Bridgepoint
European Capital provides €26m unitranche in Moria refinancing
Bridgepoint Development Capital became Moria's new majority owner in 2014 as it took over the EdRCP group
Bridgepoint's EMT to acquire Exova for £620m
Deal values the company at 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ending in December 2016
Bridgepoint exits AEF Group
AEF became a Bridgepoint portfolio company after the firm acquired EdRCP in 2014
Bridgepoint hires KPMG's Holley as head of ESG
New recruit joins the GP after three years leading KPMG's responsible investment operations
Bridgepoint looking to raise further capital for Special Opportunities strategy
The capital pool would be deployed in France-based SMEs in challenging financial situations
Bridgepoint's Zenith bolts on CVL
Acquisition marks the first bolt-on for the vehicle rental business under the GP's tenure
Bridgepoint acquires Zenith from HgCapital in £750m deal
Transaction marks the sixth period under private equity ownership for the car leasing company
Veterinary sector proves pedigree with litter of PE deals
Demographic trends underpin PE interest in European veterinary care and adjacent sectors
Bridgepoint sells Nordic Cinema Group in SEK 8.25bn trade sale
GP exits alongside Swedish media group Bonnier after hold of less than two years
Vitruvian acquires Phlexglobal from BDC
BDC reaps 3x monet return after a two-year holding period
BDC takes majority stake in Vitamin Well
GP plans to bolster Vitamin Well’s Nordic presence and expand into Europe
Bridgepoint takes majority stake in Primonial
Previous investors BlackFin Capital and Latour Capital will exit the group as part of the deal
Bridgepoint sells Oasis to Bupa for £835m
Sale of British private dental healthcare provider follows three-year holding period
CVC’s Elsan to bolt on MédiPôle Partenaires
Planned merger is a significant consolidation effort in the French private healthcare landscape
Bridgepoint sells 1st Credit to Intrum Justitia for £130m
Deal comes after a 12-year holding period and falls below the £350m valuation previously sought
Bridgepoint buys majority stake in Sapec for €456m EV
According to a statement, the deal valued the Portuguese business at €456m
BDC acquires Inspiring Learning from APriori and Ares
SBO of school trips and tours company follows an eight-year tenure for its vendors
unquote" LP and secondaries round-up
An overview of recent news and events regarding private equity LPs and secondaries deals
CEE could arrest exit flow decline in 2016
Region is seven exits short of exceeding 2015’s total for PE- and VC-backed exits
BDC divests Beck & Pollitzer to Graphite
Deal marks the fifth consecutive period under PE ownership for the machinery installation company
Bridgepoint's MédiPôle Partenaires buys Clinique Esquirol
BPI France also injected €95m into the private clinics group earlier this summer
Beyond capital: winning over Germany's Mittelstand vendors
Increased competition for family-owned assets means investors must be flexible and willing to veer away from textbook strategies
Polish buyouts keep CEE afloat
Poland has established itself as the largest buyout space in CEE
Southern Europe leads renaissance of billion-euro club
Dealflow in the €1bn+ buyout segment reached an eight-year high across Europe in the 12 months to Q2 2016