Investment Summary

BGF Invests In Brownhills Glass

On March 17, 2015, growth capital firm BGF invested in building materials company Brownhills Glass

Investment Highlights
  • This is BGF’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is BGF’s 66th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Brownhills Glass was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016.
  • Brownhills Glass was sold to a strategic buyer in 2018.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-03-17
Target Brownhills Glass
Sector Building Materials
Investor(s) BGF
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

Brownhills Glass

Walsall, United Kingdom
Brownhills Glass is one of the UK’s major independent glass merchants and processors, serving customers throughout the West Midlands and beyond. Brownhills Glass was founded in 1979 and is based in Walsall, United Kingdom.

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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 67 of 370
Sector: Building Materials M&A 1 of 7
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 4 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 66 of 345
Year: 2015 M&A 6 of 23
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