Bridgepoint
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
UK buyout rankings: who invested the most in Q1
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the UK buyout space in an exceptionally busy first quarter
Bridgepoint sells US-based Calypso to Thoma Bravo
Deal values the financial services software firm at $3.75bn, according to several media reports
HIG sells Infinigate to Bridgepoint
HIG invested in the cybersecurity service in 2017 and supported its European expansion
Bridgepoint Development Capital backs IDHL
GP is investing via Bridgepoint Development Capital IV (BDC IV), which closed on ТЃ1.5bn in September 2020
Baird sells Prescient to BDC
In November 2020, the vendor requested another set of indicative offers from seven or eight bidders
Mayfair acquires Seraphine from Bridgepoint for £50m
Seraphine generated ТЃ28.1m in sales for the year to 31 March 2020 and ТЃ4.7m EBITDA
GP-backed Diaverum scraps plans for IPO
GP said indications received did not fully reflect the fundamental value of the business
Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum to launch IPO
Planned IPO could reportedly value at the renal care clinics group at more than тЌ2bn
Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Diagnostiskt Centrum Hud
GP will help the company's expansion further into the Nordic region
Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum plans IPO in November – reports
Transaction could reportedly value the company at more than тЌ2bn
Averna acquires ClimateCare
Debt was provided by Bridgepoint Credit, which recently successfully acquired EQT's credit business
Bridgepoint et al. sell Béaba to BlueGem
Bridgepoint inherited its Béaba shareholding in 2014 following its acquisition of Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners
Bridgepoint sells Miya to Afin Infrastructure
Antin intends to support the company in finding new growth opportunities in water concessions
Bridgepoint Development Capital IV hits £1.5bn hard-cap
Fund exceeds its ТЃ1bn target after around eight months on the road, Unquote understands
BDC exits BigHand to Levine Leichtman
Los Angeles-based Levine Leichtman is currently investing from its sixth-generation fund
Private Equity Pitch: Funds exposed to UK consumer services providers
Unquote and Mergermarket look at individual funds' exposure to UK businesses in the consumer services space
Bridgepoint's Cyrus Group buys V2A Patrimoine
Bridgepoint bought a minority stake in the asset and wealth management consultancy in March 2020
TowerBrook acquires Azzurri in £70m deal
Azzurri owns the ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama chains and is based in London
Bridgepoint sells Rovensa to Partners Group in €1bn deal
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Bridgepoint, which bought Rovensa from Sapec Group
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire WSL
Twelve member clubs of WSL, including Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, would also take stakes
Bridgepoint's Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report
Miya is a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €5.7bn fund that invests in companies with EV of €200m-1bn
Bridgepoint Development Capital to exit KGH Customs Services to trade
UK-based GP exits the business six years after acquiring it from Procuritas
BDC invests in Matrix
Equity for the investment was drawn from Bridgepoint Development Capital III, which closed on ТЃ600m