Horizon Capital, a private equity fund manager focused on investments in mid-cap companies in Ukraine and the neighboring region, has acquired a minority stake in Ukraine-based private health care services provider Dobrobut through Emerging Europe Growth Fund III. Dobrobut owns and operates a network of clinics and hospitals in the… Read More
Central Europe-focused private equity fund manager ARX Equity Partners has acquired Fenestra Wieden, a Czech Republic-based aluminum-glass facade producer, and the Czech facade operations of Skanska, a Sweden-based construction company. The two entities have been combined and collectively rebranded as Fenestra. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More
European technology-focused growth capital investor 3TS Capital Partners has sold its 29 percent stake in Poland-based web hosting and domain registration provider H88 for EUR13.6 million (approximately USD15 million) to Polish telecommunications company R22 Group. 3TS originally invested EUR5.5 million (USD6 million) in H88 in 2016. Read More
EMPEA Members, log in and click through for your exclusive access to the detailed report and underlying data. Fund managers deployed USD2 billion in CEE and CIS in 2018, led by Advent International’s USD939 million equity injection in support of its buyout of Czech pharmaceuticals manufacturer Zentiva. While the larger… Read More
The EMPEA Data Insights are quarterly updates of high-level trends and notable developments in all major emerging market regions plus Brazil, China, and India. The Data Insights offer unique access to EMPEA’s statistics at the regional and country level and provide detailed analytics of fundraising trends and deal flow. EMPEA… Read More
EMPEA Members log in to receive exclusive access to the detailed report (PDF) and underlying data (Excel). EMPEA’s year-end 2018 Industry Statistics reveal unprecedented levels of global investor interest in Emerging Asia, as well as a recovery in capital raised for private capital opportunities in Latin America and… Read More
Central Europe-focused private debt and growth capital investor Syntaxis Capital has exited its investment in Polflam, a Poland-based fire-resistant glass manufacturer, as part of family office Baltisse’s acquisition of the business. Syntaxis originally funded a leveraged recapitalization of Polflam by the company’s founders in 2014. Financial details of the transaction… Read More
Central and Eastern Europe-focused private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has agreed to sell Bambi, a Serbia-based snack food manufacturer, to Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company for EUR260 million (approximately USD294 million). Mid Europa originally acquired the company in 2015. The sale is subject to customary competition authority approval and is… Read More
Baltics-focused investment manager INVL Asset Management has held a first close for INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund with EUR106 million (approximately USD121 million) in commitments. Investors in the fund—which is anchored by the European Investment Fund—include pension funds managed by INVL and Estonian asset manager LHV. The fund, which aims… Read More
Pan-European private equity firm Cinven has agreed to invest in Poland-based digital advertising company RTB House. Through the deal, Cinven plans to help RTB House expand its global customer base, develop its technology, pursue buy-and-build acquisition opportunities and implement business best practices. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject… Read More
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