Equistone Partners Europe

Equistone Partners Europe

Type	Private
Industry	Financial services, Investment management
Predecessor	Barclays Private Equity
Founded	1979
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom / Munich, Germany / Paris, France
Key people	Guillaume Jacqueau, Managing Partner
Products	Private equity
Number of employees	45+
Website	www.equistonepe.com

Equistone Partners Europe Limited was established in 2011 as an independent investment firm following the buyout of Barclays Private Equity (BPE) by its executives.^[1][2]

BPE, founded in 1979, was the private equity division of Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays plc.

Equistone has a team of 33 investment professionals operating in Birmingham, Manchester, Munich, London, Paris and Zurich, investing as a strategic partner alongside management teams. In each of our markets we look for strategic businesses with the potential to grow in value assisted by our capital and our experience.

Barclays Private Equity was the predecessor of Equistone until the firm's spinout from Barclays Capital in 2011

They have a focus on change of ownership deals and aim to invest between €25m and €125m of equity in businesses with enterprise values of between €50m and €300m.

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