M&A Deal Summary

Bridgepoint Acquires Protocol

On December 29, 2000, private equity firm Bridgepoint acquired staffing company Protocol

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bridgepoint’s 2nd transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Bridgepoint’s 10th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Protocol was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2000-12-29
Target Protocol
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Protocol

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Protocol is a recruitment agency focussing on skills, education, and training. Protocol clients include further education colleges, universities, schools, local authorities, and independent training providers across the UK. Protocol was founded in 1999 and is based in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 188
Sector: Staffing M&A 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 72
Country: United Kingdom M&A 10 of 81
Year: 2000 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-12-29 Protocol Education

London, United Kingdom

Protocol Education Ltd. is a leading supply teaching agency.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-01-01 International Car Wash Group

Centennial, Colorado, United States

International Car Wash Group is a large local car wash conglomerate washing millions of cars across North America and Europe. The Company was established in 1965 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

Buy £116M