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Business Growth Fund

Articles and news about BGF (formerly the Business Growth Fund), an investment company that provides growth capital for UK-based small and mid-sized businesses.

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Gym set up by former rugby player gets £5 million backing

The Business Growth Fund has added a low-cost gym offering to its growing portfolio through a £5 million transaction.

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Business Growth Fund capital used to fund acquisition activity for Welsh portfolio business

Venture capital-backed SHS Integrated Services has put its investment capital to use by acquiring Dixon Pentland Scaffolding Company.

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York Mailing uses part of £10 million Business Growth Fund investment to begin acquiring

New Business Growth Fund portfolio company York Mailing has followed up on its recent £10 million backing by acquiring The Lettershop Group.

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Entrepreneur of the Year Colin Stevens secures Business Growth Fund investment for Better Bathrooms business

The Business Growth Fund is supporting the creation of a possible 500 new jobs through its backing of Better Bathrooms.

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Dragons' Den reject Trunki packs up investment from Business Growth Fund

Children's luggage company Trunki has secured a £3.92 million investment from the bank-backed Business Growth Fund.

Growth Planning

Investment for business growth: Cennox

Back in June 2012, ATM services business Cennox became the Business Growth Fund's 10th investment, at which point the company had already developed technology which was being used by the London cycle scheme to prevent card skimming.

Alternative Finance for Business

The Business Growth Fund: Two years of operation in numbers

With two years having passed since the Business Growth Fund was backed by four of the UK's biggest high street banks, GrowthBusiness looks at what the firm has achieved.

Growth Planning

Investment for business growth: Building out new products

The Business Growth Fund has now been around for two years. To find out how it is helping companies grow, we've been given exclusive access to four portfolio companies.

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Business Growth Fund backs youngest company to date through telecoms deal

The bank-backed Business Growth Fund has made its second telecoms investment through a backing of Bullitt Group.

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Business Growth Fund makes fifth IT investment as Celaton gets backing

Software company Celaton has become the latest company to be backed by the Business Growth Fund.

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BGF invests in price comparison platform

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Business Growth Fund enters Wales with SHS deal

Barry-based scaffolding business Swanbridge Hire and Sales has become the first Welsh company to be backed by the Business Growth Fund.