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Innova Capital backs Netsprint
2010 Unquote" Private Equity Awards CEE Fund of the Year winner leads growth round for adtech business
Enterprise Investors sells 17.3% of PBKM ahead of Warsaw IPO
Trading of shares in the Polish stem-cell bank will begin on April 28 on the Warsaw stock exchange
Local capital may bridge gap between global LPs and Czech PE
With local LPs quietly upping their allocations to CEE funds, could we see the return of international LPs?
Revo Capital and MV Holding take 24% stake in Cardtek
The investment will strengthen Turkey-based Cardtek's presence in North America
Practica Capital leads €1m investment in Softneta
Lithuania-based GP will take minority stake for growth funding injection
Catalyst invests €1m in Romania's Marketizator
Romanian startup is 3TS-managed fund’s ninth investment in the country
Actera in $800m exit of Mars Cinema Group
CEE-focused GP’s exit of Turkish cinema group is the largest in the region so far this year
BPM backs MarkIT MBO with mezzanine as ASI exits
Buy-back returns full control to the Estonian management team after a growth capital injection in 2007
Russian private equity vacuum remains
Despite a funding gap, private equity activity in Russia remains subdued
Riverside sells Diatron to Stratec Biomedical
Trade sale brings to an end Riverside's 11 years of ownership of the Budapest-based company
Practica Capital invests €1.5m in East West Agro
Deal includes €4.5m financing package from Swedbank’s Baltic division
Mid Europa's Regina Maria bolts on hospital
Ponderas Hospital is the first add-on acquisition for the Romanian healthcare group since the Mid Europa buyout
Mid Europa's Chmelař joins Rockaway
Chmelař will continue to be involved with his former employer as an independent adviser
Livonia reaps 2x on exit of legacy asset Archyvų Sistemos
Baltic archiving services company was a legacy asset from a portfolio that pre-dated Livonia’s maiden fund
MCI makes 11x on €76m Invia exit to Rockaway
Polish-Czech GP says the exit marks the highest return on a single investment in its fund’s history
Providence buys Starman from East Capital for €210m
Baltic TV and broadband buyout comes two months after SBO of Baltic mobile network operator Bite
Catalyst backs Smart Bill
Catalyst Romania Fund and Gecad Group back Romanian cloud invoicer Smart Bill with €1m
Cornerstone, Oaktree buy Poland's ProService from Highlander
Deal sees the US-based investor team up with local GP Cornerstone Partners for the Polish SBO
21 Partners' Poland fund acquires Hollywood
Laundry service acquisition is the fourth buyout for the Poland and Czech Republic-focused €100m vehicle
Union Square backs Jobbatical's €1.9m series-A
Jobbatical, an Estonian platform for global tech jobs, has raised €1.9m from Union Square Ventures, Local Globe and SmartCap.
Value4Capital to launch €150m fund
Latest fund would build on its predecessor’s strategy and target buyouts in Poland and CEE
Western Balkans buyout activity likely to remain sporadic
Stronger links between the Balkan countries will help investment, but PE dealflow will likely remain patchy
3TS in $6m round for Polish marketing startup SalesManago
Fresh venture funding will support the company’s continued European expansion
Latvian VC Skillion Ventures leads €2m round for Mintos
Peer-to-peer lender claims to have lent in excess of €15m through its platform in the last 12 months