Bridgepoint Group

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Bridgepoint Group plc
FormerlyBridgepoint Capital
NatWest Equity Partners
Company type Public
LSE:  BPT
FTSE 250 component
Industry Investment company
Founded1984;40 years ago (1984)
Headquarters London, England
Key people
Tim Score (Chairman)
Raoul Hughes (Chief Executive)
Products Investments, private equity funds
RevenueIncrease2.svg £321.6 million (2023) [1]
Decrease2.svg £78.4 million (2023) [1]
Decrease2.svg £70.7 million (2023) [1]
AUM £41.0 billion (December 2023) [1]
Subsidiaries Energy Capital Partners
Website www.bridgepoint.eu

Bridgepoint Group plc is a British private investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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History

Bridgepoint was founded as NatWest Equity Partners, a private equity firm part of NatWest. One of its early employees was William Jackson, who joined as a graduate in 1986. [2] The firm was renamed Bridgepoint Capital in May 2000 following a management buyout. [3] [4]

In May 2001, Bridgepoint closed its first fund following its independence from NatWest. The fund closed at €2 billion, and made its first investments in WT Foods, Virgin Active and Hydrex. [5]

The firm closed its Europe II fund in 2001 [6] and its Europe III fund in 2005. [7] [8] Bridgepoint closed its Europe IV fund in 2008 for €4.8 billion. [9]

In 2011, the firm was renamed Bridgepoint Advisers. [10] In March 2015, Bridgepoint closed its latest €4 billion Bridgepoint Europe V fund, bringing to €20.5 billion the amount of committed capital raised to date. [11]

In August 2018, Dyal Capital Partners acquired a minority stake in Bridgepoint. [12] [13]

In 2021 Bridgepoint closed its £1.56 billion Bridgepoint Development Capital IV fund. [14] In July 2021, Bridgepoint Group was listed to the London Stock Exchange. [15]

In September 2023, it was announced that Bridgepoint would acquire Energy Capital Partners for £835 million. [16] [17]

Notable investments

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