Equistone Partners Europe
Equistone indulges with Charles & Alice
Equistone Partners Europe has invested in French fruit dessert maker Charles & Alice Group, alongside existing investor CM-CIC Capital Finance.
Harris Williams opens Frankfurt office
Mid-market investment bank Harris Williams & Co has opened a second European office in Frankfurt.
Rutland picks up Equistone's AFI-Uplift
Equistone Partners Europe has offloaded AFI-Uplift to Rutland Partners in a deal that combines three companies for a total enterprise value of around ТЃ85m.
Equistone reviews options for Allied Glass
Equistone has hired Rothschild to assess its options for Allied Glass, which could result in a sale later on this year.
LBO France's Médi-Partenaires hopes to raise €385m on high-yield market
Médi-Partenaires, a French chain of clinics backed by LBO France and Equistone, is understood to be aiming to raise €385m on the high-yield bond market.
Equistone's de Blignières to raise €300m vehicle
Equistone senior partner Gonzague de Blignières is looking to raise €300m for Raise Capital, a new evergreen structure designed to provide growth capital to French SMEs.
Equistone completes acquisition of Meilleurtaux.com
Equistone has wholly acquired real estate mortgage adviser Meilleurtaux.com from French banking group BPCE for an estimated €20m.
Alpha Associés invests in ECS Group MBO
Alpha Associés Conseil has taken a stake in the secondary management buyout of French services provider to the air transportation industry European Cargo Services Group (ECS) from Chequers Capital, Equistone Partners and Indigo Capital.
Equistone seals Brétèche Industrie deal
Equistone has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in French food machinery business Groupe Brétèche from Azulis Capital and Unigrains.
Equistone to buy Meilleurtaux
Equistone has entered into exclusive negotiations with French banking group BPCE regarding the sale of real estate mortgage adviser Meilleurtaux.
Investcorp acquires Hydrasun from Equistone
Investcorp has bought Aberdeen-based oil and gas services business Hydrasun Ltd in a secondary buyout from Equistone Partners Europe.
PE houses circle Côte Brasserie
Private equity firms including LDC, Bridgepoint and Equistone are due to bid for UK-based restaurants chain CУДte Brasserie next week, according to media reports.
Five PE houses circle Armacell
Five private equity firms are said to be circling German insulation business Armacell, a portfolio company of Bahrain-backed buyout firm Investcorp.
Equistone IV to sign ninth deal
Equistone Partners, which has recently closed its Equistone IV fund on €1.5bn, is set to acquire French food machinery business Groupe Brétèche, according to a filing made with the French competition authority.
Equistone closes €1.5bn fund
Equistone Partners Europe has closed its first independent fund on тЌ1.5bn, 14 months after its launch in November 2011.
Sun European Partners buys Paragon Print & Packaging
Sun European Partners has acquired a majority stake in British label maker Paragon Print and Packaging from Equistone, LDC and the management team.
The advent of a new fundraising breed
Recent fundraising success shows it’s not about fees, but about distributions, people and integrity. Kimberly Romaine investigates
LBO France buys Alvest off AXA PE and Equistone
LBO France has acquired French industrial group Alvest from AXA Private Equity and Equistone.
ICG backs MBO of ATPI from Equistone
The management team of UK-based travel management business ATPI has bought the company from Equistone with support from ICG.
Equistone buys Sunrise Medical Mobility from Vestar
Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to buy Sunrise Medical Mobility from Vestar Capital Partners.
Software top destination for investment in 2012
A string of major software & computer services buyout deals have made the sector Europe's most invested in since the beginning of 2012, according to unquoteт data.
Graphite backs MBO of Explore Learning
Graphite Capital has backed the management buyout of UK academic tuition provider Explore Learning in a deal reported to value the firm at ТЃ30m.
Equistone out of exclusive talks for Explore Learning
Equistone Partners Europe is no longer in exclusive talks for the buyout of Explore Learning, a UK-based firm offering maths and English tuition to 5-14-year-olds, two sources close to the situation told unquote".
Equistone takes majority stake in Vivonio
Equistone Partners Europe has taken a 67% stake in German furniture maker Vivonio Furniture Group, a newco formed by combining Orlando Management-backed MAJA, Staud and SCIAE.