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BPT 10:31

Bridgepoint Group Plc

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BPT 10:31

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BPT 06:01

Bridgepoint Group Plc

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**Summary**

Bridgepoint Group plc, a private equity, credit, and infrastructure fund manager, reported strong financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, with key highlights including

**Financial Performance** Underlying management fees and other income grew by 13.0% to £427.7 million, and performance-related earnings (PRE) increased by 9.5% to £151.6 million. EBITDA margin stood at 52.6%.

**Capital Deployment and Returns** Deployed €7.8 billion of capital and returned €8.1 billion to fund investors, exceeding drawn commitments.

**Fundraising** On track to meet the €24 billion fundraising target by the end of 2026, with €14 billion already raised.

**Assets Under Management (AUM)** AUM increased by 24.5% to $94.1 billion, driven by successful fundraising and strong fund performance.

**Strategic Progress** Entered the secondaries market with the addition of Newbury Bridgepoint, expanding capabilities and diversifying income streams.

**Dividend and Share Buyback** Proposed a final dividend of 4.7 pence per share and extended the share buyback program to May 2027.

**Outlook** Positive transaction pipeline for 2026 and beyond, with a focus on continued growth in fundraising and capital deployment.

**Key Financial Metrics (in £ million, unless otherwise stated):**

**Underlying Management Fees and Other Income:** £427.7 (2024: £404.0)

**PRE** £151.6 (2024: £138.5)

**Underlying EBITDA** £304.8 (2024: £292.0)

**Profit Before Tax** £85.7 (2024: £80.7)

**Total AUM** $94.1 billion (2024: $75.6 billion)

**Fee Paying AUM** €38.8 billion (2024: €38.7 billion)

**Strategic Initiatives**

**Secondaries Market Entry** Acquired Newbury Partners to establish a presence in the fast-growing secondaries segment.

**Wealth Product Launch** Introduced Bridgepoint Generations, a globally diversified middle-market direct private equity offering for the private wealth channel.

**M&A and Integration** Continued focus on platform-enhancing acquisitions and effective integration to support long-term growth.

**Future Outlook**

**Fundraising** Expects to close fundraising for flagship infrastructure and direct lending funds in H2 2026 and continue BE VIII fundraising into 2027.

**Deployment and Exits** Strong pipeline for both capital deployment and portfolio company exits, with multiple exits planned for 2026.

**Geographic Expansion** Continued focus on the Middle East and other regions to diversify capital sources and enhance global reach.

**Conclusion**

Bridgepoint Group plc demonstrated robust financial and operational performance in 2025, underpinned by successful fundraising, strong fund performance, and strategic initiatives. The company is well-positioned for continued growth, with a healthy pipeline of investments and exits, and a clear strategy to expand its global footprint and diversify its product offerings.

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Metric	2024 (Pro forma)	2025	Change (%)
Total AUM ($bn)	N/A	94.1	N/A
Total AUM (€bn)	N/A	80.3	N/A
Fee Paying AUM (€bn)	38.7	38.8	0.3%
Fee Paying AUM ($bn)	40.1	45.5	13.5%
Underlying management and other income (£m)	404.0	427.7	5.9%
Underlying total operating income (£m)	542.5	579.3	6.8%
Total expenses (excluding exceptional expenses, adjusted items and personnel expenses excluded from FRE) (£m)	(248.7)	(271.3)	9.1%
Underlying EBITDA (£m)	292.0	304.8	4.4%
Underlying EBITDA margin (%)	53.8%	52.6%	(1.20)ppt
FRE (£m)	155.3	156.4	0.7%
PRE (£m)	138.5	151.6	9.5%
Underlying profit before tax (excluding FX) (£m)	249.8	251.5	0.7%
Underlying profit before tax (£m)	237.5	248.3	4.5%
Profit before tax (£m)	150.0	85.7	(42.9%)
Underlying profit after tax (£m)	211.9	219.3	3.5%
Profit after tax (£m)	124.4	56.7	(54.4%)
Basic EPS (pence)	15.1	5.0	(66.9%)
Underlying basic EPS (pence)	25.7	26.5	3.1%

Debt Comparison

Metric	2024	2025	Change (%)
Borrowings (excluding capitalised facility costs)	(490.3)	(456.1)	(7.0%)
Net (debt)/ cash (excluding cash belonging to consolidated CLOs and structured fund vehicles attributable to third-party investors (restricted use))	(399.5)	(262.6)	(34.3%)

Note: The debt comparison table only includes the available data on borrowings and net debt/cash. The text does not provide a direct comparison of other debt-related metrics year on year. This HTML code creates two tables: one for financial comparisons and another for debt comparisons. The tables include the metrics, values for 2024 (pro forma) and 2025, and the percentage change between the two years.

