Bridgepoint/ECP:

Bridgepoint is one of the world’s leading quoted private asset growth investors, specialising in private equity, infrastructure and private credit.

With over €67bn of assets under management and a strong local presence in Europe, North America and Asia, we combine global scale with local market insight and sector expertise, consistently delivering strong returns through cycles.

Bridgepoint’s private equity business focuses on investing in middle-market businesses via three distinct fund strategies:

• Middle Market, implemented via Bridgepoint’s flagship buyout fund, which focuses on investing in market-leading businesses typically valued between €250 million and €1 billion;
• Small Mid Cap, implemented via Bridgepoint Development Capital, which focuses on investing in small mid-cap companies valued up to £200 million;
• Small Cap, implemented via Bridgepoint Growth, which focuses on companies using digital technologies to achieve transformational growth in their end-markets, typically seeking equity investment of between £5 million and £20 million.

Credit, implemented via Bridgepoint Credit, is our private credit platform that invests across the capital structure and risk-reward spectrum through three complementary strategies:

• Syndicated Debt, which targets investments in high-quality companies across the broadly syndicated loan and high-yield markets;
• Direct Lending, which covers growth capital, acquisitions and refinancings; and
• Credit Opportunities, which provides credit for complex situations and creative solutions.

Our infrastructure strategy is implemented through ECP, one of the largest private infrastructure managers focused on North American, middle-market energy transition opportunities.

ECP’s flagship infrastructure funds focus on making value-add, predominantly control investments across electricity and sustainability infrastructure. These sectors include opportunities within wind, solar, storage, natural gas power generation carbon capture, renewable fuels, energy efficiency, digital, hydrogen, recycling waste management, beneficial re-use and waste-to-energy.

David Walsh Bio:
Mr. Walsh is a Managing Director – Head of Europe Investor Relations at ECP (Bridgepoint), where he leads the firm’s investor relations, marketing, fundraising and public relations activities across Europe. Prior to joining ECP in 2023, Mr. Walsh spent eight years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, in both New York and London, where he was most recently a Managing Director and Global Head of Infrastructure Investor Relations, and previously part of the investment team in the AIMS business (now XIG). Prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr. Walsh spent two years at Investcorp as a Vice President in New York, and nine years at UBS as a Director in both London and New York across roles in its Investment Bank. Mr. Walsh received a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.