Bridgepoint Capital
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| Type | Private Ownership, Limited partnership |
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| Industry | Private Equity |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Products | Investments, private equity funds |
| Total assets | €13 billion (GBP£11.4 billion) |
| Website | http://www.bridgepoint.eu |
Bridgepoint is a pan-European private equity investor focused on acquiring leading middle market businesses valued up to €1 billion. Recent investments have included Quilter, Wiggle and Pret A Manger in the UK, Dorna in Spain, and Alain Afflelou and Histoire d'Or in France. It also operates a second business, Bridgepoint Development Capital, which specialises in smaller cap businesses valued up to €150 million.
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[edit] History
Bridgepoint was known as NatWest Equity Partners until a management buyout in May 2000. In November 2008 Bridgepoint closed its latest €4.8 billion Bridgepoint Europe IV fund, bringing to €13 billion the amount of committed capital to date from institutional investors around the world.[1]
[edit] Notable Investments
- Pret a Manger,[2]
- Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Holmes Place Health Clubs
- Safestore
- Attendo
- Care UK Ltd
- Alain Afflelou
- Rodenstock
- Fat Face
- Dorna
- Diaverum
- Infinitas Learning
- Hobbycraft
- Foncia
- LGC- Analytical testing services - UK
- Virgin Active,[3]
- Environmental Resources Management[4]
Between 1999 and 2005, Bridgepoint owned a 50% share of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Theatres, owning up to 13 West End theatres.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "NWEP renamed Bridgepoint Capital after MBO from NatWest". Press Room (Bridgepoint Capital). 2000-05-07. http://www.bridgepoint.eu/default.asp?sID=1101380725703&sArticleID=1102951262685. Retrieved 2007-06-03.[dead link]
- ^ Pret a Manger to be sold to private equity, The Telegraph, 23 February 2008
- ^ Walsh, Dominic (May 11, 2009). "Virgin Active seeks to grow la dolce vita". London: The Times. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090514062729/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6261360.ece. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Bawden, Tom (October 14, 2005). "Private equity firm close to sealing $530m deal to buy Bridgepoint". London: The Times. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article578271.ece. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ "Lloyd Webber buys London theatres". BBC News. 2000-01-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/596495.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- Recommendation for Investment in Bridgepoint Europe IV. PSERS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROGRAM, December 12, 2007
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