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Listings continue low-key revival in CEE
IPOs of DP Eurasia and Waberer's were far from stellar, but show that IPOs for CEE assets could be due a revival
Resource Partners sells Melvit to Polfood
GP backed one bolt-on transaction with the purchase of Lithuanian cereal brands Granum, Granum Extra and Le Chef
Mid Europa hires Beyens as operating partner
Alain Beyens leaves his position of CEO at Pelican Rogue Group to join the CEE-focused GP
Enterprise Investors sells Novaturas to trade buyer
Enterprise's sixth fund is selling the travel firm after a 10-year holding period
Mid Europa lists Waberer's in Budapest
Largest Hungarian IPO since 1998, despite pricing at the lower end of the initial range
BaltCap holds €40m first close for growth fund
Baltic-SME-focused vehicle has a target of €50m and raised commitments from pension funds and the EIF
Livonia buys minority in CGates
Deal is the fourth for the GP's Baltic mid-cap-focused fund Livonia Partners Fund I
Mid Europa to float Waberer's
Trucking company's IPO price range has been set at €16.50-20.37
Turkven to float DP Eurasia after seven-year holding
Price range for the offer has been set at 200-230 pence per share
Genesis takes minority stake in Czech retail merger
Genesis will tap its vehicle Genesis Private Equity Fund III to provide financing for the new company
Enterprise Investors' CEDG further divests from Kofola
CEE-focused private equity firm reduces its stake from 37.3% to 21%
Enterprise Investors completes exit of PBKM
Following the initial float, the GP has fully exited the asset after an eight-year holding period
CEE buyout activity reaches six-year high
Poland has led the way as buyout activity in CEE reached a six-year peak between January and May
Innova Capital buys controlling stake in Profim
GP aims to support the company's expansion across the western European market
Highlander backs Rotometal
Rotometal will use the new investment to expand its product range and enter new export markets
Accel leads $30m series-A for UiPath
New funding will be used predominantly to hire new staff to keep up with increasing product demand
UFG backs merger of Rutaxi and Fasten
UFG Private Equity becomes majority shareholder in the new company created by the merger
Idea Box acquires packaging producer Drukarnia Ekspres
Deal is the third investment for the Polish private equity firm, launched in 2012
Cornerstone and Oaktree buy IT Kontrakt
Cornerstone partners with Oaktree to source, execute and support equity deals in CEE countries
Advent to acquire 90% of Integer.pl
Conditions of offer have been met, and received unconditional consent from the antitrust authorities
AGIC acquires laser manufacturer Fotona
Fotona will use the new funding and local support from AGIC to expand its sales effort in Asia
Strong start in CEE for second year running
Region registered 10 deals in Q1 for the second year running, though 2016 saw deal volume halve in H2
Enterprise Investors exits Dino Polska shares in IPO bookbuilding
Polish supermarket chain's IPO is expected to be the largest private-equity-backed listing in CEE
Amadeus Capital in $2m Iyzico series-C
With the latest capital infusion, the Turkish fintech startup has raised $15m of capital