BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, has appointed Liam Pursall as an investor and Georgie Stratton in direct origination as part of its growing team based in the South West and Wales.

Liam joins from Foundation Investment Partners, where he spent four years focusing on UK buy-outs with an enterprise value of between £5 million and £50 million. Prior to this, Liam spent five years in the Corporate Finance team at EY.