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Gousto

Buoyed by its strong growth, Gousto achieved “unicorn” status in 2020, when it completed a funding round at a $1bn+ valuation

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Miss Group

With BGF as a minority partner, web hosting company Miss Group acquired seven businesses in under two years, quadrupling its earnings

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Climate & sustainability

Central to BGF’s ESG efforts is its focus on sustainable investing, prioritising the key themes of resource efficiency, environmental improvement, and decarbonisation.

BGF’s investment strategy covers a range of opportunities, from early-stage innovation through to growth, across the five main challenge areas that account for global GHG emissions.

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low carbon companies backed by BGF

£ 245 m

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Artus Air's carbon-saving air conditioning solution
October 2023 / BGF News

Green innovator Artus Air secures significant investment to drive growth

BGF has completed a multi-million-pound investment into Artus Air Limited, as part of a wider funding round alongside leading venture…
Nuada engineers in high vis jackets working on the company's innovative carbon capture technology
July 2023 / BGF News

BGF invests £3.4 million in innovative carbon capture business Nuada

BGF has invested £3.4 million in Nuada (formerly MOF Technologies), a UK-based company that’s redefining the capture of carbon dioxide…
RiverRidge waste management collection truck
May 2023 / BGF News

BGF successfully exits waste management company RiverRidge

BGF has announced a successful exit of its investment in RiverRidge, Northern Ireland’s largest fully integrated waste management company. Founded…
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A group of young people receiving leadership training from LTSB in one of the meeting rooms at BGF Birmingham.
December 2023 / BGF Insights

How the BGF Foundation is supporting Leadership Through Sport & Business

  Throughout 2023, the BGF Foundation has been developing its strategy with key stakeholders, directing its efforts towards impactful philanthropy….
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STATS Group's subsea BICEP technology in Abu Dhabi
November 2023 / BGF Insights

A post-exit perspective—with Leigh Howarth, CEO of STATS Group

In August, we announced the successful exit of our investment in STATS Group, an Aberdeen-based pipeline technology specialist for the global energy…
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November 2023 / BGF Insights

Gujarati Diwali and New Year’s celebrations

Pratish Patel joined BGF’s Portfolio Finance team in Birmingham in 2017. Here, Pratish shares the history of Diwali and how…
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