Bridgepoint Group
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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.
History
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.[1] The firm was renamed Bridgepoint Capital in May 2000 following a management buyout.[2][3]
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.[4]
The firm closed its Europe II fund in 2001[5] and its Europe III fund in 2005.[6][7] Bridgepoint closed its Europe IV fund in 2008 for €4.8 billion.[8]
In 2011, the firm was renamed Bridgepoint Advisers.[9] 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.[10]
In August 2018, Dyal Capital Partners acquired a minority stake in Bridgepoint.[11][12]
In 2021 Bridgepoint closed its £1.56 billion Bridgepoint Development Capital IV fund.[13] In July 2021, Bridgepoint Group was listed to the London Stock Exchange.[14]
In September 2023, it was announced that Bridgepoint would acquire Energy Capital Partners for £835 million.[15][16]
Notable investments
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- AHT Cooling Systems[17]
- ASK Italian[18]
- Burger King[19]
- CAST[20]
- Care UK[21]
- Deliveroo[22]
- Dennis Eagle purchased August 1999[23]
sold January 2004 to ABN Amro[24] - Diaverum[25]
- Equativ[26]
- ERM[27]
- Fat Face[28]
- Hobbycraft[29]
- Humanetics[30]
- Infinitas Learning[31]
- Infront Sports & Media[32]
- Leeds Bradford Airport (now owned by AMP Capital)[33]
- Molton Brown[34]
- Moneycorp[35]
- Monica Vinader[36]
- Nordic Cinema Group[37]
- Pret a Manger[38]
- Rodenstock[39]
- Safestore[40]
- Trustly[41]
- Virgin Active[42]
- Wiggle[43]
- Zizzi[18]
See also
References
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- ↑ Natwest subsidiary buys Dennis Eagle Commercial Motor 5 August 1999
- ↑ Eagle strike Commercial Motor 15 January 2004
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- ↑ Equativ valorisée plus de 300 M€ dans un buy-out avec Bridgepoint, Capital Finance
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- ↑ Pret a Manger to be sold to private equity The Daily Telegraph 23 February 2008
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External links
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