The Business Growth Fund (BGF) now has 25 portfolio companies, across a wide range of sectors. We present some of the other headline numbers as the fund looks to push on with the allocation of its £2.5 billion of capital.

Largest single investment: £10 million (Broadbandchoices.co.uk and GCI Com)

Smallest single investment: £2.25 million (Aubin)

Average investment size: £4.8 million

Number of different sectors invested in: 8 (consumer manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, consumer services & leisure, business & support services, technology, telecommunications, healthcare, media)

Median turnover of portfolio business: £10.2 million (largest – Statesman Travel (£86 million), smallest – Celaton (£2 million)

Combined revenues of portfolio: £361.7 million

Number of co-investments made: 4 (Magma, Unruly, Weir and SkyDox)

More from our exclusive Business Growth Fund roundtable:

• Taking on capital for acquisitions
• Marketing and new hires for companies after backing
• Capital expenditure for businesses post-investment
• Building out new products
• Video: Deciding when and how to take on backing
• Video: How acquisitions can accelerate growth
• The Business Growth Fund: Two years in numbers
• Stephen Welton: Entrepreneurs, don’t be afraid to ask for help

Amount of portfolio acquisitions: 19

Fastest deal completion: 22 days (M Squared)

Average age of portfolio company: 8 years

Number of non-executives appointed through BGF Talent Network: 17

Amount of people working within portfolio companies: 3,469

Number of new jobs created via investment: 277

Countries worldwide which portfolio companies are exporting to: 76

Number of awards won by portfolio companies or management team: 10

Average age of portfolio CEO: 45 years

Selection of Business Growth Fund deals:

• BGF makes maiden investment in Benefax
• Youngest company to date backed by BGF
• BGF enters Wales with SHS deal
• Wear Inns uses NVM and BGF cash to acquire pubs
• Barburrito gobbles up BGF capital
• Wow! Stuff gets £4.8 million to play with

GrowthBusiness has brought together four Business Growth Fund portfolio companies for an exclusive roundtable discussion. See above for links to content from the discussion.