Business Growth Fund, backed by five financial services firms, has taken a minority stake in digital marketing company Zone.

UK-based digital marketing company Zone has received £6m ($9m) of equity funding from growth equity fund Business Growth Fund (BGF).

Launched in 2000, Zone provides blog and video-based customer relationship management and content creation for businesses which include beverages producer Coca-Cola, telecommunications firm BT and retail chain Tesco.

As part of the deal, BGF senior investment manager Mark Nunny will take a minority stake in the company, which employs 180 people across offices in London, Bristol, Berlin and Cologne.

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