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Retail, leisure & hospitality

Our expertise and growth capital supports businesses across the retail, leisure and hospitality sector, from shopping centres and holiday resorts to gyms and wildlife parks. With our backing, innovative firms in this sector can access the financial fuel to spur their expansion.

Our portfolio

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50

retail, leisure & hospitality companies backed by BGF

£ 442 m

invested in the sector by BGF since 2011

Case studies

Heavenly holiday parks with lodges, hot tubs and spas

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Clothes inspired by Cornwall's wild landscape and artistic heritage

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News

Our latest investment news and updates

October 2020 / BGF News

The Paint Shed appoints a non-executive chair

We’re delighted to have connected one of our portfolio companies, The Paint Shed, with its new non-executive chair, Angela Luger….
September 2020 / Investment news

BGF invests £15m into Yorkshire Wildlife Park

BGF invested £15m into Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) shortly before the country locked down. This weekend, the Park is set…
July 2020 / Investment news

BGF backs Scotland’s biggest family-owned paint retailer

BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, has invested £2.7 million in Stirling-headquartered family business, The Paint Shed, to…
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Insights

Our latest thinking on investing and thought leadership

September 2020 Insights

Six lockdown learnings from the hospitality and leisure sector

From restaurants and bars to hotels and sports centres, the hospitality and leisure sector has been dramatically affected by the coronavirus lockdown.
Food & drink Retail, leisure & hospitality
August 2020 Insights

Six lockdown learnings from the retail sector – in-store and online

Coronavirus has created significant challenges for the retail industry, but for the e-commerce sector, the crisis has proved a once-in-a-generation market shift.
E-commerce Retail, leisure & hospitality
July 2020 Insights

Amid a crisis, a wine merchant reveals an adventurous spirit

MD Andy Talbot, of Off-Piste Wines, discusses what Plan B looks like for this forward-thinking business.
E-commerce Food & drink Retail, leisure & hospitality
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Lockdown learnings from the retail sector

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Lockdown learnings from the hospitality and leisure sector

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Ready for Business: A Year in Review

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