Bridgepoint to acquire GBA Group
The Hamburg laboratory testing platform serves more than 60,000 customers across environmental, food, pharmaceutical and chemical markets.
Takeaways
- GBA Group is a bio-analytical laboratory testing services for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, construction materials, and environmental industries.
- Bridgepoint and GBA Group are classified as a platform transaction.
- The target serves food & beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, construction materials, environmental across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland.
Bridgepoint agreed to acquire a majority stake in GBA Group from Ardian, with GBA's management team remaining invested.
Hamburg-based GBA provides specialist laboratory testing to more than 60,000 customers across environmental, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, medical-device and cosmetics markets.
The company employs more than 3,500 people and operates about 100 locations across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
Bridgepoint said it will support international expansion, investment in new capabilities and selective acquisitions.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals; financial terms were not disclosed.
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