Investments
17Portfolio Exits
54Funds
43Partners & Customers
5Service Providers
3About BC Partners
BC Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in buy-outs, principally investing in larger businesses through its established network of offices in London, Paris, Hamburg, and New York. BC Partners invests in the education, media and telecom, industrial, business, and healthcare sectors. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in London, U.K.
Want to inform investors similar to BC Partners about your company?
Submit your Analyst Briefing to get in front of investors, customers, and partners on CB Insights’ platform.
Latest BC Partners News
Feb 1, 2023
By Feb 1, 2023 Italian budget fashion retailer OVS has abandoned its plans to buy department store chain Coin , which currently operates 37 branches, and from which OVS had been spun off prior to its stock market listing in 2015. The merger between the two Veneto-based companies fell through after over six months of negotiations, at the end of which OVS, led by Stefano Beraldo and still committed to reducing debt, decided the investment was too onerous. It was surely a different proposition to the mere €4 million disbursement which enabled OVS to buy Stefanel ’s stores and design archives two years ago. Ovs “The two parties have decided to end negotiations,” said OVS in the comments to its preliminary report for fiscal 2022. The year ended with net sales worth €1.5 billion, up by 11% also thanks to a positive performance in the Christmas period and, more significantly, in the winter end-of-season sales. OVS expects to grow further in 2023. The budget chain has recognised the commercial value of the Coin brand and stores but, while still keen to assess external growth opportunities, it decided to continue to deleverage, convinced that, in the current market context and given its share price performance, this policy is in the best interests of OVS shareholders. Coin sold OVS under pressure from a previous financial partner, the BC Partners investment fund. The department store group was then taken over by its senior management and a pool of Veneto investors and, like OVS, will continue to operate independently. OVS's revenue was worth in excess of €1.5 billion in 2022 thanks to a net revenue of €420 million in Q4, up 11%. The chain’s profit margin also improved, with EBITDA growing by over 10%. This was instrumental in generating an annual free cash flow in excess of €60 million, and a leverage below 1.00x as of January 31 2023. Also on the positive side, the inflationary pressure on costs experienced in 2022 seems to be weakening, with a decrease expected in the second part of 2023, so that further growth is forecast for the current year. Copyright © 2023 ANSA. All rights reserved. Tags :
BC Partners Investments
17 Investments
BC Partners has made 17 investments. Their latest investment was in GreenPark Infrastructure as part of their Private Equity on June 6, 2022.
BC Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/27/2022 | Private Equity | GreenPark Infrastructure | Yes | 2 | ||
6/27/2022 | Private Equity | GreenPark Infrastructure | Yes | 1 | ||
7/13/2021 | Private Equity | Valtech | Yes | 5 | ||
5/10/2021 | Private Equity | |||||
5/10/2021 | Private Equity |
Date | 6/27/2022 | 6/27/2022 | 7/13/2021 | 5/10/2021 | 5/10/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity |
Company | GreenPark Infrastructure | GreenPark Infrastructure | Valtech | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 5 |
BC Partners Portfolio Exits
54 Portfolio Exits
BC Partners has 54 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Pronovias on December 20, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/20/2022 | Shareholder Liquidity | 2 | |||
9/12/2022 | Acquired | 7 | |||
12/12/2021 | Acquired | 4 | |||
Date | 12/20/2022 | 9/12/2022 | 12/12/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Shareholder Liquidity | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 7 | 4 |
BC Partners Acquisitions
122 Acquisitions
BC Partners acquired 122 companies. Their latest acquisition was Madison Logic on December 29, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/29/2022 | $1M | Acq - Fin - II | 20 | |||
7/26/2022 | Acq - Fin - II | 3 | ||||
6/23/2022 | Private Equity | Acq - Fin | 3 | |||
11/3/2021 | ||||||
10/12/2021 | Growth Equity |
Date | 12/29/2022 | 7/26/2022 | 6/23/2022 | 11/3/2021 | 10/12/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Private Equity | Growth Equity | |||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $1M | ||||
Note | Acq - Fin - II | Acq - Fin - II | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 20 | 3 | 3 |
BC Partners Fund History
43 Fund Histories
BC Partners has 43 funds, including BC European Partners XI.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/8/2022 | BC European Partners XI | $7,878M | 1 | ||
1/18/2022 | BC Partners European Real Estate I | $1,018.82M | 7 | ||
12/15/2021 | BCP Special Opportunities Fund II | $1,200M | 7 | ||
6/10/2021 | Single Asset Acquisition Fund | ||||
1/6/2021 | BCP Special Opportunities Offshore Feeder II |
Closing Date | 2/8/2022 | 1/18/2022 | 12/15/2021 | 6/10/2021 | 1/6/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | BC European Partners XI | BC Partners European Real Estate I | BCP Special Opportunities Fund II | Single Asset Acquisition Fund | BCP Special Opportunities Offshore Feeder II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $7,878M | $1,018.82M | $1,200M | ||
Sources | 1 | 7 | 7 |
BC Partners Partners & Customers
5 Partners and customers
BC Partners has 5 strategic partners and customers. BC Partners recently partnered with Bain Capital on July 7, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/26/2022 | Partner | United States | Bain Capital Private Equity and BC Partners enter into joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni This new partnership , a combination of reinvestment by Bain Capital Private Equity and investment from BC Partners , which results in a change of control of Fedrigoni to joint control between Bain Capital Private Equity and BC Partners , will support Fedrigoni 's management team as they look to build on their successful track-record of M&A . | 1 | |
4/4/2019 | Partner | ||||
11/4/2016 | Partner | ||||
4/11/2016 | Partner | ||||
5/14/2014 | Vendor |
Date | 7/26/2022 | 4/4/2019 | 11/4/2016 | 4/11/2016 | 5/14/2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Vendor |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | ||||
News Snippet | Bain Capital Private Equity and BC Partners enter into joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni This new partnership , a combination of reinvestment by Bain Capital Private Equity and investment from BC Partners , which results in a change of control of Fedrigoni to joint control between Bain Capital Private Equity and BC Partners , will support Fedrigoni 's management team as they look to build on their successful track-record of M&A . | ||||
Sources | 1 |
BC Partners Service Providers
4 Service Providers
BC Partners has 4 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Acq - Fin - II | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Service Provider | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Acq - Fin - II | ||
Provider Type | Investment Bank | ||
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
BC Partners Team
39 Team Members
BC Partners has 39 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, Alexander Borg.
Discover the right solution for your team
The CB Insights tech market intelligence platform analyzes millions of data points on vendors, products, partnerships, and patents to help your team find their next technology solution.