Exit news: Equistone Partners Group sells Eschenbach Holding GmbH to Inspecs Group plc.

Congratulations to Equistone Partners Group on the successful sale of Eschenbach Holding GmbH to British brand Inspecs Group plc.

The exit news follows a strong thirteen year partnership with Equistone whom acquired the German manufacturer of eyewear, vision technology products and sport optics in 2007.

Directorbank is proud to have been a part of this success story by placing Dr Jörg Zobel as CEO of Eschenbach in 2016. Supported by Equistone’s reliable, growth-orientated partnership, Jörg has been instrumental in Eschenbach’s journey which has seen the business develop into a global market leader with award-winning design quality, strong positions in Europe and the US, and a turnover of €143m.

This placement further demonstrates Directorbank’s capabilities in helping deliver highly successful outcomes for our private equity clients.

For more information, please contact:

Dorothea Kronenberghs
Executive Director Europe
Directorbank Executive Search
d.kronenberghs@directorbank.com