FirstPort (Equistone-backed) Acquires Residential Management Arm of Chamonix Estates

Equistone Acquires UK Residential Property Manager FirstPort

July 12, 2019

Real Estate

Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire FirstPort, a leading UK residential property management company, from Epiris and Chamonix Private Equity. Equistone said it will support FirstPort's digital transformation and growth strategy while the incumbent management team, led by CEO Nigel Howell, remains invested in the business.

Equistone-backed FirstPort Acquires Mainstay Group

June 25, 2020

Real Estate

FirstPort, the UK residential property manager backed by Equistone Partners Europe, is combining with property and asset manager Mainstay Group in an add-on acquisition intended to strengthen FirstPort's geographic footprint and service offering. The transaction was announced subject to Financial Conduct Authority approval and was later cleared and completed to form an enlarged residential property management group.

FirstPort (Equistone-backed) Acquires Arcturus Corporation Limited and Freemont

November 9, 2021

Real Estate

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.

Emeria Acquires Majority Stake in FirstPort from Equistone

March 29, 2022

Real Estate

Emeria, the European residential real estate services group, is acquiring FirstPort, the UK’s leading residential property services business, from majority shareholder Equistone Partners Europe. FirstPort will operate as a subsidiary of Emeria with its management team reinvesting; the deal supports Emeria’s UK market entry and broader European consolidation and remains subject to FCA approval with terms undisclosed.

LP First Capital Acquires Northpoint Asset Management

January 29, 2024

Real Estate

LP First Capital, with financing partners Genesis Park and Samson Capital Group, has acquired Northpoint Asset Management, a top-10 national single-family rental property manager. Northpoint, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, manages over 8,100 homes across more than 22 states and will serve as LP First Capital's platform for growth and add-on acquisitions in the fragmented property management sector.

Equistone Partners Europe Acquires Majority Stake in GSCM Group from Orfite

July 19, 2021

Construction

Equistone Partners Europe has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire the majority stake in GSCM Group (Groupe Solfab Constructions Modulaires) from Orfite. Equistone will hold the majority alongside GSCM management and existing investor BNP Paribas Développement (both of whom are reinvesting) to support the Group's buy-and-build growth strategy across temporary and permanent modular construction segments.