CEE Unquote
TCV-backed Grupa Pracuj files for IPO
TCV owns a 27% stake in the Poland-based recruitment platform, with the remainder held by management
Stock Spirits agrees to CVC acquisition offer
Share price spikes to 383 pence per share following the GBP 767m offer for the distiller
Karma Ventures gears up for second fund
Estonia-based VC held a final close on EUR 70m for its inaugural fund in 2018
Getir investors to cash in USD 100m with secondary sale
Stake being sold amounts to around 1.3% of Getir's total share capital
Bolt closes EUR 600m funding round
Investors include Sequoia, Tekne, Ghisallo, G Squared, D1 Capital and Naya
A&M Capital Europe buys Pet Network for EUR 260m
Pet Network was created by TRG in 2018 through the acquisition and merger of three businesses
Mid Europa explores sale of M+ Group
Owners of M+ Group appoint William Blair to assess strategic options for the company
Leta launches $100m fund to back Russian-speaking founders
GP will focus on eastern European and Russian-speaking founders who it believes are undervalued and overlooked for funding
BaltCap sells Ecoservice to PE-backed Eco Baltia
BaltCap's exit comes seven years after the GP acquired a 75% stake in Ecoservice for €16.4m
EQT Growth leads €250m series-F round for Vinted
Latest round brings the total amount Vinted has raised to nearly €500m
FlyCap targets €25-35m for mezzanine fund
Latvian government's development finance institution Altum commits around 60% of the fund
LP Profile: PFR increasingly eyeing funds outside Poland
Polish LP has invested €75m in four private equity firms in recent months, including Apax Partners, PAI Partners and Avallon MBO
Inovo II holds €54m final close
Fund intends to fuel the development of the startup ecosystem across the CEE region
Resource Partners buys dog food maker Atlantic Products
GP plans to merge Atlantic with portfolio company Maced, in which it acquired a majority stake last year
Tera Ventures closes second fund on €43m
According to Unquote Data, the fund was launched in January 2018 and had a target of raising €55m
BaltCap closes third fund on €177m hard-cap
GP committed €5m of its own capital to the fund, the largest amount it has committed to any of its own funds
Depo Ventures to begin raising €40m seed fund
Czech firm plans to start raising in a couple of months and close the effort by 2023
Accel, IVP lead $69m series-B for Veriff
AI company has raised $92.8m to date and will use the proceeds to expand in the US market and enhance its product offering
Zubr Capital to start raising $100-150m fund in mid-2021
Firm will review placement agent pitches from early 2022, ahead of second closing
KJK acquires heavy equipment provider Alwark
GP will acquire a 66% stake in the company via its €250m KJK Fund III
Mid Europa acquires MCI-backed e-commerce platform Pigu
MCI will reinvest in the deal, which also sees Pigu merge with Estonia-headquartered Hobby Hall
Owl Ventures, Full in Partners lead $35m round for Preply
Round includes participation from Point Nine Capital, Hoxton Ventures, EduCapital, Diligent Capital, Evli Growth Partners and All Iron Ventures
Iron Wolf Capital eyes €30m-plus fund launch after 2023
Baltic venture capital investor raised €21m for its first fund in 2019
Penta sells Mecom Group to US-based trade buyer
GP exits the meat-processing company 13 years after acquiring Mecom Humenne in 2008