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BGF private equity invested over €20m in Irish firms last year after completing two new deals

The London-headquartered private equity fund has invested almost €115 million in Irish companies since it first entered the market in 2017

Leo Casey, head of BGF Ireland, said the private equity firm plans to invest €25m in Irish companies in 2024. Photo: Fergal Phillips

BGF, the British private equity firm, completed more than €20 million worth of investments in Irish small and medium-sized companies over the course of last year. The fund, which provides growth capital for rapidly expanding companies, said it has now invested almost €115 million in the Irish companies since it first entered the market here in 2017.

Headquartered in London, BGF has invested in 15 Irish businesses over the last seven years, while it has ...