Equistone Partners Europe is a private equity firm specializing in middle market and change of ownership transactions. It invests in management buyout, management buy-in, institutional buyout, equity release, early stage, expansion capital, and going private transactions of lower middle market companies. The firm also provides equity funding to privately financed infrastructure projects. It seeks to invest in support services, specialist engineering, financial services, consumer and travel, and other sectors.Europe was formed in 1979 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.