Investment Summary

Equistone Invests In Wallenborn

On September 20, 2018, private equity firm Equistone invested in transportation company Wallenborn

Investment Highlights
  • This is Equistone’s 6th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Equistone’s 1st transaction in Luxembourg.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-09-20
Target Wallenborn
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) Equistone
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Wallenborn

Munsbach, Luxembourg
Wallenborn is a transportation company, offering cross-border services for so called "air freight road transportation", the pre- and post- onward delivery by road with identical flight number under the same IATA regulations. Clients are international forwarders, cargo-airlines and industrial companies. In addition, the company offers on road transportation for high-value cargo. Wallenborn Transports SA was founded in 1920 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

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

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies 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, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 223 of 254
Sector (Transportation) 6 of 7
Type (Growth Capital) 10 of 12
Country (Luxembourg) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 7 of 8
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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