Emeria Acquires Majority Stake in FirstPort from Equistone

Equistone Acquires UK Residential Property Manager FirstPort

July 12, 2019

Real Estate

Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire FirstPort, a leading UK residential property management company, from Epiris and Chamonix Private Equity. Equistone said it will support FirstPort's digital transformation and growth strategy while the incumbent management team, led by CEO Nigel Howell, remains invested in the business.

Equistone-backed FirstPort Acquires Mainstay Group

June 25, 2020

Real Estate

FirstPort, the UK residential property manager backed by Equistone Partners Europe, is combining with property and asset manager Mainstay Group in an add-on acquisition intended to strengthen FirstPort's geographic footprint and service offering. The transaction was announced subject to Financial Conduct Authority approval and was later cleared and completed to form an enlarged residential property management group.

FirstPort (Equistone-backed) Acquires Residential Management Arm of Chamonix Estates

December 3, 2020

Real Estate

FirstPort, backed by private equity firm Equistone, has acquired the residential property management arm of Chamonix Estates. The deal brings roughly 54,000 customers and about 100 employees into the FirstPort group, strengthening its residential property management capability and customer base in the United Kingdom.

FirstPort (Equistone-backed) Acquires Arcturus Corporation Limited and Freemont

November 9, 2021

Real Estate

FirstPort, the Equistone-backed UK residential property services provider, has acquired Arcturus Corporation Limited (the parent of Blenheims and Campions) and Freemont. Freemont’s ~100 employees and its management of 5,400 homes will join the FirstPort group, while Blenheims and Campions will continue to operate under the FirstPort umbrella and benefit from FirstPort’s in-house teams and digital investment. These transactions are add-on acquisitions to FirstPort’s PE-backed platform.

Innova Capital Acquires 51% Stake in EMI Group

June 30, 2023

Industrial Services

Innova Capital acquired a 51% stake in Romanian-Belgian EMI Group on 30 June 2023 via a partial buy-out and a EUR 15 million capital increase, joining founder Jerome France and existing investor Morphosis Capital. The investment will fund a buy-and-build strategy—including add-on acquisitions—to expand EMI's installation and maintenance platform for industrial access solutions across Europe.

EQT IX Acquires idealista from Apax Partners for €1.3 Billion

September 10, 2020

Media & Entertainment

EQT IX (advised by EQT Partners) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in idealista, the leading online real estate classifieds platform in Spain, Italy and Portugal, from funds advised by Apax Partners for €1.3 billion. idealista, headquartered in Madrid, will continue to be led by founder and CEO Jesús Encinar, with management reinvesting; EQT plans to support product and service capability expansion and further market penetration across Southern Europe.