Investment Summary

BGF Invests In Clearway

On April 25, 2018, growth capital firm BGF invested in safety/security company Clearway

Investment Highlights
  • This is BGF’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is BGF’s 154th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Clearway was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-04-25
Target Clearway
Sector Safety/Security
Investor(s) BGF
Deal Type Acquisition Financing
Advisor(s) Ernst & Young Capital Advisors
BDO Capital Advisors
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC (Financial)
DLA Piper (Legal)

Target

Clearway

London, United Kingdom
Clearway provides technology-led solutions, including CCTV and alarms, to monitor and secure vacant properties. The Business has nationwide operations in the UK and a strong presence in France. Clearway was founded in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 1

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 158 of 370
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 6
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 8 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 154 of 345
Year: 2018 M&A 12 of 43
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-19 Open Cosmos

Harwell, United Kingdom

Open Cosmos delivers satellite-based solutions designed to tackle Earth’s biggest challenges. Open Cosmos offer customers everything needed to bring them actionable information from space; ranging from mission development software and payload qualification kits to ready-to-launch small satellite platforms and supporting services. Open Cosmos was founded in 2015 and is based in Harwell, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-08 Nasstar

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Nasstar is one of the UK’s leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services providers providing Cloud, Communications and Cyber Security focused products and services to enable enterprise and public sector customers to realise their digital transformation ambitions. Nasstar is based in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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