公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold AFI to Rutland Partners in a transaction that involved the simultaneous acquisition of two smaller businesses at a total deal value of £85m.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold its stake in Aurenis in two stages: the call centre business was sold to a competitor, CCA International and the publishing business was sold back to Aurenis’ founders.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone realised its Fund I investment in Cabot Financial selling the company to Nikko Principal Investments Limited (NPIL) at a value of £275m, generating a 3x return on investment. Equistone reinvested £25m of value in return for a 10% stake alongside the buyer through its Fund II. In April 2011, Equistone sold its minority stake to Anacap.
公式詳細ページ記載: Following a sharp downturn in market activity in late 2008 and unsuccessful negotiations between Equistone and the company's bankers to agree on a restructuring proposal, the company was placed in administration in 2009.
公式詳細ページ記載: In August 2004, Caretech concluded a £28m sale and leaseback, which allowed for full repayment of Equistone’s original investment and a partial share divestment. A year later, Caretech acquired all of Equistone's shareholding, generating a full exit for Equistone and an IRR of 34.8% in just less than three years.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold its stake in DCK Concessions to Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance. The secondary buyout deal was valued at £55m, generating an IRR of 50%.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold Deb Group to Charterhouse Capital Partners for £325m. This represents a money multiple of 5.5 times on the original investment of £32m.
公式詳細ページ記載: Following a sustained period of underperformance during the financial crisis of 2008/9, the business was placed into receivership and subsequently acquired by a turnaround fund.
公式詳細ページ記載: Direct Group was sold to its management in a £40m secondary management buyout led by CEO, Derek Coles, and Commercial Director, Scott Hough. The sale delivered a money multiple of 2.5 times and an IRR of 28%.
公式詳細ページ記載: In 2018, Equistone Fund IV sold the majority of its shareholding in E. Winkemann to private equity firm Cathay Capital. Fund IV retained a minority equity stake in the business alongside Cathay Capital and the management team until December 2024, when it was sold to a strategic buyer.(公式ページの保有期間表記は2012-05〜2018-04。欧州委員会 M.8848(2018-04-06決定)はCathay CapitalとEquistoneによる共同支配取得を確認。2024-12の少数持分売却は本文に従い exit_date=2024-12。買手は欧州委員会M.11710の届出者から推定した表記で、Equistone公式は買手名を記載しない) 売却先は EC 公表の転載記事でのみ確認できたため未記載(一次情報で再確認要)。
公式詳細ページ記載: Femcare-Nikomed was acquired by Utah Medical Products, a NASDAQ listed supplier of speciality medical products, for £25m. This resulted in a return of 2x capital.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold its investment in Global Blue to Silver Lake Partners and Partners Group in a €1bn transaction. The sale of Global Blue will take total capital returned to investors to approximately 60% of Fund III.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold its investment to the management and private investors, enabling the group to continue its external growth strategy and its development in the field of biodegradable products.
公式詳細ページ記載: The existing management team, together with Roger Zannier’s children, completed a secondary management buyout of the business. This transaction gave Equistone the opportunity to exit.
公式詳細ページ記載: Following a competitive process, which received strong interest from a number of potential buyers, Equistone realised its investment via a secondary buyout with a value of €161m backed by 3i. As part of the deal, the directors of Hobbs increased their management share from 20 per cent to 37 per cent. Equistone has achieved a total return of circa five times its original investment over two years.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold Hydrasun to Investcorp. Hydrasun has grown rapidly, more than doubling revenues over the investment period. Coupled with the initiatives described above, this growth has enabled Equistone to deliver a return of over 2.5x money on its Fund III investment.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone Fund III sold its investment in IN tIME Express to Super Group Limited, a publicly traded South African supply chain and fleet management provider.
公式詳細ページ記載: In November 2006, the company (now renamed LSL Property Services plc) achieved a listing on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. The market capitalisation at listing was £211m. Equistone (including funds under management) retained a 29% stake at the time of listing, which was sold down with a full exit being achieved in November 2010. Overall returns on this successful deal exceeded 13x original investment.
公式詳細ページ記載: NCC Group raised over €56m via an institutional placing. The market capitalisation of the group on admission to AIM was over €80m.(公式一覧は「Realised」区分、保有期間終了2005-02。本文はAIM上場に関する記載のみで売却先の記載なし)
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone Fund IV sold its investment in OTTO to ENGIE Group, one of Europe’s leading companies for technical building services, facilities management, industrial refrigeration technology and energy services in January 2019. Otto Life Science Engineering was not part of the transaction, and Equistone Funds continued to hold a majority stake until August 2024, when it was sold to SPIE Group.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold its stake in Phase Eight to an investor consortium in a deal which valued the company at £51.5m. Over the two-year period of its investment, Equistone achieved a 2.4 times money multiple.
公式詳細ページ記載: Following several major commercial successes in the image intensifier tubes activity, which delivered outstanding financial performance, Photonis’ shareholders accepted Axa Private Equity’s offer for a secondary MBO that received the full support of the management team.
公式詳細ページ記載: In 2024, PIA UDG was sold to MSQ Partners, a UK-based communications agency supported by One Private Equity Partners. The following year, Dymatrix was sold to Paragon, a Munich-based private equity firm. In April 2026, PIA Media was sold to Highview, a privately owned German-Austrian media company and marked the exit of Equistone’s Fund IV investment in the group.(公式一覧 Realised 区分。本文に Fund IV の当該投資の exit と明記)
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone realised its investment in Salter Housewares, selling to HoMedics, the US-based personal wellness company, generating an IRR of approximately 70%.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone sold The Mill to Technicolor in a deal valued at £190m and resulting in a money multiple in excess of 2.0x on its Fund III investment.
公式詳細ページ記載: The Original Factory Shop was sold to Duke Street Capital in a £68.5m secondary management buyout. The sale delivered a money multiple of 2.4 times and an IRR of 35%.
公式詳細ページ記載: In October 2016, Equistone sold its Fund II investment in Together to the company’s founder and group CEO, Henry Moser, resulting in exit proceeds (including deferred consideration since received) of £288m plus proceeds received through the life of the investment.
公式詳細ページ記載: Equistone exited its investment in Whitworths through a sale to its JV partner Anatolia, a Turkish producer of dried fruit. The combination creates one of Europe’s largest producers of dried fruit and nuts.