Ben Barker

BGF is the UK and Irelands most active growth investor, backing ambitious businesses with minority investment to help them scale on their own terms. Since 2011, we have invested more than £5bn in 650+ businesses across every region and sector. Today, with more than £3.5bn in assets under management, we continue to support a range of growing companies across early-stage and growth-stage. Through our 15 offices across the UK and Ireland, were close to the businesses we back, combining local insight with national scale to build trusted partnerships with entrepreneurs and management teams. Beyond investment, our portfolio companies benefit from the expertise of our 200+ strong team, as well as dedicated value creation support spanning talent, operational expertise and our Scale community – including a network of more than 8000+ experienced business leaders, sector specialists and board-level non-executives. Learn more: BGF UK: https://www.bgf.co.uk BGF Ireland: https://www.bgfireland.ie/

We are the leading, national premium department store group in the UK and Ireland trading principally under the iconic House of Fraser brand name through a portfolio of 59 well-invested stores, as well as through our rapidly growing web-store, https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk The House of Fraser brand is differentiated from other department store groups in the UK by our 160 year history in the UK retail market, our wide geographic reach (across the UK and on-line), our broad range of high quality premium branded merchandise offered at competitive prices, our increasing exclusive House Brand offering and our commitment to providing an imaginative, exciting and relevant shopping experience to our customers. Whether you visit a heritage store firmly steeped in history such as Jenners in Edinburgh, or a new store like Westfield, you’ll see that we aim to push boundaries, embrace innovation and strive towards the same vision: To be the premium department store of choice and make every customer feel like a VIP. There is no better place in retail to progress than House of Fraser. We have a unique place on the High Street, trusted for the quality of our brands, our service and our strong heritage, combined with some of the most inspirational shopping environments in the world.

BGF is the UK and Irelands most active growth investor, backing ambitious businesses with minority investment to help them scale on their own terms. Since 2011, we have invested more than £5bn in 650+ businesses across every region and sector. Today, with more than £3.5bn in assets under management, we continue to support a range of growing companies across early-stage and growth-stage. Through our 15 offices across the UK and Ireland, were close to the businesses we back, combining local insight with national scale to build trusted partnerships with entrepreneurs and management teams. Beyond investment, our portfolio companies benefit from the expertise of our 200+ strong team, as well as dedicated value creation support spanning talent, operational expertise and our Scale community – including a network of more than 8000+ experienced business leaders, sector specialists and board-level non-executives. Learn more: BGF UK: https://www.bgf.co.uk BGF Ireland: https://www.bgfireland.ie/

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Private Equity Investment Management

Our purpose is Helping Britain Prosper. We do this by creating a more sustainable and inclusive future for people and businesses, shaping finance as a force for good. Were part of an ever-changing industry and are currently on a journey to shape the financial services of the future, whilst supporting our customers’ changing needs. The scale and reach of our Group means we can offer a broad range of opportunities to learn, grow and develop. Our values-led culture and approach to inclusion and diversity means we can all make a real difference together.