Business Growth Fund

Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses. It was set up in 2011 to offer growing companies and ambitious entrepreneurs patient capital and strategic support. With 14 offices, they are close and relevant to the businesses they invest in. They have grown to a team of 150+ and a network that’s made up of one of the largest pools of board-level executives. Collectively, the companies in their portfolio employ close to 50,000 people. They want to see more entrepreneurs using their capital not only to scale-up their own business but also, collectively, to drive economic activity and with it increase employment, exports, and growth.

Dennis Atkinson

Investor

Mark Bryant

Head of Manufacturing

Nick Holder

Investor

Harry Jones

Investor

Mark Nunny

Investor

Paul Oldham

Regional Director South & member of Executive Committee

James Skade

Investor

Stephen Welton

Founder,CEO

Past deals in Construction and Engineering

Hawk Group

Venture Round in 2015
One of the largest agricultural and construction equipment supply companies in the UK market.

SHS Integrated Services

Venture Round in 2012
SHS Integrated Services Limited provides industrial services in the areas of petro-chemical, oil, power, and gas in the United Kingdom. It conducts long term maintenance contracts in oil refineries and silicon plants, and short-term contracts in other petro chemical/utility sites; erects the stacks for unit engineering; and offers contracts for access and egress for E&I installations, including live work on grids.