Equistone Partners Europe
Equistone buys Polo from Paragon
Company went bankrupt in 2011 and was rescued by Paragon et al.
Equistone re-invests in Compin
Fresh funding to finance bolt-on acquisition of Fainsa
Equistone backs Unlimited Footwear Group
Business to develop third-party partnerships and pursue international expansion
Equistone sells A-Plan to HgCapital
HgCapital reportedly fended off other GPs to buy the asset
Equistone’s Européenne des Desserts picks up Handmade Cake
The deal is part of Européenne des Desserts' growth strategy
Equistone buys Travel Counsellors
GP invested via its £1.5bn Fund IV
Equistone’s PIA bolts on SoQuero
Equistone bought PIA in March this year
Continental drift: The mid-market squeeze
In the second instalment of our European buyout pulse checker, unquote" explores the squeezed mid-market
Continental drift: A look back at 2014's buyout activity so far
Now more than half way through 2014, unquote" checks the pulse of European buyouts
Equistone’s Performance Interactive Alliance bolts on Dymatrix
PIA plans to make further acquisitions
Ardian picks up Equistone’s stake in Spie Batignolles
Equistone first backed the company in 2003
Equistone reaps 2.9x on sale of PD&MS to Inflexion
GP invested a total of £20m over four-year holding period
Equistone backs $100m Concept formation
Investment made from GP's €1.5bn Fund IV
Graphite sells Education Personnel back to management
Deal marks asset's fourth management buyout
Bridgepoint acquires LBO France’s Médi-Partenaires
Bridgepoint has supported its portfolio company Médipôle Sud Santé with the acquisition of Médi-Partenaires, a French private hospital group, from LBO France and Equistone.
Deal in focus: Kurt Geiger steps back into PE ownership
Deal in focus: Kurt Geiger
Equistone buys Finaxy from French family office
Company plans to break into French insurance brokers' top 10
Equistone backs Performance Interactive Alliance
Deal merges four digital marketing businesses
Afinum clocks out of Caseking
German mid-market player Afinum has divested its investment in Caseking, including its UK arm Overclockers, to Equistone Partners Europe.
ICG picks up Equistone’s APEM
Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority stake in APEM Group to minority shareholder Intermediate Capital Group (ICG).
Fundraises to flotations: a promising year for the UK
The UK market witnessed swathes of fund closes and a surprising number of IPOs last year. But will this positive trend continue in 2014? Alice Murray reports
HgCapital becomes fifth PE backer of Zenith
HgCapital has acquired car rental company Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group from Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity (MSPE).
Equistone and LDC back MDNX deal
Hosting provider MDNX has acquired Easynet with backing from Equistone Partners Europe and LDC, providing an exit for Kelso Place Asset Management.
French mid-cap dealflow stages comeback
French mid-market