Bridgepoint partners with NMi Group

Bridgepoint, a leading private asset growth investor, partners with NMi, a pan-European provider of independent Advisory, Testing, Inspection, Certification, and Calibration (“ATICC”) services. The transaction sees Bridgepoint Development Capital V – a lower middle-market fund focused on supporting fast-growing businesses across Europe – become the majority shareholder in NMi, with the exit of existing partner Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. NMi’s management team will reinvest alongside Bridgepoint, ushering in the next chapter of growth for the business. 

Founded in 1873 in the Netherlands, NMi has established itself as a leading authority in the field of metrology and calibration. The institute provides independent advisory, testing, inspection, certification, and calibration services to a diverse client base across the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. With approximately 300 employees operating from nine locations, NMi serves more than 7,000 customers active in energy and utilities, technology, manufacturing, defence, transport, and life sciences.

The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary regulatory approvals and the advice of the works council.

Houthoff advised Bridgepoint on the acquisition. The team included Richard Witvliet, Jeanne Beck, Jasper van der Kooij, Rosalie van Haaster, Sophie de Kock van Leeuwen, Jessica Terpstra, Nadia Nartey-Wemegah, Tom Harms, Jeroen van Mourik, Wieger Kop, Diede van der Voort, Elise Heikens, Gerrit Oosterhuis, Felix Geerebaert, Jasmijn Harms, Ilse Bom, Romy Groot Baltink, Anouk Boutens, Myrthe Prinsze, Bloem van 't Hoff, Fleur Tuinzing, Greetje van Heezik and Felix Kelder.