Bridgepoint Development Capital-backed Matrix to acquire Security Watchdog from Capita for £14m.

Bridgepoint Development Capital-backed Matrix, a software company in Knowlhill, England, agreed to acquire Security Watchdog, the pre-and post-employment screening solutions provider, from Capita, a provider of business process services, for £14m. "We are pleased to have agreed the sale of our Security Watchdog business to Matrix following a competitive sale process. This was one of a number of Capita businesses which were successful but did not form part of our core growth strategy, and which will benefit from opportunities under new owners," Jon Lewis, Capita CEO.