Bridgepoint Group

In the Group’s second major fundraising story of the week, ECP (Energy Capital Partners) has completed an $8.1 billion fundraise on its sixth equity flagship vehicle. Electricity demand is growing at a pace not seen in decades, driven by factors such as AI and data centres, onshoring of manufacturing, and broadening electrification. The critical infrastructure required to meet this demand outpaces available supply. ECP's strategy is aligned for this moment. We have spent over two decades building operational depth: the ability to build, scale, and improve the businesses we back. That foundation gives us conviction to deploy capital where it creates real value. ECP VI's closing reflects sustained investor confidence in the scale and breadth of opportunity ahead. Global investor demand led us to expand our hard cap during the fundraise, significantly exceeding our initial $5 billion target. Our investors understand the urgency of transformation, and we are strongly positioned to capitalise on it. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gRG9MFej

We signed an agreement this week, alongside AIP Capital, to acquire a portfolio of eleven LEAP-1B aircraft engines from CFM International (CFM). The deal was marked with a signing ceremony at Farnborough International, with Gaël Méheust, CFM's President and CEO. The order expands our joint venture with AIP to build a diversified portfolio of more than $1 billion in commercial aircraft engines, spanning current and next-generation platforms. These new engines will be delivered between 2027 and 2029, and leased to airlines, MROs and other operators to support their operating needs. Rohit Dhote, Partner and Co-Head of Credit Opportunities, previously explained the rationale behind the joint venture in an interview with Aviation Week: “Our view is that aviation assets in general have several features that are unique relative to traditional private capital strategies that make them attractive. Among these, downside protection of asset ownership, contracted period cash flow and the upside potential for residual value outperformance. This approach reflects a growing interest from our LPs in differentiated opportunities with resilient cash flows.” 👉 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/evCUZ42v 👏 Congratulations to the team involved: Rohit Dhote | Neerav Handel and our partners at AIP, Jared Ailstock | Mathew Adamo

We've today announced a majority investment in VIPR Solutions, a leading technology platform serving the global insurance industry. At the forefront of Delegated Authority technology since 2009 and headquartered in London, VIPR sits at the heart of how the insurance market exchanges data. Its AI-enabled platform allows bordereaux – the files at the legal and operational centre of every workflow – to be transferred, standardised, validated and reconciled in a controlled and auditable way. The platform serves a blue-chip customer base that includes the majority of Lloyd's Managing Agents and four of the top ten global brokers, increasingly acting as the market’s system of record. Our investment will provide growth capital to accelerate VIPR's next phase of development, including continued investment in the platform and product roadmap, scaling its AI capabilities and fuelling further international expansion. We look forward to working closely with Paul Templar and the whole VIPR team on what comes next. 👏 Congratulations to the team involved: JJ Bowles | Mayank Kanga | Martin Warin 👉 Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eJ4zSwaS

We've today announced the successful pricing of the reset of Bridgepoint CLO I, in our third CLO transaction of 2026. The €307.85 million transaction extends the investment period out to 2031 while lowering the cost of capital of the original deal, our debut CLO under the Bridgepoint platform. The reset attracted robust demand across the capital stack, reflecting sustained investor appetite for the disciplined approach we take to investment and credit selection. 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eHCAy_Xj

Today we announced that Kayne Anderson Real Estate will join the Bridgepoint platform, adding real estate as a fifth investment vertical alongside private equity, credit, infrastructure and secondaries. KARE is a leading specialist US real estate investment platform with $22 billion of AUM and a strong track record across sectors supported by long-term demographic and secular demand tailwinds, including medical office, seniors housing, student housing, multifamily housing and light industrial assets. The transaction is another important step in our strategy to build a globally scaled and diversified middle-market private markets platform. We look forward to welcoming Al Rabil and the KARE team to Bridgepoint. Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDSFBSd8

Today we published Bridgepoint Group’s 2025 full-year results, reporting strong financial performance over the past 12 months, ahead of expectations. 2025 was another robust year, with €8.1 billion of capital returned to our fund investors and €7.8 billion of capital deployed. With fundraising on track to deliver €24 billion of commitments by the end of 2026, strong value creation across our funds, as well as our entry into the fast-growing secondaries market through the addition of Newbury Bridgepoint, we remain excited about the years ahead. Highlights: Performance versus 12 months ended 31 December 2024: ✔ Underlying EBITDA increased to £304.8m, with a 52.6% margin, supported by strong growth in underlying management fee income and performance-related earnings ✔ AUM rose 24.5% to $94.1bn, with €14bn raised towards our fundraising target of €24bn by the end of 2026 ✔ €8.1bn returned to fund investors, with €7.8 billion deployed across private equity, infrastructure and credit in 2025 ✔ Continued fundraising progress across the Group Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eUhWNBXc