Bayside Capital, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has completed an investment in Desmet Ballestra. Private equity sponsor Equistone Partners Europe and a small group of senior and junior lenders contributed, alongside Bayside Capital, to the financing. Desmet Ballestra, headquartered in France, is a provider of process engineering services, plants and equipment for the oil and [...]

European mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has invested in Audley Travel for an undisclosed sum. The Oxfordshire-based company, founded as Asian Journeys in 1996, is a tailor-made travel business, offering tours and safaris for the discerning traveller. The transaction is Equistone’s second investment from Fund IV. PRESS RELEASE Equistone Partners Europe Limited (“Equistone”), [...]

France is challenging the UK as the leader in European buyouts, with 129 deals worth €14 billion last year, says a new report.

Equistone Partners Europe, previously Barclays Private Equity, a European mid-market private equity firms, has sold insurance provider Firstassist Legal Expenses to Burford Capital. Total value of the transaction was approximately 28 million pounds ($43.7 million) including an element of deferred consideration to Burford Capital Limited, a provider of investment capital and risk solutions for litigation. [...]