industry private equity founded 1984 headquarters london united kingdom products investments private equity funds total assets 13 billion gbp 11.4 billion website www.bridgepoint.eu bridgepoint is a pan european private equity investor focused on acquiring leading middle market businesses valued up to 1 billion . recent investments have included quilter wiggle and pret a manger in the uk dorna in spain and alain afflelou and histoire d or in france . it also operates a second business bridgepoint development capital which specialises in smaller cap businesses valued up to 150 million . contents 1 history 2 notable investments 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit bridgepoint was known as natwest equity partners until a management buyout in may 2000 . in november 2008 bridgepoint closed its latest 4.8 billion bridgepoint europe iv fund bringing to 13 billion the amount of committed capital to date from institutional investors around the world . 1 notable investments edit infront sports & media acquired 2011 pret a manger 2 leeds bradford airport molton brown safestore attendo care uk ltd alain afflelou rodenstock fat face moneycorp 3 dorna diaverum deliveroo infinitas learning hobbycraft foncia nordic cinema group aht cooling system gmbh lgc analytical testing services uk virgin active 4 environmental resources management erm 5 ask italian 6 zizzi 7 trustly 8 oasis healthcare see also edit list of companies based in london references edit nwep renamed bridgepoint capital after mbo from natwest . press room . bridgepoint capital . 2000 05 07 . archived from the original on july 5 2007 . retrieved 2007 06 03 . pret a manger to be sold to private equity the telegraph 23 february 2008 http www.bridgepoint.eu en news press releases 2014 moneycorp acquired by bridgepoint in transaction totalling gbp 212 million walsh dominic may 11 2009 . virgin active seeks to grow la dolce vita . london the times . archived from the original on 14 may 2009 . retrieved 2009 05 29 . bawden tom october 14 2005 . private equity firm close to sealing 530m deal to buy bridgepoint . london the times . retrieved 2009 05 29 . http www.bridgepoint.eu en news press releases 2015 bridgepoint completes gbp 250 million acquisition of ask italian and zizzi http www.bridgepoint.eu en news press releases 2015 bridgepoint completes gbp 250 million acquisition of ask italian and zizzi bridgepoint bridgepoint development capital invests in european online payments services provider trustly . www.bridgepoint.eu . retrieved 2015 11 26 . recommendation for investment in bridgepoint europe iv . psers private investment program december 12 2007 external links edit official website v t e private equity and venture capital basic investment types buyout venture mezzanine growth secondaries equity co investment history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s 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