Business Growth Fund

BGF
FormerlyBusiness Growth Fund
IndustryVenture capital
Founded2011 (2011)
FoundersBarclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered bank
Key people
Andy Gregory, Stephen Welton, Sir Nigel Rudd
Total assets£2.5bn
Number of employees
180 (2021)
Websitewww.bgf.co.uk

BGF Investment Management Limited, established in 2011 as the Business Growth Fund, is an investment company that provides venture capital for small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland.

From a network of 16 offices in the UK and Ireland, the company has invested more than £3 billion in more than 400 small and mid-sized companies. Around three-quarters of its investments have been in companies based outside London and South East England.

BGF typically takes minority, non-controlling shareholdings in investee companies. BGF has completed more than 150 exits by selling businesses in its portfolio.