TowerBrook Capital Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in Bruneau from Equistone
July 28, 2021
TowerBrook Capital Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Bruneau from Equistone Partners Europe, subject to regulatory approval and employee consultations. Bruneau is a leading European online distributor of office furniture and supplies (active in six countries with ~930 employees), and TowerBrook intends to support the group's organic growth, product offering expansion and digital customer acquisition.
- Buyers
- TowerBrook Capital Partners
- Targets
- Bruneau
- Sellers
- Equistone Partners Europe
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- Essonne, France
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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