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