Exit Case Study - Acuity Knowledge Partners
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EXIT // CASE STUDY ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS

Building an independent world-class service for the financial services sector

In this short film, CEO Robert King and Equistone’s Tim Swales and Richard Briault explain the delicate judgement involved in separating Acuity Knowledge Partners from a large corporation and the steps taken to ensure the leadership team would thrive in private equity ownership. 

THEY DESCRIBE HOW the newly independent business grasped the opportunity to build a high-growth, ethical business, with strong financial performance and future growth plans that made it a hotly sought-after asset for a large asset manager.

Successfully realised in April 2023, the sale of its majority stake in Acuity represents Equistone’s largest-ever capital gain on a single investment and its strongest return to date on a Fund VI investment. Equistone reinvested in Acuity as a minority shareholder as part of the transaction.

EXIT // CASE STUDY / ACUITY KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS / Filmed in 2024