Poland
Abris’s Alumetal prices shares at PLN 35
Abris will fully exit its holding in the company
Advent exits Ultimo to B2Holding
GP acquired debt management company in 2006 SBO
Split in CEE dealflow leaves Russia trailing
CEE divide
Squire Sanders appoints Karwacki to private equity team
Michał Karwacki, Squire Sanders
Enterprise Investors injects €10.5m into oncology development
Enterprise aims to improve Polish radiotherapy market
Abris divests Siodemka to DPD
Abris owned delivery company for just three years
Masterlease IPO generates first exit for Abris
Company to float 40% stake
Mid Europa’s Walmark bolts on Sinulan
Mid Europa acquired a 50% stake in Walmark in July 2012
CEE: Activity picks up despite ongoing fundraising woes
An uptick in dealflow in the second half of last year has left local players hopeful for a more sustained recovery. Greg Gille reports
Syntaxis invests in BIK Brokers
Central European mezzanine provider Syntaxis Capital has invested in Polish motor insurance business BIK Brokers.
Avallon raises €109m for MBO II fund
Polish investor Avallon has reached the €109m mark for its Avallon MBO II fund, a year after holding its first close on €60m.
Strong finish to the year for faltering emerging market
A turbulent year for CEE private equity is ending on a high. Kimberly Romaine reports
Enterprise Investors divests Sklepy Komfort
Enterprise Investors (EI) has sold Polish flooring retail chain Sklepy Komfort to Barcocapital Investment, controlled by Polish entrepreneur Michal Solowow.
Arx reaps 4.5x on Ergis Eurofilms exit
Arx Equity Partners has divested Polish plastics processor Ergis Eurofilms through a series of block trades to investors on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Estimote raises $3.1m
Poland- and US-based Bluetooth hardware company Estimote has raised $3.1m from a syndicate of venture capital firms, trade players and hedge funds.
Montagu sells Emitel to Alinda
Montagu Private Equity has sold Polish broadcasting infrastructure provider Emitel to Alinda Capital Partners, a US infrastructure investment company.
21 Partners raises €60m for Polish fund
21 Partners has expanded into Poland by establishing a local team and holding a first close on €60m for mid-market fund 21 Concordia.
The secondary buyout “selfie”
SBO "selfies"
Warsaw-listed Budimex Danwood sold to Enterprise Investors for €57m
Enterprise Investors has wholly acquired Polish timber-frame home builder Danwood.
Innova creates GWP for PLN 375m
Innova Capital has bought Polish internet portal Wirtualna Polska (WP) and merged it with Grupa o2 in a transaction totalling PLN 375m.
Mid Europa’s Diagnostyka buys Olympus Consilio
Mid Europa Partners-backed Diagnostyka has acquired Poland-based Olympus Consilio as part of the GP’s consolidation strategy of the laboratory market in the CEE region.
Uxpin secures $700,000 from IDG Ventures et al.
Polish user experience design tool provider Uxpin has raised $700,000 from IDG Ventures, Innovation Nest and a number of Silicon Valley-based angel investors.
Bridgepoint bites into Dr Gerard
Bridgepoint has bought Polish biscuit maker Dr Gerard from French firm Group Poult, backed by LBO France.