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BIZARRE: Bgf - What They Never Told You

How an M&A-driven day nursery became one of Europe's top employers

Roberts had 16 sites in 2016 when she took BGF funding. After selling a majority stake to Fremman in 2021, she remained CEO. The group has since grown to 252 U.K. sites, mostly via acquisitions.

Fortune

Myanmar Militia Says Ready To Deport 10,000 Cyber Scam Workers

A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.

International Business Times

‘Still waiting’: Myanmar’s Kayah looks for justice over military killings

The vehicles in which 33 people were killed and set alight in December 2021 lie rusting on the roadside.

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The Canary Wharf funfair founder on his fast-growing thrill ride

Most of us leave a family trip to the fairground feeling poorer: kids full of candy floss but parents drained of cash. When Richard Hilton visited Hampstead Fair with his four children back in 2018, however, the waltzers and whack’a’moles triggered his second successful business idea, Fairgame.

Evening Standard

Scottish Dental Care secures multi-million pound follow-on funding

Latest investment should provide the war chest for further acquisitive expansion this year

Insider UK

Aberdeenshire pipeline technology firm acquired by Japanese business

Chair and founder will retire upon completion, with backer BGF also realising its investment

Insider UK

Myanmar junta-aligned militia fighters defect to rebels

YANGON: Myanmar anti-coup fighters briefly seized several border outposts after junta-aligned militia defected and joined the rebels, sparking days of heavy clashes, state media reported on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

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South West care home group expands portfolio in Exeter

BN Care has purchased its fifth care home after securing a financial package

Birmingham Post

Archus receives £9m investment from BGF to fuel future growth

The healthcare infrastructure specialist, based in Bristol, is looking towards international expansion

Birmingham Post

Tool supplier Troy secures £15.5m to accelerate acquisition strategy

The Exeter-based firm describes itself as the UK’s largest independent buying group in the industrial and engineering sectors

Birmingham Post

North Yorkshire's IDR Law secures £3.25m BGF investment to mount expansion plan

The specialist firm is now looking to expand into the Midlands, the North East and London

Birmingham Post

Burrington Business Parks rebrands ahead of ambitious growth plans

The Exeter-headquartered business has secured new sites in Exeter, Bristol, and Barnstaple

Birmingham Post

New investors for waste management company RiverRidge as BGF divest

The company has been bought by two Luxembourg-based funds

Birmingham Post

Brompton secures £19 million investment and will use money to 'be more ambitious'

British folding bike company backed by investment from BGF

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The Paint Shed acquired by Brewers

Stirling-headquartered business sees the opportunity for between five and 10 more store openings across Scotland

Birmingham Post

BGF investing £9m in software firm Voicescape

Salford developer working with social housing providers and local authorities plans to expand

Bangkok Post

Thai handover of anti-junta trio condemned

Parliamentarians from Southeast Asia have condemned a recent decision by Thai authorities to hand over three Myanmar opposition fighters, one of whom died after being shot while the fate of the other two remains unknown.

Birmingham Post

Newcastle's hedgehog lab acquires York's Netsells following £6.3m investment

The digital agency has its eye on further UK and US growth

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Myanmar junta air strike kills at least 50

At least 50 people were reported killed in central Myanmar after the army launched an attack on an event being held by opponents of military rule.

Birmingham Post

Pets at Home, Matalan and American Golf: The 20 latest hires and promotions from across the North West

BusinessLive rounds up the latest hires and promotions across the North West

Insider UK

MRM Global secures £2 million from BGF for US growth

Latest cash backing follows on from original £2.6m investment in August 2020

Insider UK

Aberdeen software business appoints new chair

New hire was most recently the chief technology officer at Lloyd’s Register

Birmingham Post

The 12 latest high-profile deals from across the North West

BusinessLive has rounded up some of the latest top deals you should not miss

Birmingham Post

Gateshead tech firm Recite Me gets £4.2m investment boost

The firm was founded by Ross Linnett who was diagnosed with dyslexia after he left university

Birmingham Post

Care home home group secures £3.4m to expand South West network

BN Care, which operates two nursing homes in Devon, has acquired another in Dorset and has plans for further expansion

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