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growth UK & Ireland 1 portfolio companies €4.5bn deployed AUM 3 sources
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Overview

BGF provides patient, minority capital and support to entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious growth plans across the UK and Ireland.

SMEgrowth-stage businesses

Classification

Headquarters
London, UK
Geographic focus
UK & Ireland
Stage
growth
Fund status
active
Portfolio
1 companies

Fund details

Fund size
over £4.5bn deployed
AUM
€4.5bn deployed
Check size
£3 m-£30 m initial
Founded
2011
Limited partners UK banks

Signals graph-derived

Follow-on 0% size1active100.0%hiring0.0%exits0

Thesis & focus

Value-add platform

support

Notable exits

Polar Technology (acquired by Trive Capital)

Portfolio focus

Growth Stage, SMEs, university spinouts to well-known brands, diverse sectors and regions across UK & Ireland

Culture & mission

Mission to provide 'investment as it should be' by fuelling growth and unlocking value for SMEs.

Investment thesis

BGF addresses the SME funding gap by providing patient, minority capital and support to entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious growth plans across the UK and Ireland.

Portfolio companies

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At a glance

1
Portfolio companies
€4.5bn deployed
AUM

Sources & references

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Enriched 23 May 2026