SEE ALL INVESTMENTS Gardengate Gardengate is a leading designer and manufacturer of aluminium garden gates and doors. Founded in 1997, Gardengate has established a leading market position in France and is rapidly growing its presence in adjacent markets including Germany, Benelux, the UK and Spain. The business has a diversified and loyal B2B customer base predominantly made up of retailers, such as DIY stores and online resellers. Gardengate offers a wide range of products that can be customised using the company’s digital configurator tool, which end clients can use to select requirements including type of gate, colour, size, opening direction and motorisation. Based in northern Portugal, where it employs over 600 people across three production centres, Gardengate is located close to the extruded aluminium suppliers, who provide the main raw materials for its products. Aluminium benefits from being a fully recyclable material, which is lightweight and easy to customise. INVESTMENT DATE Oct 2021 COUNTRY Portugal BUSINESS DESCRIPTION Industrials REVENUE AT ACQ. €85m EMPLOYEES AT ACQ. 600 INVESTMENT TYPE Secondary MBO Gardengate is a highly successful European industrial company that we have been able to evaluate thanks to our previous experience in that sector. We look forward to backing the management team and supporting the group as it continues its impressive growth journey in France and abroad, as the company works towards becoming a European leader. Thierry Lardinois, Partner, Equistone EQUISTONE TEAM Grégoire Châtillon Senior Partner Paris Thierry Lardinois Partner Paris Jérémy Mathis Investment Director Paris Valérian Fleury Investment Manager Paris RELATED PRESS RELEASES Equistone completes the acquisition of Gardengate from Crest Capital Partners 18 Oct 2021 CONTACT US AMSTERDAM BIRMINGHAM LONDON MANCHESTER MUNICH PARIS ZURICH PRINT PAGE DISCLAIMER PRIVACY POLICY MODERN SLAVERY ACT INVESTOR LOGIN Equistone Partners Europe Limited is authorised and regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority. © EQUISTONE PARTNERS EUROPE