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Bridgepoint to acquire beauty brand Roc Skincare

Roc Skincare, an anti-aging beauty brand best known for its retinol products, has been bought by Bridgepoint, a UK listed investment company. According to Reuters the value of the acquisition was 500 million dollars, although details of the sale were not disclosed. The business was sold by Gryphon Investors, a California-based private equity...

Design

Fat Face to enter US market

Fashion and lifestyle retailer Fat Face, which is owned by private equity group Bridgepoint, is poised to expand into the US within the next two years, following “very strong” results. The fashion chain, unveiled its plans to open its first stores in the US as well as launch a dedicated website for American customers within two years, as it...

Fashion

Why keep the Faith?

Jonathan Faith, owner of the women's footwear chain that bears his name, has landed a £45m windfall after agreeing to sell the business to the private-equity firm Bridgepoint. The £64m takeover will give Bridgepoint an estimated 70 per cent stake in the business. Faith, son of the chain's founder, will leave the company after the transaction and...