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Bridgepoint Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Bridgepoint has acquired 24 companies. It has also invested in 5 others.

Bridgepoint’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (11%) and healthcare services (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (38%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (31%). In total, Bridgepoint has invested in 5 US states and 18 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2000 when it acquired Pubmaster Group for $1.2B.

In the last 3 years, Bridgepoint has exited 13 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (59%). Bridgepoint’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2024 when it sold Dorna Sports SL for $4.7B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity297
    • M&A Buy Activity186
    • M&A Sell Activity111
  • Total Sectors Invested 46
  • Total Countries Invested 18
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 84
  • M&A Advisors 104

Bridgepoint

Bridgepoint Group plc

5 Marble Arch,
London, W1H 7EJ
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 20 7034 3500
www.bridgepointgroup.com
info@bridgepoint.eu

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Education, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Franchising, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Packaging, Publishing, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Going Private, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 75 400
Enterprise Value 200 1,000
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (8.6/yr) # 143 14 7 8 12 2 186
vol $20.1B $23M $1.3B $95M $1.0B $22.5B
Sell (3.4/yr) # 94 4 5 4 4 - 111
vol $18.8B $4.7B $23.5B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Esker SA 2025-03-03 - Going Private
Lyon, France · www.esker.fr
Eckoh Plc 2025-01-20 - Going Private
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · www.eckoh.com
Surikat AB 2024-12-19 - Growth Capital
Gothenburg, Sweden · www.surikat.se
Schuberg Philis B.V. 2024-11-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands · www.schubergphilis.com
Meristem Crop Performance Group LLC 2024-10-23 - Growth Capital
Powell, Ohio · www.meristemag.com
Condatis Group Ltd. 2024-10-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Edinburgh, United Kingdom · www.condatis.com
HobbyCraft Trading Ltd. 2024-08-27 - Secondary Sale
Christchurch, United Kingdom · www.hobbycraft.co.uk
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd. 2024-06-20 964M GBP Going Private
London, United Kingdom · www.alphafmc.com
MyDefence A/S 2024-06-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Norresundby, Denmark · www.mydefence.com
LumApps SAS 2024-05-28 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, France · www.lumapps.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Inspired Thinking Group Ltd. 2022-03-28 PureRED Creative LLC 2025-02-18 1
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.teamitg.com Stone Mountain, Georgia · www.purered.co
DataExpert BV 2023-04-04 DetACT 2023-12-21 1
Veenendaal, Netherlands · www.dataexpert.nl Manchester, United Kingdom
Sportscape Group 2018-07-02 SportPursuit Ltd. 2022-06-28 1
Vendargues, France · www.privatesportshop.fr London, United Kingdom · www.sportpursuit.com
Avalere Health 2020-03-01 Avalere Health (old) 2022-06-02 4
London, United Kingdom · www.avalerehealth.com Washington, District of Columbia
Axplora Group GmbH 2020-02-14 Novasep Holding S.A.S. 2022-04-07 1
Raubling, Germany · www.axplora.com Lyon, France · www.novasep.com
Anaveo SAS 2016-01-07 Azman Groupe 2020-02-17 1
Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, France · www.anaveo.com Maisons-Alfort, France · www.azmangroupe.fr
Nextlane France SAS 2019-05-01 I'Car Systems 2019-07-10 11
Paris, France · www.nextlane.com Indre-et-loire, France · www.icarsystems.fr
Nextlane France SAS 2019-05-01 Datafirst 2019-07-10 10
Paris, France · www.nextlane.com Lyon, France · www.datacar.com
Cambridge Education Group Ltd. 2013-12-04 CATS Colleges Holdings Ltd. 2019-07-09 1
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.cambridgeeducationgroup.com Beijing, China · www.catseducation.com
PEI Group Ltd. 2018-06-08 Buyouts Insider 2019-04-08 1
London, United Kingdom · www.pei.group New York, New York

