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Bridgepoint Weighs $1 Billion Purchase of Energy Capital Partners

  • Deal may help Bridgepoint expand beyond PE, credit investments
  • New Jersey-based ECP counts Dyal Capital as minority investor
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Bridgepoint Group Plc is in talks to acquire Energy Capital Partners, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Bridgepoint is discussing buying ECP for about $1 billion in cash and stock, said one of the people, all of whom asked not to be identified because the information is private. While negotiations are advanced, a transaction hasn’t been finalized so terms may change and talks could still fall apart.