Investment Summary

Bridgepoint Invests In ACT

On July 30, 2021, private equity firm Bridgepoint invested in environmental company ACT from Three Hills Capital Partners and OPTrust Private Markets Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Bridgepoint’s 3rd transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Bridgepoint’s 3rd transaction in the Netherlands.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-07-30
Target ACT
Sector Environmental
Investor(s) Bridgepoint
Sellers(s) Three Hills Capital Partners
OPTrust Private Markets Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

ACT

Amsterdam, Netherlands
ACT is a global trading house, identifying for itself the role of market maker in both obligatory and voluntary environmental energy products. ACT helps its partners meet increasing environmental action and disclosure expectations from regulators, customers, investors, suppliers, and other stakeholders with transparency and confidence. ACT also offers comprehensive solutions for organizations to meet complex environmental regulations set by authorities at regional, national, and international levels on a global scale. ACT was established in 2009 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

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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 153 of 188
Sector: Environmental M&A 3 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 13 of 14
Country: Netherlands M&A 3 of 6
Year: 2021 M&A 9 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-05 PharmaReview

London, United Kingdom

PharmaReview is a provider of compliance and copy review services for promotional materials used in the life sciences sector. PharmaReview was established in 2011 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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2021-08-18 TicTac Learn

Malmö, Sweden

TicTac Learn offers adapted solutions to companies and organizations that want to work with digital learning and e-learning. TicTac Learn helps clients to find the right solution whether they want to learn how to create their own e-learning, or set up a long-term strategy for digital competence maintenance. TicTac Learn was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Three Hills Capital Partners

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 2.5B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Three Hills Capital Partners is a generalist private equity firm focused on growth-oriented company investments across Europe. Three Hills looks to commit €50 to €150 million per transaction in companies with healthy balance sheets, strong competitive positions in stable markets. Sectors of interest include retail, consumer products, leisure, niche manufacturing, and services. Three Hills Capital Partners was formed in 2013 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-26 SA Hospitality Group

New York, New York, United States

SA Hospitality Group is a high-end US premium restaurant group operating across three brands: Sant Ambroeus, Casa Lever, and Felice. SA Hospitality Group was formed in 1982 and is based in New York City.

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2022-02-15 Gorent

Firenze, Italy

Gorent provides short and long-term rental of urban sanitation and waste management vehicles, partnering with the key public and private operators in the industry. With its innovative and eco-sustainable business model, the company has invested significantly in growing its operations over the years and currently runs a diversified fleet with more than 1,100 vehicles from compactors to sweepers, of which c.90% are last-generation engines or powered by sustainable energy sources. Gorent was formed in 2002 and is based in Firenze, Italy.

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DESCRIPTION

OPTrust Private Markets Group is the private equity arm of OPTrust, a Canadian pension fund administrator that oversees the OPSEU Pension Plan. The Private Markets Group looks to build a diversified portfolio of private equity and infrastructure assets. The private equity group focuses on making buyout and growth capital investments, as well as investments which generate steady streams of cash flows with a moderate level of growth and lower volatility. The infrastructure investment group focuses on principal and platform investment opportunities in transportation, communications, power generation, resource extraction, midstream energy, utilities, water and waste water, and waste management. The OPTrust Private Markets Group was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-21 Dental

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dental is a provider of dental practice that provides dental care services, practice management, and technology‑enabled support to affiliated clinics. Dental was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-25 AmeriVet

San Antonio, Texas, United States

AmeriVet partners with experienced established veterinarians looking to adapt and grow their practices and provides best-in-class operational resources to support their success. Its joint venture partnership model has proven popular amongst veterinarians. AmeriVet was formed in 2016 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

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