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BaltCap sells Caffeine to Reitan Convenience
Ends a six-year holding period for BaltCap, which backed the business through its Lithuania fund
Abris exits Urgent Cargus to Mid Europa
Exit ends a five-year holding period for Abris, which acquired the firm with its second buyout fund
PE to acquire Moldova Agroindbank stake from government
HEIM Partners intends to acquire the shares from the Moldovan goverment in a public auction
ForeVest completes GP-led secondary for 2007 fund
ICG was selected as the lead buyer in a competitive process run by Park Hill Group
Elbrus invests in Active Component
Deal follows a memorandum of understanding between the company and the Russian government
Tera holds €21m first close for Tera Ventures II
First close comes after a year on the fundraising trail since announcing the fund in January
Afinum-backed Cotta buys Sinkro
Company will open three stores in Sarajevo in 2018, creating an additional 800 jobs in the region
Blackstone to acquire €1bn stake in Luminor
Transaction represents one of the largest M&A transactions in Baltic regional history
Ardian to take over Abraaj Mayfair office
Office closure marks another milestone in the fall of the Dubai-based PE investor
Equinox acquires Eniro Polska
Transaction sees private equity investors Equinox Investments taking over Eniro Polska
Equitin acquires Kids&Co
GP will accelerate the company's development providing early education services in Poland
FSN-backed Bygghemma buys stake in Furniture1
With the fresh funding, Furniture1 intends to develop its sales model in the furniture market
Resource Partners increases stake in Golpasz
Polish PE firm has been an investor since December 2015, when it acquired a majority stake
Sprints Capital leads €50m funding round for Vinted
Previous backers Insight Venture Partners and Hubert Burda Media also take part in the funding round
Abris appoints Stanculescu as head of Romania office
Stanculescu will assume responsibility for the supervision and operation of the Bucharest office
Tar Heel's Flavourtec buys GermanFlavours
Flavourtec buys its Germany-based e-liquid manufacturing peer with financial support from Tar Heel
Genesis hires senior investment analyst
Tomáš Sýkora will be responsible for finding investment opportunities and overseeing portfolio companies
Bridgepoint-backed Smyk files IPO prospectus
GP had acquired Smyk in a €247m deal from former owner Empik Media & Fashion in January 2016
ADM exits its CEE private equity business
Move enables ADM to focus on its Asian fixed income business, Cibus Fund and ADM Capital Foundation
Advent exits WSiP to Central Group
Under Advent, the company evolved from being a textbook publisher to an educational services provider
Livonia acquires stake in Freor
Deal comes after establishing a long-standing relationship with the company's founder over five years
CEE dealflow drops in H1 as exits soar
Buyout activity in the first six months of 2018 was at the lowest H1 level seen since 2009
LitCapital acquires Audimas
Newly raised capital will enable the company to implement growth plans investing in manufacturing
Triton-backed AVS Verkehrssicherung buys KMK
AVS Verkehrssicherung plans on strengthening its footprint across Europe