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

Stone Point Capital Agrees to Acquire Majority Interest in Kestra Holdings (Recapitalization)

October 19, 2024

Financial Services

Funds managed by Stone Point Capital have agreed to acquire a majority interest in Kestra Holdings’ parent partnership, replacing Warburg Pincus as the current partner. Oak Hill Capital will remain a minority owner, while the Kestra management team and Bluespring-affiliated principals will retain equity positions.

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.

Equistone Acquires Majority Stake in Gardengate from Crest Capital Partners

October 18, 2021

Manufacturing

Equistone Partners Europe has acquired a majority stake in Gardengate, a Braga-based manufacturer of aluminium gates, doors and other outdoor-home aluminium products, with Crest Capital Partners retaining a minority stake alongside the founder and management team. Equistone plans to support Gardengate's international expansion (Benelux, Germany, UK), broaden its product range, grow its online presence and consolidate Portuguese production to increase capacity and profitability.

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.

Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Heras from CRH plc

July 24, 2019

Building Products

Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire Heras from CRH plc in a carve-out transaction; Heras' management will take a minority stake alongside Equistone. Headquartered in Oirschot, Netherlands, Heras is a leading European manufacturer of mobile and permanent perimeter protection systems with over 1,100 employees and more than €220 million in annual revenue. Equistone plans to grow Heras as a platform for consolidation and organic product and geographic expansion.

Equistone Acquires Majority Stake in RENA Group

February 21, 2019

Manufacturing

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe have acquired a majority interest in the RENA group from funds advised by Capvis AG. RENA, headquartered in Gütenbach, Germany, is a manufacturer of wet-chemical surface treatment machinery with around 800 employees and annual output above €120 million; Equistone will partner with management to support continued growth, R&D and expansion into adjacent markets subject to regulatory clearance.