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Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Majority Stake in Kusters Beheer B.V.

January 27, 2021

Manufacturing

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Kusters Beheer B.V., a Netherlands-based group of six precision manufacturing companies. The founding family and current management will retain a significant minority stake and the partnership will support investments in production capacity, technology and strategic add-on acquisitions to drive growth.

Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Majority Stake in TIMETOACT GROUP

May 7, 2021

IT Services

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe have acquired a majority stake in TIMETOACT GROUP, a Cologne-based IT consultancy and services provider. The TIMETOACT founders Felix Binsack and Hermann Ballé will remain as managing directors and retain a significant stake while Equistone will support the group's buy-&-build growth strategy.

Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Majority Stake in Omnicare

August 14, 2019

Pharmaceuticals

Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Omnicare, a German pharmaceutical wholesaler specializing in distribution of finished medicines to compounding pharmacies for patient-specific oncology treatments. The seller is a consortium of shareholders that will retain a stake; Omnicare’s management, led by Oliver Tamimi, will remain in place and the deal (terms undisclosed) is expected to close in Q4 2019.

Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Acuity Knowledge Partners from Equistone

January 27, 2023

Professional Services

Funds advised by Permira have acquired a majority stake in Acuity Knowledge Partners from Equistone Partners Europe; Equistone will reinvest as a minority shareholder and Acuity's management remains significantly invested. Headquartered in London, Acuity is a provider of research, analytics and business intelligence to financial services firms worldwide; Permira plans to support further investment in teams, services and technology to drive growth and geographic expansion. The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and was expected to close in Q2 2023; financial terms were not disclosed.

Equistone Partners Europe makes minority investment in QuestGates

August 5, 2024

Professional Services

Equistone Partners Europe has made a significant minority growth investment in QuestGates, the UK’s largest independent provider of complex loss adjusting and claims solutions. QuestGates, headquartered in Birmingham with c.500 employees and £41m revenue in FY2023/24, will continue to be led by CEO Chris Hall and remain majority-owned by its management team and employees; the capital will support organic growth, capability development and further acquisitive expansion.

European Imaging Group Acquires Majority Stake in Cyfrowe.pl

March 16, 2022

Retail

European Imaging Group (an AURELIUS portfolio company) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Cyfrowe.pl, the leading Polish omni-channel retailer of high-end photo and video equipment. The deal positions EIG to expand its pan‑European specialist retail platform into Poland and Eastern Europe while keeping Cyfrowe's founder Jaroslaw Banacki in a shareholder and management role.