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Bridgepoint acquires Energy Capital Partners to create $61bn global alternatives firm

Thursday, September 07, 2023

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Global alternative asset fund manager Bridgepoint will buy a North American infrastructure investor Energy Capital Partners (ECP) for an initial 835 million pounds ($1.05 billion) including debt.

Bridgepoint mainly invests in private equity and private debt and manages more than 38 billion euros ($40.76 billion) in assets across Europe, the U.S., and China. ECP invests across energy transition, electrification, and de-carbonization infrastructure, including power generation, renewables, and storage.

According to a press release from the FTSE 250 private equity group, the combined platform will strengthen its position as one of the world's leading private asset growth investors focused on the middle market, spanning private equity, infrastructure, and credit with offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.

ECP, which has raised over $30bn of capital since its inception in 2005, including more recently in the fast-growing energy transition sector, has a market-leading position in the highly sought-after power generation, renewables, battery storage, environmental infrastructure, and sustainability sectors.

It operates across North America in an expanding subsegment of infrastructure investing which stands to be a key contributor to and beneficiary of the global decarbonisation effort with forecasted investment in the space expected to reach $1.9 trillion per annum through 2050, creating significant investment tailwinds and m......................

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