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Wise’s Biolchim purchases 70% stake in Matécsa
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition during Wise's ownership
Abris acquires Kopernikus in Serbia
Founders Srđan and Zvezdan Milovanović will join Abris to grow the Serbian telecoms company
Rockaway acquires e-commerce trio from Naspers
Deal sees venture capital firm acquire CEE-focused online comparison shopping engines
Metric backs Win Systems’ purchase of Gold Club
GP has secured a shareholder position in the business through a structured credit instrument
Value4Capital makes 2x gross return on MedLife IPO
Exit comes as part of the Romanian private healthcare provider’s RON 522m IPO in Bucharest
Advent exits Bulgarian group Devin in trade sale
Transaction sees company valued at €120m and is expected to close in Q1 2017
Quaestus sells Metronet to Telekom Austria
Fund manager Quaestus exits its stake in the Croatian business after an eight-year holding period
Mega-deals cap good year in CEE
Region registers two €500m-plus deals in the final quarter of a strong year for private equity
Enterprise sells €12.5m Skarbiec share block
Partial sale comes two years after the asset management business was listed in Warsaw
Innova ups IRR to 60% on final Wirtualna Polska exit
GP completes full exit three years after initial investment in WP Group
Abris to de-list Graal from Warsaw bourse
Following a bidding process begun in August, CEE-focused Abris will take the Polish fish processor private
Enterprise Investors makes 7x on €533m Profi exit to Mid Europa
CEE-focused private equity firm invested €76m over the course of its investment
Flight of western capital forces Russian PE to rebalance
Formal and informal sanctions continue to stunt western private equity activity in Russia, with many funds struggling to raise commitments
BaltCap promotes four to partners
Promotions are part of the GP’s strategy to increase its focus on the Baltic region
IK sells Axtone in trade sale
Rail buffer manufacturer is one of the last assets in the GP’s IK 2004 fund
Baring Vostok and Elbrus fuel Busfor with $20m round
Online bus ticket vendor will look to expand in the Belarusian and Kazakh markets
Genesis exits Swell in trade sale
With the management also selling its minority stake, Altran becomes the sole owner
3TS injects €5.5m into H88
As part of the deal, the web hosting company purchased Polish competitor Domeny
CEE could arrest exit flow decline in 2016
Region is seven exits short of exceeding 2015’s total for PE- and VC-backed exits
Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa in $3.25bn Allegro buyout
Deal marks one of the largest transactions in the CEE region since the global financial crisis
Krokus makes 3.5x on final exit from Polwax
Private equity firm sells final shareholding in Warsaw-listed paraffin producer
Livonia Partners buys garden centre Hortes
GP completes second buyout from maiden vehicle with Estonian retail business
Black Pearls hires Pągowski as venture partner
VC hopes the appointment will strenghten its potential in the IT projects field
Romanian buyout activity shows no signs of picking up
Macroeconomic factors, combined with a dearth of dealmakers, are limiting the growth potential of Romanian private equity