bgf.co.uk · Multiple offices across UK and Ireland (London HQ at 13-15 York Buildings, London WC2N 6JU; Dublin; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Leeds; Bristol; Cardiff; Belfast; Coventry; Northampton; Newcastle; Liverpool), UK and Ireland · founded 2011 · team 150+ team overall; 12+ Managing Partners on Leadership team · Growth Stage (patient minority capital for UK SMEs with growth plans); Early Stage (late seed to Series B for deep tech and life sciences) · trust 0/4
The UK and Ireland's most active investor in growing businesses; providing patient, minority capital to businesses with ambitious growth plans
| Organization name | BGF (Business Growth Fund, BGF Group PLC)
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Growth_Fund; https://www.bgf.co.uk/about/ |
| Investment thesis/focus | The UK and Ireland's most active investor in growing businesses; providing patient, minority capital to businesses with ambitious growth plans
source: https://www.bgf.co.uk/about/; https://www.bgf.co.uk/ |
| Office locations | Multiple offices across UK and Ireland (London HQ at 13-15 York Buildings, London WC2N 6JU; Dublin; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Leeds; Bristol; Cardiff; Belfast; Coventry; Northampton; Newcastle; Liverpool), UK and Ireland
source: https://www.bgf.co.uk/offices/ |
| Year founded | 2011
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Growth_Fund; https://www.bgf.co.uk/about/; https://uk.linkedin.com/company/bgfinvestments |
| Number of partners/investors | 150+ team overall; 12+ Managing Partners on Leadership team
source: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/bgfinvestments; https://www.bgf.co.uk/team/ |
| Investment stages | Growth Stage (patient minority capital for UK SMEs with growth plans); Early Stage (late seed to Series B for deep tech and life sciences)
source: https://www.bgf.co.uk/how-it-works/ |
| Founding/managing partners | Founded by Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest (or Royal Bank of Scotland), and Standard Chartered banks; Andy Gregory serves as CEO; Dennis Atkinson serves as Co-Head of Early Stage; Ben Barker as CIO
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Growth_Fund; https://www.bgf.co.uk/about/; https://www.bgf.co.uk/team/ |
| Legal structure | BGF Group PLC (quoted on AIM)
source: https://www.bgf.co.uk/about/ (Quoted page link); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Growth_Fund (AIM listing reference) |
| Contact email on firm domain | enquiries@bgf.co.uk
source: https://www.ukprivatecapital.co.uk/organisation-profile/bgf/; https://www.bgf.co.uk/contact/ |