V4C buys Dreamcommerce

It is the second investment from the GP's V4C Poland Plus Fund, a vehicle currently fundraising towards a €150m target. It held a first close on €80m in January and has now raised more than €90m.

V4C partner Piotr Misztal said in a statement that he sees a huge opportunity for Dreamcommerce to drive Poland's catch up in e-commerce activity.

Company
Dreamcommerce was founded in 2005 by Krzysztof and Rafał Krawczyk, and is headquartered in Kraków. It operates e-commerce platforms for Polish SMEs under its Shoper brand. It had 17,000 subscriptions at the end of 2018.

People
Value4Capital – Bill Watson, Piotr Raczkowiak (partners); Rafal Alasa (investment director).
Dreamcommerce – Krzysztof Krawczyk, Rafał Krawczyk (founders).

Advisers
Equity – Mrowiec Fiałek i Wspólnicy (legal); EY (financial due diligence); PwC (commercial due diligence).
Company – Trigon Investment Banking (corporate finance); Deloitte (legal).

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