BGF’s North West team has now invested £311m across 34 businesses in the region with £59m of that total invested in the past 12 months. 

New investments included Manchester-headquartered FinTech company Planixs, international schools group Orbital Education and Joloda International, a fast-growing manufacturing firm based in Merseyside. This investment took BGF past its £2bn investment milestone and scooped Deal of the Year (sub £10m) at the 2019 Insider North West Dealmakers Awards. Last month BGF announced a £10m investment in CurrentBody, a Manchester-based online retail specialist for home-use beauty devices.