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M.11179 – BRIDGEPOINT / WINDAR

SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

On 30 August 2023, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to which a fund in the Bridgepoint Group will acquire sole control over Windar. Windar is currently owned by Grupo Daniel Alonso, S.L. and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A.

Bridgepoint is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and is active in private asset growth investing across private equity and private debt, focusing on middle market businesses across four verticals: (i) Advanced Industrials, (ii) Business & Financial Services, (iii) Consumer and (iv) Healthcare, with Technology as a horizontal. Additional information about Bridgepoint is available at https://www.bridgepoint.eu/.

Windar is headquartered in Spain and manufactures wind towers and offshore foundations for wind turbines. It was founded in 2007, and has ten production facilities in operation globally. More information can be found about Windar at https://windar-renovables.com/en/our-history/.

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