Bridgepoint, one of the world’s leading mid-market investors, today announced that it will partner with Exile Group (“Exile”), the leading provider of proprietary data and intelligence, alongside specialist events, to the trade, project and development finance markets.
The transaction sees Bridgepoint Growth become a significant minority shareholder in Exile. Exile’s founders and management team will retain majority ownership and continue to lead the business.
Founded in 2013, Exile has built a highly differentiated platform, centred on a proprietary, subscription-based data and intelligence offering that provides information to support deal origination and execution across trade, project and development finance. The company serves senior decision-makers across banks, export credit agencies, development finance institutions, law firms and borrowers, and is recognised as the premier, trusted provider of business-critical intelligence in its niche.
Exile’s proprietary, AI-powered technology enables the systematic collection and analysis of complex deal data from a unique set of industry sources, forming the basis of its subscription-based platform. This highly reputed model generates a scalable and repeatable revenue base, powering Exile’s strong organic growth to date and providing a foundation for further international expansion and selective M&A. In addition, Exile’s seven established international events across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia reinforce this intelligence-led ecosystem, offering opportunities to enhance customer engagement and market insight.
Bridgepoint’s investment will provide growth capital and mark a step change in Exile’s development, including the acceleration of investment in its data, intelligence and technology platform and the pursuit of disciplined M&A to realise the company’s global ambitions. The partnership will leverage Bridgepoint’s sector expertise in scaling high-growth events and information services businesses across Europe, including Helio Intelligence (formerly DeHavilland) and PEI Media, as well as its experience supporting platform-led businesses through periods of sustained, long-term growth.
A spokesperson for Exile Group said: “Exile has grown by staying close to its customers and building products that genuinely support deal origination and execution across trade, project and development finance. The sectors we serve continue to innovate and gain global importance, and our aim since day one has been to act as a true partner to our customers. Working with Bridgepoint gives us the opportunity to take the business to the next level, drawing on their sector expertise and global network as we deepen our coverage, expand internationally and continue to serve our community – while staying true to what makes Exile distinctive.”
Duncan Calam, Partner and Head of Bridgepoint Growth, said: “Exile has built a highly attractive position in markets that benefit from long-term structural growth, with a stellar reputation for delivering trusted intelligence. Its proprietary technology platform is differentiated and defensible, with clear opportunities to broaden coverage, expand internationally and deliver long-term value to its specialised, global customer base. We are pleased to be partnering with the Exile team, supporting their vision with growth capital through this next phase of development.”
The transaction completed in January 2026. Financial details were not disclosed.
Bridgepoint was advised by Cavendish Corporate Finance (corporate finance), Marriot Harrison (legal), Plural Strategy (commercial), A&M (financial), EY (tax), Sandler (sales), Integrity Partners (Tech & AI), S-RM (cyber), and Achilles (ESG).
Exile Group was advised by Collingwood (corporate finance), Simons Muirhead Burton (“SMB”) (legal), and Kingswood (accountancy).