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OTB Ventures closes debut fund on $100m
Fund deploys equity tickets of up to $15m in technology startups based in central and eastern Europe
Springtide, MCI exit Geewa
Geewa's founder and shareholder, Milos Enderle, also sold his remaining 6% stake in the company
Alfi to acquire Baby Center and Pikapoka
Announced transaction is scheduled for completion in the second half of this year
INVL closes Baltic Sea Growth Fund on €165m
Fund's predecessor, Invalda INVL, recorded an average 27% gross IRR and 2.4x money
PVP fully acquires Avenir Medical Poland
In May 2018, PVP acquired an initial 56% stake in AMP from the company's founders
RSBC acquires 50% stake in Umbrella
Pavel Steiner will remain CEO of Umbrella Invest Group, which will now operate under the new name
Highlander exits Akomex in management buy-back
Mezzanine Management, which is currently investing from its AMC IV fund, backs the management
BHS acquires DCK Holoubkov Bohemia
With the capital injection, the company plans to exploit the export potential and expand the product range
Horizon buys 6.8% stake in Bucharest-listed Purcari Wineries
Horizon Capital is currently investing from EEGF III, its 2017-vintage $200m fund
Avallon holds €80.6m first closing for third fund
Fund completed its first deal, backing Poland-based household cleaning products manufacturer Clovin
RDIF et al. in Carprice, Travelata, Elementaree
RDIF is injecting capital jointly with its Russian, French and Middle Eastern partners
EI sells Danwood to trade for €140m
Enterprise Investors wholly acquired the company in a carve-out from Budimex in December 2013
CVC carves out D-Marin's Greek, Croatian and UAE businesses
All marinas in Turkey will remain under the ownership of Doğuş Group while managed by D-Marin
Sequoia leads $45m series-B for Productboard
Round also saw participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investors
MCI to sell Netrisk
During MCI Group's holding period, the company bolted on Biztosítás.hu in 2019
Abris promotes three directors to partners
All three partners will also join the investment committee as non-voting members
Gradient leads $7m series-A for TypingDNA
New and existing investors, including GapMinder and Techstars Ventures, also participate
Resource Partners acquires Maced
Tomasz Macionga will continue as CEO, while Edmund Macionga will join the supervisory board
Elbrus leads $10m round for YClients
Elbrus is currently investing from its $550m vehicle, which held a final close in February 2014
Software sector lures increasing amounts of capital in CEE
Interest in the software sector in CEE is on the up and was especially prominent in Q3
Poland's MCI gearing up for €400m maiden closed-ended fund
Vehicle will keep to MCI's strategy of backing buyouts of mid-cap technology businesses in the CEE region
Karma et al. back €1.5m round for MeetFrank
Company will use the capital to launch its new "relocation without location" feature
Jet Investment exits MSV Metal Studenka
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which bought the company via its Jet I fund
Lightspeed leads €128m round for Vinted
Funding round values Vinted at €1bn, making it Lithuania's first technology unicorn