Bridgepoint
First half of 2015 highlights demand for UK funds
UK GPs' focus on fund performance sees fundraising boost
BDC exits Shimtech to Inflexion and Auctus
BDC created Shimtech in 2011 through the merger of four companies
Bridgepoint acquires Ratos's NCG in SEK 4.7bn SBO
Ratos reaps SEK 900m profit and 42% IRR from sale of cinema chain
Bridgepoint reaches €4bn hard cap
Fund closes after 11 months on the road
BDC acquires 40% stake in MVF
Digital marketing company to expand internationally and make acquisitions
Bridgepoint sells Infront to Wanda for €1.05bn
Deal value understood to be 11.9x EBITDA, generating 37% IRR for Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint buys eFront in €300m SBO
Francisco Partners exits after four years
Cinven sells ASK and Zizzi to Bridgepoint for £250m
Sale marks Cinven's final exit from Gondola Group
Eurazeo, Bridgepoint buy out Foncia shares from BPCE
Two firms bought Foncia in May 2011 for 10.5x EBITDA
BDC invests €23m in Trustly
Deal is GPs second Fintech investment since September
Deal in Focus: Bridgepoint’s swift Quilter Cheviot tenure reaps 3.1x
Bridgepoint’s two-and-a-half-year holding of Quilter Cheviot reaps 3.1x
Bridgepoint sells Quilter Cheviot to Old Mutual for £585m
GP acquired private wealth manager for £170m in 2012
First close for Bridgepoint’s €3.5bn fifth fund
Vehicle expects to reach €4bn hard-cap by end of 2014
Education investing: does the pricing add up?
The ever-popular education sector is witnessing soaring valuations
Bridgepoint’s Fat Face completes £210m refinancing
Refinancing believed to include £65m dividend recap
Bridgepoint acquires Moneycorp
International payments market expected to grow by 11% per year
Bridgepoint sells The Energy Solutions Group for £72m
Bridgepoint has reaped a 2.1x money multiple on the sale
Bridgepoint sells SPTS for $370m
Bridgepoint first backed SPTS in 2011
Private equity IPOs: making hay while the sun shines
Private equity IPOs
Bridgepoint exits Pulsant to Oak Hill
Company has undertaken buy-and-build strategy under vendor
Bridgepoint’s Fat Face cancels IPO
IPO would have given company a market cap of c£440m
Bridgepoint’s Oasis Healthcare acquires Apex
Deal follows Oasis's acquisition of Smiles Dental in April
Bridgepoint-backed Fat Face announces plans for £110m IPO
Outdoor lifestyle clothing retailer will list on premium segment of LSE
Bridgepoint acquires LBO France’s Médi-Partenaires
Bridgepoint has supported its portfolio company Médipôle Sud Santé with the acquisition of Médi-Partenaires, a French private hospital group, from LBO France and Equistone.