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 11 (14%) 2.5B (37%) 20 (11%) 2.9B (13%)
Healthcare Services 3 (4%) - 14 (8%) 1.8B (8%)
Information Technology 9 (12%) - 11 (6%) 65M (< 1%)
Retail 1 (1%) 675M (10%) 10 (5%) 2.4B (10%)
Internet Software and Services 6 (8%) 1.3B (19%) 9 (5%) 1.3B (6%)
Software 5 (6%) - 9 (5%) 447M (2%)
Restaurants 5 (6%) - 7 (4%) 1.6B (7%)
Consumer Services 1 (1%) - 6 (3%) 685M (3%)
Life Science 2 (3%) 95M (1%) 6 (3%) 207M (1%)
Real Estate 2 (3%) - 5 (3%) 2.1B (9%)
Education 3 (4%) 285M (4%) 5 (3%) 1.2B (5%)
Aerospace 2 (3%) - 5 (3%) 427M (2%)
Leisure - - 5 (3%) 139M (1%)
Consumer Products 2 (3%) - 5 (3%) -
Food 1 (1%) - 5 (3%) -
Medical Products 2 (3%) 975M (15%) 4 (2%) 975M (4%)
Financial Services 3 (4%) 326M (5%) 4 (2%) 444M (2%)
Digital Media 2 (3%) - 4 (2%) 43M (< 1%)
Marketing 3 (4%) - 4 (2%) -
Environmental 2 (3%) - 3 (2%) 535M (2%)
Agriculture 2 (3%) - 3 (2%) 514M (2%)
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 3 (2%) 396M (2%)
Machinery - - 3 (2%) 285M (1%)
Distribution - - 3 (2%) 55M (< 1%)
Staffing 1 (1%) - 3 (2%) 49M (< 1%)
Manufacturing - - 2 (1%) 659M (3%)
Chemicals 1 (1%) 507M (8%) 2 (1%) 507M (2%)
Renewable Energy 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 451M (2%)
E-Commerce 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 277M (1%)
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (1%) 41M (< 1%)
Publishing - - 2 (1%) 37M (< 1%)
Information Services 2 (3%) 23M (< 1%) 2 (1%) 23M (< 1%)
Insurance 2 (3%) - 2 (1%) -
Utilities - - 2 (1%) -
Franchising - - 1 (1%) 563M (3%)
Media - - 1 (1%) 556M (2%)
Gaming - - 1 (1%) 506M (2%)
Infrastructure - - 1 (1%) 224M (1%)
Packaging - - 1 (1%) 135M (1%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (1%) -
Beverages 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Electronics 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Marine - - 1 (1%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (1%) -
Transportation - - 1 (1%) -
Total 77 $6.6B 186 $22.5B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 32 (42%) 3.3B (49%) 81 (44%) 11.2B (50%)
France 20 (26%) 2.2B (32%) 43 (23%) 5.4B (24%)
Sweden 5 (6%) - 13 (7%) 832M (4%)
United States 4 (5%) 1.2B (18%) 10 (5%) 1.8B (8%)
  California 2 (3%) 1.2B (18%) 5 (3%) 1.6B (7%)
  New York 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  Ohio 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (1%) 179M (1%)
  Michigan - - 1 (1%) -
Spain 2 (3%) - 6 (3%) 451M (2%)
Germany 2 (3%) - 6 (3%) -
Netherlands 4 (5%) - 5 (3%) 872M (4%)
Italy - - 4 (2%) 135M (1%)
Switzerland 2 (3%) - 3 (2%) -
Finland 1 (1%) - 3 (2%) -
Poland - - 3 (2%) 278M (1%)
Turkey 2 (3%) - 2 (1%) -
Ireland 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Denmark 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Norway 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Austria - - 1 (1%) 659M (3%)
Portugal - - 1 (1%) 514M (2%)
Belgium - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 32 (42%) 3.3B (49%) 81 (44%) 11.2B (50%)
Cross-border 45 (58%) 3.4B (51%) 105 (56%) 11.0B (50%)
Total 77 $6.6B 186 $22.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 33 (43%) 5.2B (78%) 70 (38%) 12.0B (54%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 13 (17%) - 57 (31%) 4.3B (19%)
Divestiture 7 (9%) 480M (7%) 21 (11%) 3.0B (13%)
Growth Capital 14 (18%) - 18 (10%) -
Stake Purchase 6 (8%) - 13 (7%) 1.2B (6%)
Going Private 3 (4%) 964M (14%) 5 (3%) 1.6B (7%)
Consolidation 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (1%) -
Total 77 $6.6B 186 $22.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 65 (59%) 10.0B (42%)
Trade Sale 22 (20%) 2.8B (12%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 17 (15%) 10.6B (45%)
Divestiture 2 (2%) -
Sold to Management 1 (1%) 206M (1%)
Bankruptcy 1 (1%) -
IPO 1 (1%) -
Merger 1 (1%) -
Stake Sale 1 (1%) -
Total 111 $23.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
 22
KPMG Corporate Finance
9
PwC Corporate Finance
 8
Legal Deals
Travers Smith
 31
Linklaters
 10
Clifford Chance
 10

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $5.7B
$100M to $1B 40 $15.8B
< $100M 16 $972M
TOTAL $22.5B
Largest Pubmaster Group Ltd.
$1.2B (2000-11-12)
sell # Total
> $1B 6 $11.1B
$100M to $1B 27 $12.3B
< $100M 2 $123M
TOTAL $23.5B
Largest Dorna Sports SL
$4.7B (2024-04-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
39%
73 (39%)
Strategic(s)
11%
21 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
60%
67 (60%)
Strategic(s)
38%
42 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

75.0B USD

Established

1984

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Raoul Hughes

CEO

William Jackson

Chairman

Guy Weldon

Group Managing Partner & Head of Investment

Andrew Konopelski

Managing Partner, Credit

Michael Black

Chair of Bridgepoint Development Capital

FAQ

When was Bridgepoint founded?

Bridgepoint was founded in 1984.

What type of investor is Bridgepoint?

Bridgepoint is a private equity firm.

Where is Bridgepoint headquartered?

Bridgepoint is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Bridgepoint have under management?

Bridgepoint has 75.0B USD under management.

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