Bridgepoint Snapshot
Bridgepoint Capital wants to be the bridge between buy-outs and long-term growth. The private equity firm acquires majority stakes in middle-market European companies in the business services, consumer, financial services, media, technology, industrial, and health care sectors. It typically invests E75 million to E200 million per transaction ($100 million to $260 million) in enterprises that are valued between E200 million to E1 billion ($260 million to $1.3 billion). Its portfolio consists of stakes in more than 30 companies, including UK-based collection agency 1st Credit, sports apparel maker Fat Face, and restaurant chain Pret A Manger. Bridgepoint Capital has offices in ten European cities.
