Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised NMi Group (NMi), a Bridgepoint Group (Bridgepoint) portfolio company, on the acquisition of Phoenix Testlab GmbH (Phoenix Testlab), a leading German testing and certification body specialising in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), environmental, radio, battery and product safety compliance.
This transaction enhances NMi’s technical capabilities and supports its long-term vision of creating a pan-European, agile platform for Advisory, Testing, Inspection, Certification and Calibration (ATICC), with the ambition to integrate a diverse range of specialised capabilities to address various market access and in-life device assurance needs, while ensuring strict independence between services when required.
Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approval and conditions.
With over 30 years of experience and a state-of-the-art facility in Blomberg, Germany, Phoenix Testlab brings an established client base across industries, including global automotive OEMs and electronics manufacturers.
Founded in 1873, NMi ensures the systems, devices, and services that shape everyday life such as electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, smart metres, medical devices, mobile and payment technologies, industrial control systems and safety-critical instrumentation are accurate, fully compliant and future-ready.
Bridgepoint is one of the world’s leading listed private asset growth investors, specialising in private equity, infrastructure and private credit. Bridgepoint Development Capital V is its lower mid-market fund, focused on supporting high-growth businesses across Europe.
White & Case also advised Bridgepoint on the acquisition of NMi in September 2025.
The White & Case team which advised on the transaction was led by partners Jan Ole Eichstädt and Stefan Koch (both Frankfurt) and Helen Croke (London) and included partners Tim Bracksiek and Sebastian Stütze (both Frankfurt), and Thilo Wienke (Düsseldorf), local partner Mathias Bogusch (Frankfurt), counsels Katrin Helle and Andreas van den Eikel (both Berlin), associates Kai Neumann, Justus Redeker, Moritz Dubberke, Marc Hering, Valentina Scheler, Jan Diether, Jonas Huber (all Frankfurt) and Johannes Wiehe (Düsseldorf) and William Allen (London).
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