BHS acquires DCK Holoubkov Bohemia

BHS invests via its BHS Private Equity Fund, a 2015-vintage fund that backs Czech and Slovak small- and mid-sized private companies seeking growth capital investments.

Raiffeisenbank provided debt facilities to support the transaction.

With the capital injection, the company plans to exploit the export potential and expand the product range.

Company
DCK was founded in 1953 and was originally focused on the production of concrete products. At present the production is focused mainly on all-plastic design of low-voltage outdoor distribution switchboards with an annual production of about 120,000 switchboards. The main customers of the company are Czech energy companies and wholesale organisations focused on wiring material.

DCK's turnover last year was CZK 372m (€14.8m), according to Mergermarket.

People
BHS Private Equity Fund – Luděk Palata (partner).
DCK Holoubkov Bohemia – Ing Jiří Šváb (founder, co-owner).

Advisers
Equity – JŠK, Tomáš Doležil (legal).
Company – KPMG, Igor Mesensky (M&A); Jaroslav Kosnar (legal).

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