M&A Deal Summary

Equistone Partners Europe Limited Acquires Gardengate

On October 18, 2021, private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe Limited acquired building materials company Gardengate from Crest Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Equistone Partners Europe Limited’s 7th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Equistone Partners Europe Limited’s 1st transaction in Portugal.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-10-18
Target Gardengate
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Equistone Partners Europe Limited
Sellers(s) Crest Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Gardengate

Braga, Portugal
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Gardengate is a manufacturer of aluminum gates and doors. Gardengate has established a strong position within an attractive market and achieved robust and consistent year-on-year growth. Gardengate was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Braga, Portugal.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Equistone Partners Europe Limited

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone Partners Europe Ltd is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies with valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, and recapitalizations. Equistone Partners Europe Ltd. (formerly Barclays Private Equity Ltd) was formed in 1997 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 245 of 253
Sector (Building Materials) 7 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 80 of 84
Country (Portugal) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-28 Bruneau

Villebon-sur-Yvette, France

Bruneau is an online distributor of office furniture and supplies in Europe. The Group offers a wide range of products for all professionals, with over 25,000 office items available for delivery within 24 hours and over 100,000 items in total. In recent years, Bruneau has dynamically extended and consolidated its European reach. Now actively present in six countries (France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain). Bruneau was founded in 1955 and is based in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-25 adm

London, United Kingdom

adm is an independent global marketing services business, that provides solutions that simplify the ability of global brands to sustainably activate and engage with their target audiences across multiple marketing channels. adm was founded in 1992 and is based in London, England.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Crest Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2017
PE ASSETS 100M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crest Capital Partners is a generalist private equity firm focused on opportunities throughout Portugal. Crest targets companies with sustainable business models, committed management teams, and EBITDA of at least €2 million. The Firm looks to work with portfolio companies to develop new products, as well as pursue sector consolidation and international opportunities. Crest Capital Partners was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in Lisbon.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (Portugal) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-01 Banhoazis

Vila Verde, Portugal

Banhoazis is a manufacture of furniture and bath accessories. Banhoazis products in standard and customizable models, with quality, design and functionality, always looking to create new concepts. Banhoazis was founded in 1996 and based in Vila Verde, Portugal.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-01 Ecocompositos

Faro, Portugal

Ecocompositos is a distribution of pool equipment (e.g. water heating systems) and consumables (e.g. water treatment chemicals) with the wholesale of garden maintenance products. The company also operates a non core business which focuses on the trading of composites used by several industries. Ecocompositos was founded in 1985 and is based in Faro, Portugal.

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