09.03.2023 | BGF backs Sheffield-headquartered Tribepad with £12 million ... | Tribepad, a leading talent acquisition software provider, has announced a £12 million investment fro... |
| 09.03.2023 | BN Care set to grow South West care home provision after £3.... | A care home group is set to more than double in size to meet the needs of an ageing population acros... |
| 09.03.2023 | STC INSISO secures £2 million BGF investment to support ambi... | Aberdeen-headquartered problem-solving company, STC INSISO, has announced a £2 million investment fr... |
| 09.03.2023 | IQ Endoscopes secures £5.2m million investment from BGF and ... | Medical device business IQ Endoscopes has secured a £5.2 million investment in a round led by BGF al... |
| 08.03.2023 | BGF continues to back Desana for future growth | The round was co-led by European focussed PropTech specialist investor PT1 – PropTech1 Ventures and ... |
| 08.03.2023 | Medigold Health acquires Health Management | The acquisition has been supported by follow-on investment from BGF which has backed Medigold Health... |
| 08.03.2023 | Women-led businesses are on the rise. Why aren’t investment ... |
Women are setting up and scaling businesses like never before. In 2022, women in the UK establishe... |
| 07.03.2023 | The good giving blog: a new foundation | The Good Giving blog is written by Stephen Welton, non-executive chair of BGF, and Charlotte Moses R... |
| 03.03.2023 | BGF exits A Wilderness Way | A Wilderness Way (AWW) provides specialised residential care, education, therapy and outdoor adventu... |
| 01.03.2023 | BGF-backed Operam completes latest acquisition in ambitious ... | The company has acquired Lancashire-based Bridge Education Recruitment in a deal supported by BGF.
... |
| 16.02.2023 | Maxion Therapeutics secures £13 million to bring game changi... | Biotechnology company Maxion Therapeutics has raised £13 million from BGF, LifeArc Ventures and Mono... |
| 14.02.2023 | Why I chose funding from BGF – Mike Smith, Speedy Freight | In July 2021, BGF invested in logistics firm Speedy Freight to fund new training and development for... |
| 11.02.2023 | Sian Westerman joins Scottish brand Strathberry as non-execu... | Strathberry has appointed Sian Westerman as non-executive chair following an introduction from BGF’s... |
| 11.02.2023 | Andy McRae joins Tribepad as non-executive chair following £... | As part of BGF’s £12 million investment into Sheffield-based Tribepad, Andy McRae will join the comp... |
| 11.02.2023 | Gi Fernando joins tech talent business Makers Academy as non... | Gi Fernando has joined mission-led Makers Academy as non-executive chair. Makers Academy aims to unl... |
| 11.02.2023 | Arlene Adams joins Scottish recruitment tech company Odro as... | Arlene Adams has joined BGF portfolio company Odro as non-executive chair following an introduction ... |
| 11.02.2023 | Adrian Ringrose joins Ballymena-based design firm Clarke as ... | Adrian Ringrose has become non-executive chair at Clarke Group, a Northern Irish company specialisin... |
| 01.02.2023 | Lunar New Year: a Vietnamese perspective |
Sunday, 22 January marks the start of the festivities known as Lunar New Year 2023 or Spring Festi... |
| 01.02.2023 | What I look for in a ‘buy and build’ |
Chris Boyes is an investor in BGF’s Leeds team. He has invested in companies such as Bayfields Opt... |
| 08.12.2022 | The good growth blog: Reflections on Portfolio Day 2022 | Recently, BGF hosted its annual Portfolio Day event for the leaders of businesses we back. It was an... |
| 02.12.2022 | Why we chose BGF to fund our buy-and-build strategy |
In 2019, BGF backed Operam Education Group, a recruitment agency in the education sector. Follow-o... |
| 23.11.2022 | Three characteristics of a successful growth journey in tech... |
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 UK 2022 has once again highlighted the fastest-growing technology ... |
| 18.11.2022 | Cambridge Gan Devices secures further funding for growth | Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), the fabless semiconductor company spun out of the renowned power device... |
| 11.11.2022 | Travcorp Holdings Ltd smashes £100m sales milestone | Following record growth in the first quarter of 2022, the parent company of online tour operating br... |
| 09.11.2022 | BGF explains: How to create your business exit strategy | An exit strategy helps business owners successfully ‘exit’ their business, whether this is through a... |
| 02.11.2022 | BGF explains: What is exit planning? | Exit planning is the process business owners must undertake when preparing to ‘exit’ their business.... |
| 18.10.2022 | BGF sponsors the everywoman Awards 2022 | BGF is the associate partner of the 2022 everywoman Awards – the UK’s leading business awards that c... |
| 13.10.2022 | Why I chose funding from BGF – Mark Joyner, RDS |
In April 2022, BGF invested £5 million in specialist tax consultancy RDS, which helps small busi... |
| 11.10.2022 | What I look for in a non-executive director |
Joanne Hosker is part of BGF’s Talent Network Team. She is primarily based in our Manchester offic... |
| 04.10.2022 | BGF explains: What is equity crowdfunding? | Equity crowdfunding is a form of equity financing in which shares in the business are acquired by a ... |
| 10.09.2022 | Strategies for scaling up: Achieve scale at speed with a buy... | BGF investor Jonathan Earl looks at the benefits of putting growth capital to work with the right ac... |
| 21.08.2022 | BGF & the ScaleUp Institute announce the return of Scale... | BGF and the ScaleUp Institute, a private-sector led, not-for-profit company focused on making the UK... |
| 17.08.2022 | The good growth blog: The power of internships | I’ll start with a statement that should not be controversial: the future of our economy depends on t... |
| 15.08.2022 | What are the sources of finance for owner-managed businesses... | From organisations with large corporate structures to smaller, family-run companies, all businesses ... |
| 04.08.2022 | BGF leads investment into Cornerstone VC, a new £20m diversi... | Cornerstone VC, born out of black-led angel group Cornerstone Partners, has launched a £20m fund to ... |
| 03.08.2022 | BBC Maestro Secures Significant Funding for Growth | The investment was led by BGF, while existing investor Downing Ventures* also contributed.
The fund... |
| 03.08.2022 | The good growth blog: Fairy tales or unicorns … imagination ... | In US politics, they call it the Big Mo. It’s the idea that momentum matters at times of change, bec... |
