FirstPort (Equistone-backed) Acquires Arcturus Corporation Limited and Freemont
November 9, 2021
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.
- Buyers
- FirstPort, Equistone Partners Europe
- Targets
- Arcturus Corporation Limited, Freemont
- Platforms
- FirstPort
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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