Equistone Acquires Majority Stake in BUKO Infrasupport and BUKO Waakt

Equistone-backed BUKO Acquires Keltic Traffic Management

July 21, 2025

Transportation

BUKO Group, backed by funds advised by Equistone, has acquired Keltic Traffic Management Limited, a London-based specialist in temporary traffic management. The deal strengthens BUKO's presence in the Greater London area as part of its broader UK and European expansion strategy.

BUKO Group (Equistone-backed) Acquires Road Rental Scandinavia AB

March 12, 2025

Transportation

BUKO Group, a Netherlands-headquartered temporary traffic management provider backed by funds advised by Equistone, has acquired Sweden-based Road Rental Scandinavia AB. The acquisition gives BUKO immediate entry into the Swedish market and strengthens its ambition to become the leading temporary traffic management provider across Europe.

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.

BUKO Traffic & Safety Acquires Road Traffic Solutions Limited

March 5, 2024

Transportation

BUKO Traffic & Safety, a Netherlands-based traffic and safety management group backed by funds advised by Equistone, has acquired a majority stake in UK-based Road Traffic Solutions Limited (RTS). The deal — sold by RTS Chairman and shareholder Ben Dexter — marks BUKO's first expansion outside the Netherlands and provides a foothold in the UK as part of a buy-and-build strategy; financial terms were not disclosed.

IK Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Kooi

December 4, 2023

Professional Services

IK Partners' IK X Fund has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kooi European Mobile Security Solutions B.V., a pan-European provider of temporary camera surveillance (TVS) and rising early-detection (RED) solutions. The seller is Bencis Capital Partners together with founder Pieter Kooi and the management team, who will reinvest; Kooi — headquartered in Drachten, the Netherlands — has more than 200 employees and serves customers across 23 countries.

Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Majority Stake in TIMETOACT GROUP

May 7, 2021

IT Services

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe have acquired a majority stake in TIMETOACT GROUP, a Cologne-based IT consultancy and services provider. The TIMETOACT founders Felix Binsack and Hermann Ballé will remain as managing directors and retain a significant stake while Equistone will support the group's buy-&-build growth strategy.