Bridgepoint Group plc agreed to acquire an unknown majority stake in iC Consult Group GmbH from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, managed by The Carlyle Group Inc. (NasdaqGS:CG) for ?450 million.
Bridgepoint Group plc (LSE:BPT) agreed to acquire an unknown majority stake in iC Consult Group GmbH from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, managed by The Carlyle Group Inc. (NasdaqGS:CG) for ?450 million on April 27, 2026. Carlyle, which bought into iC Consult in 2021, will fully exit its position.
The transaction sees Bridgepoint partner with iC Consult founder Jürgen Biermann, who was recently appointed CEO, and the rest of the management team, who will remain invested, while Carlyle will fully exit its holding. iC Consult, which employs more than 850 staff across North America, Asia and Europe.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to complete in Q3 2026.
Canaccord Genuity Limited acted as financial advisor, Piper Sandler Ltd. acted as financial advisor, Sebastian Pitz, Tobias Larisch, Vanessa Xu, Tian Sun, Ben Zeris and Tim Nobereit of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP acted as legal advisor, Altman Solon LLP acted as commercial advisor, Ey-Parthenon GmbH acted as Financial, Tax, IT & Cyber and ESG Advisor, and Marsh and Company acted as insurance due diligence advisor for Bridgepoint Group plc. Lincoln International AG acted as financial advisor, Burc Hesse, Stefan Süss, Jana Dammann de Chapto and Christian Jahn of Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor, McKinsey & Company, Inc. acted as commercial advisor and PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft acted as financial and tax advisor for iC Consult Group GmbH and The Carlyle Group Inc.
Bridgepoint Group plc is a United Kingdom-based international alternative asset fund management company that is focused on the middle market. The Company acquires or invests in businesses with a European focus and seeks to build stronger businesses with enhanced long-term potential. The Company indirectly invests through its investments in private equity, infrastructure and credit funds, which include Bridgepoint Europe VII, a middle-market buyout fund that acquires and realizes value from European companies; Bridgepoint Credit, which is a private credit platform that invests across the capital structure and risk-reward spectrum through three complementary strategies, namely syndicated debt, direct lending and credit opportunities; Energy Capital Partners, a private infrastructure managers focused on North American, middle-market energy transition opportunities; and Bridgepoint Growth II, a small-cap fund, which focuses on companies using digital technologies, among others.
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Bridgepoint Group plc agreed to acquire an unknown majority stake in iC Consult Group GmbH from Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, managed by The Carlyle Group Inc. (NasdaqGS: CG) for ?450 million.
