Element Is Acquired by Bridgepoint

Industrial

Element, a portfolio company of 3i, sale to Bridgepoint


Summary

Element Materials Technology (“Element” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of 3i Group plc (“3i”) (LSE: III), has been acquired by Bridgepoint Group plc ("Bridgepoint"). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Baird served as a financial advisor to Element Materials Technology and 3i Group plc on this transaction.

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Element is a company with a global presence; its laboratories are staffed by experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing and failure analysis for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas and Transportation and Industrials sectors. The Company has a team of 1,800 scientists, engineers and technicians work in 53 laboratories located throughout the U.S. and Europe. Element is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

3i is a leading international investment manager focused on mid-market Private Equity and Infrastructure. Its core investment markets are northern Europe and North America.

Bridgepoint is the world’s leading quoted private assets growth investor focused on the middle-market with over €37 billion AUM and a local presence in the US, Europe and China. They specialize in private equity and private credit and invest internationally in six principal sectors – business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare, advanced industrials and technology. Bridgepoint is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
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Industrial

Element, a portfolio company of 3i, sale to Bridgepoint

Date
December 2015
Company
Element Materials Technology
Transaction
M&A - Sellside
Sectors
Industrial
Verticals
Testing, Inspection, Certification & Compliance ("TICC")
Target Geography
Europe
Acquiror Geography
Europe

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