Hungary
Gramex Drinks sponsors in bilateral talks with strategic suitors
Owners ARX Equity and Structured Capital are evaluating offers against other options for developing the Hungarian soft drinks maker
Mid Europa sells minority stake in listed Waberer's
Transaction also includes a call option for trade buyer Indotek for the GP's remaining 47.99% stake
Cinven-backed Partner in Pet Food buys Doggy
Cinven acquired Budapest-headquartered pet food manufacturer Partner in Pet Food in April 2018
Genesis Capital launches €150m fund
GPEF IV will focus on investments in small and medium-sized companies with high growth potential
V4C, Ananda Impact acquire Doktor 24
Investment will finance Doktor 24's acquisition of two other healthcare businesses in Hungary
MCI to sell Netrisk
During MCI Group's holding period, the company bolted on Biztosítás.hu in 2019
Turbine secures €3m seed funding round
Alan Barge, a partner at Delin Ventures, joins the board of directors of Turbine
Genesis buys 11 Entertainment Group
11 Entertainment Group is the eighth investment from Genesis Private Equity Fund III
CEE fundraising activity promises buyout revival
Fundraising in the region held strong in 2018 in contrast to the rest of Europe and promises to be even stronger in 2019, even as dealflow slumped
Penta-backed Sensiblu buys Belladonna
Belladonna had 93 pharmacies prior to the trasnaction and the divested subsidiary includes 46
Advent exits WSiP to Central Group
Under Advent, the company evolved from being a textbook publisher to an educational services provider
Arx Equity Partners acquires TMX
GP will partner with the company's senior management, who retain a significant minority stake
Cinven acquires Partner In Pet Food from Pamplona
Deal comes after Pamplona invested in April 2015, ending a three-year holding period for the GP
Prime Ventures leads $38m series-C for AImotive
Other backers in the round include Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and Inventure
Enterprise sells Netrisk.hu to MCI for €56.5m
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for the GP, which acquired an 80% stake in July 2010
Mid Europa lists Waberer's in Budapest
Largest Hungarian IPO since 1998, despite pricing at the lower end of the initial range
Mid Europa to float Waberer's
Trucking company's IPO price range has been set at €16.50-20.37
Mid Europa in €202m sale of Hungary-based Invitel to China-CEE Fund
Exit values the telecommunications business at 4.5x its 2015 EBITDA
Wise’s Biolchim purchases 70% stake in Matécsa
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition during Wise's ownership
Rockaway acquires e-commerce trio from Naspers
Deal sees venture capital firm acquire CEE-focused online comparison shopping engines
Mid Europa increases holding in Waberer
GP ups its stake in the business after a five-year holding period
Enterprise Investors in €170m Scitec Nutrition exit
Sale price will be paid out over two instalments, with €150m up front and €20m in 12 months
Riverside sells Diatron to Stratec Biomedical
Trade sale brings to an end Riverside's 11 years of ownership of the Budapest-based company
Advent sells Partner in Pet Food to Pamplona for €315m
Exit comes four years after Advent's £188m acquisition of PPF