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20.05.25 - 14:03
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Creator Ventures Closes $45M Fund II to Invest in the Next Wave of the Consumer Internet (Business Wire)
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Early-stage VC provides market expertise, network, social media advice, and capital to build and scale next-generation consumer technology companies
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Creator Ventures, an early stage venture firm investing in companies empowering the next generation of the consumer internet, today announced it has raised a $45 million Fund II, more than doubling the size of its prior fund and bringing the firm's total assets under management to $65 million. Co-founded by cousins Sasha Kaletsky and Caspar Lee, Creator Ventures' deep consumer internet sector focus and operating expertise stems from Kaletsky's early successes in consumer technology investing as the co-founder of the investment club that preceded Creator Ventures and in private equity at Bridgepoint and at Uber, and Lee's background as a creator with a combined social following of over 12 million and as the cofounder of influencer.com and WME-backed talent management firm, MVE. With Fund II, the firm plans to lead and co-lead pre...
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06.05.25 - 08:00
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Private-Equity-News: ECM, Gimv, Apera (Finance Magazin)
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ECM verkauft Intermate an Bridgepoint, Gimv investiert in den Pflegesektor und Apera legt einen 2,9 Milliarden Euro schweren Midmarket-Debt-Fonds auf: die spannendsten News aus der Private-Equity-Szene....
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22.04.25 - 23:48
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XFRA: DIVIDEND/INTEREST INFORMATION - 24.04.2025 - GB00BND88V85 (XETRA)
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Das Instrument 8XW GB00BND88V85 BRIDGEPOINT AD.LS -,00005 EQUITY wird cum Dividende/Zinsen gehandelt am 23.04.2025 und ex Dividende/Zinsen am 24.04.2025
The instrument 8XW GB00BND88V85 BRIDGEPOINT AD.LS -,00005 EQUITY has its pre-dividend/interest day on 23.04.2025 and its ex-dividend/interest day on 24.04.2025...
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03.03.25 - 19:09
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Following the Large Success of the Public Tender Offer, Bridgepoint, in Partnership With General Atlantic and the Management Shareholders, Announce the Squeeze-Out of Esker, Marking the Beginning of a New Phase in Its Development (Business Wire)
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Esker, Bridgepoint and General Atlantic announce the delisting of Esker, effective as of 3 March 2025, following the large success of the friendly public tender offer announced in September 2024.
Esker and its management thank their shareholders for their trust and support throughout the company's time as a listed entity.
Esker, along with its management and employees, embarks on a new chapter in the company's history through a strategic partnership with Bridgepoint and General Atlantic. This partnership aims to accelerate Esker's development and strengthen its position in a rapidly expanding market.
LYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esker, Bridgepoint and General Atlantic announce the squeeze-out of Esker, effective as of 3 March 2025, following the large success of the friendly public tender offer initiated by Boréal Bidco SAS (the “Offeror”) for the Esker shares, announced in September 2024 (the “Offer”).
Esker and its management thank their shareholders for the trust and constant support show...
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04.02.25 - 20:45
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Success of the friendly public tender offer initiated by Bridgepoint, in association with General Atlantic and the management shareholders, for the Esker shares (Business Wire)
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Implementation of a squeeze-out procedure for the Esker sharesLYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esker:
- Boréal Bidco will hold 92.93% of the share capital and at least 92.68% of the voting rights of Esker at the end of the reopened Offer.
- Settlement-delivery of the reopened Offer on 14 February 2025.
- Implementation, as announced, of a squeeze-out procedure for the Esker shares.
- The price per share paid in the context of this squeeze-out will be equal to the Offer price, i.e., €262 per share.
Success of the reopened Offer
947,693 shares of Esker were tendered to the public tender offer initiated by Boréal Bidco SAS (“Boréal Bidco” or the “Offeror”) with respect to the Esker shares (the “Offer”), representing 15.57% of the share capital and at least 15.46% of the voting rights of the company, as part of its reopening from 17 January to 30 January 2025.
In total, taking into account the shares tendered to the Offer and the Esker shares assimilated to shares held by the Offeror in accorda...
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23.01.25 - 18:27
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Bridgepoint Completes Acquisition of Eckoh (Business Wire)
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OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#contactcenter--Eckoh (Eckoh plc), the global leader in Customer Engagement Payment and Data Security Solutions for the Contact Center market, today announced the completion of its acquisition by Bridgepoint at a price of 54 pence per share. Eckoh's ordinary shares ceased trading on the AIM market and the company delisted from the London Stock Exchange on January 21, 2025.
The acquisition marks the first deployment made via BDC V, the latest fund of Bridgepoint's small-to-mid-cap strategy, Bridgepoint Development Capital, which focuses on investing in fast-growing businesses with an Enterprise Value of up to £300 million.
Over the past decade, Eckoh has become a global leader in Customer Engagement Payment and Data Security software for the Contact Center market, delivering strong financial and operational performance.
Eckoh's mission is to make the world more secure and to set the standard for secure interactions between consumers and the world's leading brands. The com...
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15.01.25 - 17:45
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Major success of the friendly public tender offer initiated by Bridgepoint, in association with General Atlantic and the management shareholders, for the Esker shares (Business Wire)
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Reopening of the offer from 17 to 30 January 2025LYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esker:
- Esker's shareholders show strong support for the Offer by tendering their shares in large numbers during the initial Offer period.
- Boréal Bidco will hold 74.62% of the share capital and at least 74.49% of the voting rights of Esker at the end of the first Offer period. The Offer has a positive outcome.
- Settlement-delivery of the initial Offer on 24 January 2025.
- The Offer will be reopened from 17 to 30 January 2025 under the same terms, at a price of €262 per share, to enable the minority shareholders who have not tendered their shares to the Offer to do so during the reopened Offer.
Offer results
4,187,880 shares of Esker were tendered to the public tender offer initiated by Boréal Bidco SAS (“Boréal Bidco” or the “Offeror”) for the shares of Esker (the “Offer”), representing 68.79% of the shares and at least 64.83% of the voting rights of the company. In total, taking into account the shares ...
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