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BPT 10:31

Bridgepoint Group Plc

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BPT 06:01

Bridgepoint Group Plc

Final Results

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**Summary**

Bridgepoint Group plc, a private equity, credit, and infrastructure fund manager, reported strong financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2025, with key highlights including

**Financial Performance** Underlying management fees and other income grew by 13.0% to £427.7 million, and performance-related earnings (PRE) increased by 9.5% to £151.6 million. EBITDA margin stood at 52.6%.

**Capital Deployment and Returns** Deployed €7.8 billion of capital and returned €8.1 billion to fund investors, exceeding drawn commitments.

**Fundraising** On track to meet the €24 billion fundraising target by the end of 2026, with €14 billion already raised.

**Assets Under Management (AUM)** AUM increased by 24.5% to $94.1 billion, driven by successful fundraising and strong fund performance.

**Strategic Progress** Entered the secondaries market with the addition of Newbury Bridgepoint, expanding capabilities and diversifying income streams.

**Dividend and Share Buyback** Proposed a final dividend of 4.7 pence per share and extended the share buyback program to May 2027.

**Outlook** Positive transaction pipeline for 2026 and beyond, with a focus on continued growth in fundraising and capital deployment.

**Key Financial Metrics (in £ million, unless otherwise stated):**

**Underlying Management Fees and Other Income:** £427.7 (2024: £404.0)

**PRE** £151.6 (2024: £138.5)

**Underlying EBITDA** £304.8 (2024: £292.0)

**Profit Before Tax** £85.7 (2024: £80.7)

**Total AUM** $94.1 billion (2024: $75.6 billion)

**Fee Paying AUM** €38.8 billion (2024: €38.7 billion)

**Strategic Initiatives**

**Secondaries Market Entry** Acquired Newbury Partners to establish a presence in the fast-growing secondaries segment.

**Wealth Product Launch** Introduced Bridgepoint Generations, a globally diversified middle-market direct private equity offering for the private wealth channel.

**M&A and Integration** Continued focus on platform-enhancing acquisitions and effective integration to support long-term growth.

**Future Outlook**

**Fundraising** Expects to close fundraising for flagship infrastructure and direct lending funds in H2 2026 and continue BE VIII fundraising into 2027.

**Deployment and Exits** Strong pipeline for both capital deployment and portfolio company exits, with multiple exits planned for 2026.

**Geographic Expansion** Continued focus on the Middle East and other regions to diversify capital sources and enhance global reach.

**Conclusion**

Bridgepoint Group plc demonstrated robust financial and operational performance in 2025, underpinned by successful fundraising, strong fund performance, and strategic initiatives. The company is well-positioned for continued growth, with a healthy pipeline of investments and exits, and a clear strategy to expand its global footprint and diversify its product offerings.

To compare the financials and debt year on year, we need to extract the relevant data from the text and present it in a table format. Here's the HTML table code:

Metric	2024 (Pro forma)	2025	Change (%)
Total AUM ($bn)	N/A	94.1	N/A
Total AUM (€bn)	N/A	80.3	N/A
Fee Paying AUM (€bn)	38.7	38.8	0.3%
Fee Paying AUM ($bn)	40.1	45.5	13.5%
Underlying management and other income (£m)	404.0	427.7	5.9%
Underlying total operating income (£m)	542.5	579.3	6.8%
Total expenses (excluding exceptional expenses, adjusted items and personnel expenses excluded from FRE) (£m)	(248.7)	(271.3)	9.1%
Underlying EBITDA (£m)	292.0	304.8	4.4%
Underlying EBITDA margin (%)	53.8%	52.6%	(1.20)ppt
FRE (£m)	155.3	156.4	0.7%
PRE (£m)	138.5	151.6	9.5%
Underlying profit before tax (excluding FX) (£m)	249.8	251.5	0.7%
Underlying profit before tax (£m)	237.5	248.3	4.5%
Profit before tax (£m)	150.0	85.7	(42.9%)
Underlying profit after tax (£m)	211.9	219.3	3.5%
Profit after tax (£m)	124.4	56.7	(54.4%)
Basic EPS (pence)	15.1	5.0	(66.9%)
Underlying basic EPS (pence)	25.7	26.5	3.1%

Debt Comparison

Metric	2024	2025	Change (%)
Borrowings (excluding capitalised facility costs)	(490.3)	(456.1)	(7.0%)
Net (debt)/ cash (excluding cash belonging to consolidated CLOs and structured fund vehicles attributable to third-party investors (restricted use))	(399.5)	(262.6)	(34.3%)

Note: The debt comparison table only includes the available data on borrowings and net debt/cash. The text does not provide a direct comparison of other debt-related metrics year on year. This HTML code creates two tables: one for financial comparisons and another for debt comparisons. The tables include the metrics, values for 2024 (pro forma) and 2025, and the percentage change between the two years.

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