Bridgepoint announces strategic investment in DataExpert

Transaction summary

AMSTERDAM, 4 April 2023 – On Tuesday 4 April 2023, Bridgepoint announced the strategic investment in DataExpert, a leading provider of products and services to combat cybercrime and fraud and deliver forensic and incident response services to both governmental and private sector clients.

As part of the transaction, INTERSTELLAR, a collection of managed service providers and IT specialists owned by Quadrum Capital, will sell its stake in DataExpert to Bridgepoint. Founded in 1990, DataExpert joins forces with its customers to reduce and solve cybercrime and fraud by providing a tailored package of software, hardware, training, consultancy, and support. Headquartered near Utrecht in the Netherlands, DataExpert operates in more than 20 countries across Europe.

The leader in cybersecurity services has achieved strong growth in recent years across its three key divisions: forensics, analytics and cybersecurity. From its core Benelux market, the trusted cyber-crime adviser has successfully expanded into the Nordic countries.

Financial details of the transaction are not disclosed.

Press release: Bridgepoint

Emendo Capital acted as financial adviser to Bridgepoint.

About DataExpert

DataExpert is a managed service provider of cybersecurity technology solutions focused on helping customers to fight cyber-crime and fraud. It specialises in supplying and supporting complex post-incident forensics and analytic tools. DataExpert works together closely with supra-national intelligence and law enforcement bodies, central and local public sector organisations including police forces and corporate customers to improve safety and security, and support them with expertise, innovative software, training and services.

For additional information on DataExpert, visit https://www.dataexpert.eu/

About Bridgepoint Development Capital

Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) is a dedicated team and fund focusing on buyouts and growth capital investments in businesses in the lower middle-market across Europe. Its focus is on market-leading businesses, benefitting from structural growth and operating in one of the following sectors: Advanced Industrials, Business and Financial Services, Consumer and Healthcare, all underpinned by Technology which drives so much of their growth and value creation.

BDC has a strong track record of adding value to its portfolio companies by leveraging Bridgepoint’s local resource and expertise across Europe, the US and China. Bridgepoint’s scale, access and insight gives the resources and network to be materially incremental to portfolio companies value creation plans.

For additional information on Bridgepoint, visit https://www.bridgepoint.eu/private-equity