Bridgepoint is an Europe based private equity investment firm with offices in Frankfurt, Helsinki, Istanbul, Luxembourg, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.
Bridgepoint investors are public pension funds, corporate pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign entities, fund of funds, endowment foundations, bank and asset manager. Geographically, they are from North America, Europe, UK, Asia and Middle East. To date, Bridgepoint has raised more than EUR 12 billion of committed capital.
Bridgepoint investment strategy focuses on buyouts of the European middle market. The firm’s 6 sector expertise:
- Business Services: professional services & BPO, property & facility services, testing, inspection & certification, equipment rental & asset outsourcing and transport services & infrastructure.
- Consumer: specialist retail, leisure and FMCG.
- Financial Services: wealth & asset management, financial infrastructure, technology & services, insurance and consumer & specialist finance.
- Healthcare: healthcare services, medtech & devices and pharmaceuticals.
- Industrials: aerospace & defense, energy & power, industrial products and speciality chemicals.
- Media & Technology: publishing / information services, exhibitions, intellectual property, research & digital service businesses, enterprise & vertical-specific software, internet-based b2b & b2c companies and financial technology platforms.
Bridgepoint typically invests between EUR 75 million and EUR 400 million in companies with enterprise value between EUR 200 million and EUR 1 billion.
Bridgepoint current investments:
- Business services: A-Katsastus, CTL Logistics, Foncia, Leeds Bradford International Airport, LGC and TüvTurk.
- Consumer: Alain Afflelou, Fat Face, Histoire d’Or and Marc Orian, HobbyCraft, JOA Groupe (formerly Moliflor Loisirs), La Gardenia, Limoni, Pret A Manger, Rodenstock, SEA and Wiggle.
- Financial Services: 1st Credit.
- Healthcare: Aenova, Alliance Medical, Care UK, Clinical Solutions, Diaverum, Médipôle Sud Santé, Terveystalo and Tunstall.
- Industrials: CABB, CFP Flexible Packaging, Permaswage and SPTS.
- Media & technology, Dorna, Groupe Moniteur, Infinitas Learning and John Brown Media Group.
On December 2011 Bridgepoint announced its acquisition of Wiggle for GBP 180 million. Wingle is a leading online cycling and tri-sports retailer.
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