Carlyle acquires Calastone Ltd.

On October 26, 2020, Carlyle acquired Calastone Ltd., a business services company in United Kingdom, from Octopus Investments Ltd.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedOctober 26, 2020 TypeSecondary Buyout TargetCalastone Ltd. Buyer Carlyle Seller Octopus Investments Ltd. SectorBusiness Services LocationUnited Kingdom ValueNot disclosed

Target company

Calastone Ltd.

United Kingdom

Business Servicessector

1989founded

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Carlyle

Private equity firm · 782 deals on record

50th transaction in business services
51st transaction in United Kingdom

782deals, all time

52in this sector

2026latest

Seller

Octopus Investments Ltd.

Private equity firm · 86 deals on record

86investments

6in this sector

24exits

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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Calastone Ltd.?Carlyle acquired Calastone Ltd. on October 26, 2020.

Who sold Calastone Ltd.?Octopus Investments Ltd. was the seller.

What type of deal was it?It was a secondary buyout in the business services sector in 2020.

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