CEE
Innova Capital sells Marmite stake to Cranemere
Innova invested via its Innova 4 and 5 funds in 2010, acquiring a 70% stake in the group
Bridgepoint acquires Peyman
Turkish nuts, seeds and dried fruit market is estimated to be worth €2bn
Livonia makes 10x on Qvalitas sale to BaltCap
Baltic GP earns 44% IRR over seven years on exit of final legacy portfolio asset
Innova, HarbourVest et al. in €100m Benestra exit
SBO means a final exit for the PE consortium that purchased central European telco GTS in 2008
Rutland’s Walstead picks up Let’s Print
Rutland-backed Walstead expands further into Europe with the €175m acquisition of Let's Print
Enterprise Investors considers Profi exit
Poland-based investor has mandated Citi to evaluate its options for selling the Romanian retailer
Enterprise Investors in €170m Scitec Nutrition exit
Sale price will be paid out over two instalments, with €150m up front and €20m in 12 months
TPG holds final close on $10.5bn
Vehicle is the first buyout fund raised by the GP since the global financial crisis
Enterprise-backed XTB valued at €308.9m in Warsaw IPO
Polish Enterprise Fund VI, which holds Enterprise’s stake, did not sell any shares in the IPO
Innova promotes Magnuszewska to partner
Former managing director Magdalena Magnuszewska becomes partner at CEE-focused GP Innova Capital
Ambienta completes tertiary buyout of Calucem from Argus Capital
The GP will become the third private equity owner of the Croatian cement maker after Argus and Mid Europa
Genesis Capital exits Servodata to BDO Advisory
Exit comes nearly five years after the GP’s second fund acquired the Czech IT services company
Arx reaps 4.1x on Tomplast exit
Sale to Finnish asset manager KJK Capital nets Arx a 20% IRR over its nine-year investment
Innova Capital sells La Fântâna back to Oresa
Acquirers first exited Romanian beverage company to Innova Capital in 2007 SBO
Enterprise Investors acquires toys retailer Noriel
CEE-focused GP will provide a €2m growth capital injection as part of the buyout
Innova Capital backs Netsprint
2010 Unquote" Private Equity Awards CEE Fund of the Year winner leads growth round for adtech business
Enterprise Investors sells 17.3% of PBKM ahead of Warsaw IPO
Trading of shares in the Polish stem-cell bank will begin on April 28 on the Warsaw stock exchange
Local capital may bridge gap between global LPs and Czech PE
With local LPs quietly upping their allocations to CEE funds, could we see the return of international LPs?
Revo Capital and MV Holding take 24% stake in Cardtek
The investment will strengthen Turkey-based Cardtek's presence in North America
Practica Capital leads €1m investment in Softneta
Lithuania-based GP will take minority stake for growth funding injection
Catalyst invests €1m in Romania’s Marketizator
Romanian startup is 3TS-managed fund’s ninth investment in the country
Actera in $800m exit of Mars Cinema Group
CEE-focused GP’s exit of Turkish cinema group is the largest in the region so far this year
BPM backs MarkIT MBO with mezzanine as ASI exits
Buy-back returns full control to the Estonian management team after a growth capital injection in 2007
Russian private equity vacuum remains
Despite a funding gap, private equity activity in Russia remains subdued