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Bridgepoint acquires Oasis HealthcareThe London-based firm has bought the UK’s largest dentistry specialist from ailing buyout group Duke Street, in a transaction valuing the business at £185m.
- Briefing: France's winners and losers
As France gradually settles down after a year rich in political and economic drama, its private equity industry is seeing signs of life again. But the resulting recovery is likely to see winners and losers
- Bridgepoint in €450m acquisition from Eurazeo
Following the secondary transaction, which arose from discussions between Bridgepoint and Eurazeo, Bridgepoint’s €4.84bn Europe Fund IV will be more than 75% deployed.
- Bridgepoint lands 2.5x return
Having invested in airplanes product maker Permaswage in 2007, the firm has agreed to sell the business for $600m to trade buyer Precision Castparts Corp.
- Bridgepoint unwraps £375m refi for Pret a Manger
Five years after purchasing the sandwich chain, Bridgepoint has refinanced the company’s existing debt and will pay a £150m dividend to its investors.
- Bridgepoint's Fund IV to do more deals, seeks extension
Only four of the 54 add-ons that Bridgepoint has supported in its Fund IV needed additional equity from the fund, leaving Bridgepoint with more capital to do more deals.
- Five minutes with David Whiteley
As new buyouts remain scarce, many GPs are taking advantage of the high yield bond market to refinance deals for dividend recaps, David Whiteley, a managing director leveraged loan markets at Lloyds Bank, tells PEI.
- HarbourVest, AlpInvest to lead €400m BDC secondary deal
The BT Pension Scheme is selling its interest in Bridgepoint Development Capital as part of a reorganisation of its private equity portfolio.
- Bridgepoint doubles money in healthcare exit
The firm will sell healthcare services company Terveystalo, which it acquired in 2009 for €312m, to EQT Partners.
- Bridgepoint stays cool with €585m refrigerator deal
The investment in AHT Cooling is Bridgepoint’s first deal after securing a 12-month fund extension for its current €4.8bn Bridgepoint Europe IV last month.