Mid Europa Partners
Mid Europa sells Bambi to Coca Cola for €260m
Mid Europa makes the divestment from Mid Europa IV, which closed on €880m in 2014
Rich shoppers and cheap talent quell CEE slump fears
Influx of high profile employers and the availability of affordable skilled talent could benefit the region during a wider European slowdown
Mid Europa-backed Hortex buys Jurajska
Bolt-on comes just over a year after Mid Europa’s secondary buyout of Hortex from Argan
Mid Europa buys Intive from Enterprise Investors
Enterprise initially invested in BLStream, then backed SMT Software Services, and built up the group
Mid Europa exits PKL to Polish Development Fund
Deal marks the end of a five-year holding period for Mid Europa after it took the firm private
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
Mid Europa-backed Diagnostyka acquires GenoMed from MCI
MCI reaches a deal to sell its entire stake in listed genetics testing firm GenoMed to Diagnostyka
Mid Europa acquires majority stake in JS Hamilton
Transaction is CEE-focused Mid Europa's ninth platform investment in Poland to date
Debt funds carve out niche in Polish lending market
Alternative credit providers are pursuing smaller, more complex transactions and are often willing to invest alongside traditional lenders
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
CEE mid-market players welcome renewed attention from larger GPs
Focusing on the mid-market pays off, as renewed interest from international sponsors affords interesting SBO opportunities
Mid Europa Partners promotes Babache
Andrej Babache becomes a partner at the CEE-focused firm, which he joined in 2006
CEE closes out 2017 with strong investor confidence
Fundraising and deal activity both increased in the region during 2017
Mid Europa acquires Hortex
GP is currently deploying Mid Europa IV fund, which held a final close in 2014
Tech deals return to the CEE region
Tech activity in CEE remains sluggish, though aggregate values are on the increase
Listings continue low-key revival in CEE
IPOs of DP Eurasia and Waberer's were far from stellar, but show that IPOs for CEE assets could be due a revival
Mid Europa hires Beyens as operating partner
Alain Beyens leaves his position of CEO at Pelican Rogue Group to join the CEE-focused GP
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
EBRD buys into Mid Europa's Profi
International finance institution provides €25m of equity after a €533m buyout by Mid Europa in November
Mid Europa sells Zabka to CVC in largest ever Polish PE exit
Sale of Polish supermarket chain follows in the wake of the GP’s acquisition of Romanian supermarket business Profi
Mid Europa sells Alpha Medical to Apax's Unilabs
Vendor has owned Slovakia-based Alpha Medical since a 2012 SBO, while Apax acquired Unilabs in December 2016
Mid Europa in €202m sale of Hungary-based Invitel to China-CEE Fund
Exit values the telecommunications business at 4.5x its 2015 EBITDA
Mega-deals cap good year in CEE
Region registers two €500m-plus deals in the final quarter of a strong year for private equity