Grovepoint Capital

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Grovepoint Capital
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded2010
Founder Leon Blitz
Bradley Fried
Headquarters London, NW1
United Kingdom
Website grovepoint.co.uk

Grovepoint Capital is a private equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. [1] It has additional offices in Israel. [1] It was co-founded by Leon Blitz and Bradley Fried in 2010. [1] [2] [3]

In 2013, it acquired a majority stake in Algatechnologies, an Israeli biotech start-up, at a value of $50 million. [4] [5] In 2014 it acquired a majority stake in the sports nutrition company Grenade at a valuation of £35 million; in 2017 Lion Capital acquired a majority stake in the business from Grovepoint valued at £72 million. [6] [7] In 2015 it bought Payzone UK from Duke Street. [8]

The firm has provided credit including a €25 million debt package to German retailer NKD and a £19 million funding line to the British caravan holiday company Pure Leisure Group. [9] In 2018 the credit arm of the business was renamed from Grovepoint Credit to Bantry Bay Capital. [10]

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