Investment Summary

BGF Invests In Bigblu Broadband

On July 16, 2016, growth capital firm BGF invested in communications company Bigblu Broadband

Investment Highlights
  • This is BGF’s 3rd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is BGF’s 98th transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-07-16
Target Bigblu Broadband
Sector Communications
Investor(s) BGF
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

Bigblu Broadband

London, United Kingdom
Bigblu Broadband is a global communications company specializing in rural, last-mile, and emergency communications, via satellite, to anywhere on the planet. Bigblu Broadband was founded in 2014 and is based in London, England.

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Investor

BGF

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 2.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Business Growth Fund (BGF) is a private investment firm focused on early and growth-stage investing across the UK. The Firm also invests in publicly traded companies. BGF's growth team looks to invest £1 to £15 million in small to mid-sized companies looking for additional capital to pursue growth. BGF was established in 2011 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 100 of 370
Sector: Communications M&A 3 of 6
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 6 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 98 of 345
Year: 2016 M&A 16 of 31
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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