Compass Group Acquires CH&CO from Equistone

Equistone Partners Europe Acquires CH&CO Group from MML Capital Partners

April 18, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

Equistone Partners Europe has invested in CH&CO, a leading UK contract catering and hospitality group headquartered in Reading. The transaction is an acquisition from MML Capital Partners (which realized a reported 3x return); CH&CO's CEO Bill Toner and management retain a material shareholding and Equistone will support further add-on acquisitions and growth.

CH&CO (Equistone-backed) Acquires Mitie Catering (Gather & Gather & Creativevents)

August 19, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

CH&CO, a portfolio company backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has acquired Mitie Catering — comprising Gather & Gather and Creativevents — from Mitie. The bolt-on deal adds c.£137m of turnover, 330 sites across the UK and Ireland and approximately 3,600 team members to CH&CO, and includes a strategic partnership to continue serving Mitie's IFM clients.

CH&CO Acquires Blue Apple and Pabulum (Equistone-backed)

August 22, 2023

Restaurants & Hospitality

Equistone-backed CH&CO has completed two bolt-on acquisitions, buying workplace caterer Blue Apple and education caterer Pabulum to expand its workplace and education portfolios in the UK. Financial terms were not disclosed; Blue Apple serves 58 locations with turnover of £14m and nearly 300 employees, while Pabulum (based in Fleet, Hampshire) operates in over 100 schools with turnover of £28.5m and over 800 employees.

Compass Acquires @properties from Quad-C Management

January 14, 2025

Real Estate

Compass, Inc. has purchased Chicago-based real estate services firm @properties from Quad-C Management. The acquisition brings @properties' brokerage network, title and mortgage businesses, Christie's International Real Estate affiliation and proprietary technology platform into Compass's national residential brokerage platform.

Restaurant365 Acquires Compeat

June 16, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Restaurant365 has acquired Compeat, a provider of restaurant back-office, workforce and business intelligence software, combining the two companies to serve over 28,000 restaurants. As part of the transaction, Serent Capital is joining as a shareholder in the combined company alongside existing investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, ICONIQ and Tiger Global Management.

Chartwells Higher Education Acquires Fresh Ideas Food Management

July 18, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Chartwells Higher Education, a division of Compass Group, has acquired Fresh Ideas, a Columbia, Missouri–based foodservice management company. The deal expands Chartwells' regional footprint in campus dining while allowing Fresh Ideas to continue operating under its existing brand and leadership with access to Chartwells' broader tools and resources.