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Bridgepoint sells Terveystalo to EQT
Bridgepoint has sold Finnish private healthcare provider Terveystalo to EQT for a reported тЌ650m.
Bridgepoint buys AHT Cooling in €585m SBO
Bridgepoint has acquired AHT Cooling Systems, an Austrian manufacturer of refrigerators, from Quadriga Capital and Partners Group for €585m.
Private equity firms eye Quadriga's AHT
Several private equity firms are said to be bidding for Quadriga Capital's AHT Cooling Systems.
Sector focus: Saddling up for food production
Sector focus: Food
Bridgepoint asks for extension on 2008 fund
Bridgepoint has asked investors in the €4.8bn Bridgepoint Europe IV (BE IV) vehicle for a 12-month extension of the fund’s investment period, which was due to end in November this year.
BDC's Mezzo di Pasta enters safeguard procedure
Mezzo di Pasta, a French portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has gone into "redressement judiciaire", a court-overseen safeguard procedure akin to the UK's receivership.
Casual dining; the proof is in the branding
Casual dining
Bridgepoint offloads Permaswage for $600m
Bridgepoint has sold aerospace component business Permaswage to Precision Castparts Corp (PCC) for $600m.
Bridgepoint secures £375m refinancing for Pret debt
Pret A Manger will pay out ТЃ150m to its private equity owner Bridgepoint following a dividend recapitalisation.
UK consumer sector exits at record levels
The number of UK consumer goods assets divested by private equity firms is at its highest level in 10 years despite the continued desolation suffered by the consumer market.
Bridgepoint buys Flexitallic Group from Eurazeo
Bridgepoint has acquired Paris-based sealing solutions business The Flexitallic Group from Eurazeo PME for €450m.
Bridgepoint leads Cote auction
Bridgepoint has emerged as the front-runner in the bidding process for UK-based restaurant chain Cote, which is expected to sell for ТЃ100m, according to reports.
Disgraced Crosby steps down from Bridgepoint role
Sir James Crosby has stepped down from his role on Bridgepointтs European Advisory Board following a report into his role in the collapse of UK bank HBOS.
Bridgepoint acquires Oasis Healthcare from Duke Street
Bridgepoint Capital has acquired UK-based private dental healthcare provider Oasis Healthcare in a ТЃ185m secondary buyout from Duke Street.
Bridgepoint's Siblu in €80m refinancing
Siblu, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Development Capital, has completed an тЌ80m refinancing.
PE houses circle Côte Brasserie
Private equity firms including LDC, Bridgepoint and Equistone are due to bid for UK-based restaurants chain CУДte Brasserie next week, according to media reports.
Bridgepoint merges Quilter with Cheviot
Bridgepoint has agreed to merge British wealth manager Quilter & Co with investment firm Cheviot Asset Management, creating a new firm with ТЃ12bn in assets under management.
Bridgepoint halves stake in Dorna Sports
Bridgepoint has halved its stake in Spanish sports management company Dorna Sports, according to reports.
AEA buys NES from Graphite for £234m
AEA Investors has acquired technical recruitment group NES Global Talent from Graphite Capital for ТЃ234m.
Financials regain traction in summer
After a strong start in January, investments in financials slumped in both volume and value, following a bumpy path before gaining some more traction again in July.
NorthEdge recruits ISIS director
NorthEdge Capital has appointed James Hall as director in its Leeds office.
Bridgepoint-backed Care UK makes acquisition
Bridgepoint-backed Care UK has acquired residential care provider Whitwood Care from family-owned Michael Wheatley Holdings.