Highlander exits Akomex in management buy-back

The transaction is subject to approval from local authorities.

Sebastian Śliwa and a group of managers will collectively hold a 69.5% share of the business.

Mezzanine Management is currently investing from its AMC IV fund, which closed on €264m in 2018 and is the firm's largest vehicle to date. The fund provides mezzanine financing to small-cap and mid-market businesses in central Europe, and deploys around €10-30m per deal.

The transaction follows an auction process that was initiated in September 2019.

Previous funding
Highlander bought a 53% stake in Akomex from Sebastian Śliwa in 2010. The company has since made two major add-ons, Polish DrukPak in 2014 and Danish Plano Pack in 2018.

Company
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Starogard Gdański, Akomex specialises in cardboard packaging for the pharmaceutical and food sectors. The firm employs nearly 600 people across its two production plants in Poland and converting site in Denmark, producing 1.8 billion packaging units per year. The group generates revenues of more than €47m per annum, with estimated EBITDA of €10m.

People
Akomex Group – Sebastian Śliwa (co-founder, chairman of the supervisory board).
Mezzanine Management – Piotr Sadowski (partner).

Advisers
Vendor – Rothschild (corporate finance); Gessel (legal).
Equity, Management – CIC Corporate Finance (corporate finance); Baker & McKenzie (legal); Norton Rose (legal); EY (financial due diligence).

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