Lone Star Funds
Hamilton, Texas, United Kingdom
Lone Star is a leading investment firm with its principal office in London, advising funds that invest globally in private equity, credit and real estate. Highly disciplined and value-driven, it seeks opportunities in situations that are in flux or complicated by specific structural or financial factors.
- Focus Areas
- Private equity, Credit, Real estate investments
- Website
- lonestarfunds.com
Selective recent acquisition history
Updated September 2026
Industrial platforms and carve-outs
Lone Star's selected announcements cover industrial equipment, materials and pharmaceutical supply businesses. The purchasing entities are fund affiliates.
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ContiTech
A Lone Star Fund XIII affiliate agreed to acquire Continental's ContiTech materials business for €4 billion, with possible additional performance payments.
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DOMO Engineered Materials
A Lone Star Fund XII affiliate signed agreements for DOMO Engineered Materials, with a planned combination alongside the acquired RadiciGroup businesses.
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RadiciGroup polymer and specialty chemical businesses
A Lone Star Fund XII affiliate completed its purchase of RadiciGroup’s High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals businesses.
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Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients
A Lone Star Fund XII affiliate agreed to acquire Lonza's capsules and health ingredients division, with Lonza retaining 40%.
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Hillenbrand
A Lone Star affiliate completed its purchase of processing equipment supplier Hillenbrand at approximately $3.8 billion enterprise value.
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Selected public announcements through September 19, 2026. Dates and deal status follow each source. This is not a complete acquisition list or confirmation that every announced agreement closed.
Frequently asked questions
What recent acquisitions has Lone Star Funds made?
A Lone Star Fund XIII affiliate agreed to acquire Continental's ContiTech materials business for €4 billion, with possible additional performance payments. A Lone Star Fund XII affiliate signed agreements for DOMO Engineered Materials, with a planned combination alongside the acquired RadiciGroup businesses. A Lone Star Fund XII affiliate completed its purchase of RadiciGroup’s High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals businesses. See the dated sources above for each record.
What acquisition themes appear in Lone Star Funds’s history?
Lone Star's selected announcements cover industrial equipment, materials and pharmaceutical supply businesses. The purchasing entities are fund affiliates. These are patterns in the selected records, not a confirmed current acquisition mandate.
Is Lone Star buying all of Lonza?
No. The announcement concerns Lonza's Capsules & Health Ingredients division. Lonza would retain a 40% equity interest in that business under the stated agreement.
Which Lone Star fund is named in the ContiTech agreement?
The announcement names an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XIII. Other selected records name Fund XII or another affiliate, so the page does not treat all purchases as one fund's activity.
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