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Bridgepoint Group
UK-based private investment company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bridgepoint Group plc is a British private investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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Bridgepoint was founded as NatWest Equity Partners, a private equity firm part of NatWest. One of its early employees was William Jackson, who joined as a graduate in 1986.[2] The firm was renamed Bridgepoint Capital in May 2000 following a management buyout.[3][4]
In May 2001, Bridgepoint closed its first fund following its independence from NatWest. The fund closed at €2 billion, and made its first investments in WT Foods, Virgin Active and Hydrex.[5]
The firm closed its Europe II fund in 2001[6] and its Europe III fund in 2005.[7][8] Bridgepoint closed its Europe IV fund in 2008 for €4.8 billion.[9]
In 2011, the firm was renamed Bridgepoint Advisers.[10] In March 2015, Bridgepoint closed its latest €4 billion Bridgepoint Europe V fund, bringing to €20.5 billion the amount of committed capital raised to date.[11]
In August 2018, Dyal Capital Partners acquired a minority stake in Bridgepoint.[12][13]
In 2021 Bridgepoint closed its £1.56 billion Bridgepoint Development Capital IV fund.[14] In July 2021, Bridgepoint Group was listed to the London Stock Exchange.[15]
In September 2023, it was announced that Bridgepoint would acquire Energy Capital Partners for £835 million.[16][17]
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Notable investments
- AHT Cooling Systems[18]
- ASK Italian[19]
- Burger King[20]
- CAST[21]
- Care UK[22]
- Deliveroo[23]
- Dennis Eagle purchased August 1999[24]
sold January 2004 to ABN Amro[25] - Diaverum[26]
- Equativ[27]
- ERM[28]
- Fat Face[29]
- Hobbycraft[30]
- Humanetics[31]
- Infinitas Learning[32]
- Infront Sports & Media[33]
- Leeds Bradford Airport (now owned by AMP Capital)[34]
- Molton Brown[35]
- Moneycorp[36]
- Monica Vinader[37]
- Nordic Cinema Group[38]
- Pret a Manger[39]
- Rodenstock[40]
- Safestore[41]
- Trustly[42]
- Virgin Active[43]
- Wiggle[44]
- Zizzi[19]
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