Headquartered in Leeds, with full-service operations in both Solihull and Wokingham, Zenith has over 500 employees and provides end-to-end automotive solutions focused on contract hire, salary sacrifice, fleet management and short-term hire services to customers across the UK. The company operates a fleet of c.85,000 vehicles and focuses on serving blue-chip customers, principally as sole supplier. Zenith was recently ranked 7th in the FN50’s list of the UK’s top 50 contract hire companies.

In January 2017, Hg announced that it has agreed the sale of Zenith, the largest independent vehicle leasing business in the UK, to Bridgepoint in a transaction totalling £750 million. The sale of Zenith saw a 2.9x investment multiple and a 46% gross IRR.