Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Franke Water Systems (KWC & WSC) from Franke Group

DELABIE Group Acquires KWC Professional from Equistone Partners Europe

June 11, 2025

Building Products

France-headquartered DELABIE Group has agreed to acquire KWC Professional from Equistone Partners Europe, creating a leading pan‑European industrial group in tapware and sanitary equipment for public and commercial buildings. KWC Professional is headquartered in Unterkulm, Switzerland, operates across multiple European markets and the Middle East, and employs around 400 people; the transaction completes Equistone's full realisation of its investment in KWC Group and is subject to customary closing conditions.

Paini S.p.A. Acquires KWC Home Division from KWC Group (Equistone-backed)

May 15, 2024

Plumbing

Italian sanitary specialist Paini S.p.A. has acquired the KWC Home division from Switzerland-headquartered KWC Group, a portfolio company of funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe. The deal is a divestiture (terms undisclosed) that will integrate KWC Home into Paini’s sanitary product offering while allowing Equistone to focus on developing KWC Group’s Professional division.

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.

The Wasserstrom Company Acquires Breckenridge Kitchen Equipment & Design

January 29, 2026

Food & Beverage

The Wasserstrom Company has acquired Breckenridge Kitchen Equipment & Design, a foodservice equipment and kitchen-design firm headquartered in Huron, Ohio. The acquisition expands Wasserstrom's equipment project management and kitchen-design capabilities and extends its reach into Breckenridge's hospitality, healthcare, education and restaurant customer base.

Triton Acquires SCHOCK GmbH from IK Investment Partners

February 18, 2021

Building Products

Triton Fund V, advised by Triton, has signed and completed an agreement to acquire SCHOCK GmbH, the German inventor and leading producer of quartz composite kitchen sinks, from IK Investment Partners (IK VIII Fund). Financial terms were not disclosed; Triton said it will support SCHOCK's international growth, product development and sustainability initiatives under the management team led by CEO Ralf Boberg.

Homewerks Worldwide Acquires Shower and Specialty Plumbing Business from Waxman Consumer Products Group

March 31, 2022

Consumer Products

Homewerks Worldwide, LLC has acquired the Shower and Specialty Plumbing business from Waxman Consumer Products Group, adding showerheads, faucets, valves and packaged plumbing repair lines along with associated IP and transitioning employees. The deal expands Homewerks' product portfolio and builds on its growth strategy following a 2021 growth investment from H.I.G. Capital.