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| Formerly | Bridgepoint Capital NatWest Equity Partners |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| LSE: BPT FTSE 250 component | |
| Industry | Investment company |
| Founded | 1984; 42 years ago (1984) |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Tim Score (chairman) Raoul Hughes (chief executive) |
| Products | Investments,private equity funds |
| Revenue |  £428.1 million (2024)[1] |
| £110.0 million (2024)[1] | |
 £69.1 million (2024)[1] | |
| AUM | £38.7 billion (December 2024)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Energy Capital Partners |
| Website | www |
Bridgepoint Group plc is a British private investment company listed on theLondon Stock Exchange as a constituent of theFTSE 250 Index.
Bridgepoint was founded as NatWest Equity Partners, a private equity firm part ofNatWest. 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 amanagement 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 theLondon Stock Exchange.[15]
In September 2023, it was announced that Bridgepoint would acquireEnergy Capital Partners for £835 million.[16][17]
In January 2026, the company announced it had acquired Interpath, a restructuring company, fromH.I.G. Capital, in a deal which valued the company at £800 million.[18]
