Investment Summary

BGF Invests In Moa

On May 31, 2022, growth capital firm BGF invested in chemicals company Moa

Investment Highlights
  • This is BGF’s 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is BGF’s 296th transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2022-05-31
Target Moa
Sector Chemicals
Investor(s) BGF
Deal Type Venture

Target

Moa

Oxford, United Kingdom
Moa is a crop protection discovery company that is revolutionizing the future of weed control in agriculture. Moa is focused on the discovery of a new generation of sustainable herbicides from both natural and synthetic chemistry. Moa was founded in 2017 and is based in Oxford, 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 313 of 370
Sector: Chemicals M&A 3 of 3
Type: Venture M&A Deals 31 of 35
Country: United Kingdom M&A 296 of 345
Year: 2022 M&A 20 of 32
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-18 Elasmogen

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Elasmogen is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing new therapeutics using its unique soloMERTM platform that is based on molecules naturally found in sharks’ immune systems, which are the equivalent of human antibodies but smaller and more stable. Elasmogen was founded in 2016 and is founded in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-03 DPB Meats

Dublin, Ireland

DPB Meats is a specialist food producer and owner of the Fit Foods range of healthy-ready meals which are available nationwide through retailers including Lidl and Dunnes Stores. Dublin Meat Company also operates six craft butcher shops and online services. DPB Meats was founded in 1946 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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