Transaction and commitment sizes
We provide private equity capital to established companies in
six principal sectors where we have significant expertise in
understanding, buying and supporting businesses. We fund buy-outs
and buy-ins as well as helping companies de-list from the stock
exchange. Typically, we will make equity investments between
€75 million and €400 million in companies capitalised
between €200 million and €1 billion. Our lower middle
market business Bridgepoint
Development Capital specialises in investments in businesses
valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between
€10 million and €75 million.
We focus on companies with strong market positions, a
sustainable competitive advantage and earnings growth potential.
And by using our industrial, commercial and local expertise, we
identify and acquire businesses where we can create significant
value and superior performance by working with experienced
managers. This includes serving on company boards, acting as
informal sounding boards for executives and adding value by
participating in a business's strategic development. In return, we
motivate the managers we back through equity participation, so they
can realise significant financial rewards for the value they
create.
Buy and build expertise
Access to funding for acquisitions is key to value creation.
We've worked with many management teams to help them target, fund
and then acquire competitors, or expand product and service
ranges.
As a result, Bridgepoint's reputation is centred on building
value and scale - making businesses stronger and often better
positioned for success. In the last 10 years, Bridgepoint has
made over 320 add-on acquisitions on behalf of its investee
companies.
