Poland
Triton-backed Dywidag buys Partec
Acquisition expands Dywidag's reach in eastern Europe and Scandinavia, where Partec is most active
Tar Heel Capital acquires 60% stake in TMR Plastics
Management will retain the remaining stake and continue to lead the Poland-based manufacturer
Enterprise Investors sells 3S to trade in €96m deal
Polish fibre-optic and data centre service 3S is sold after a four-year holding period
Avallon launches €160m third buyout fund
Fund will be larger than its predecessor, Avallon MBO Fund II, which closed on €109m in 2014
Resource Partners sells Mavit to trade
Sale ends a holding period of almost nine years for Resource Partners' debut fund
Arx makes 3.3x on Anwis trade sale
Business will be integrated into the Warema Group as an independent company and will retain its brand
Innova to acquire majority stake in CS Group Polska
Deal is the fourth investment made from the GP's sixth fund, which has a €325m hard-cap
Avia Capital increases fundraising target
Fund was launched in 2016 with a €50m target and held a first close in September 2016 on €25m
Avallon-backed Fiten files for bankruptcy
Fiten posted a loss of PLN 9.5m from sales of PLN 227.8m in 2018, according to company records
TFI sells stake in Piotr i Pawel to Spar
Spar acquires the business through its Polish subsidiary, Wasz Sklep Spar, and TFI retains a minority
One Peak, Goldman Sachs lead €80m series-E for DocPlanner
Existing investors Piton Capital and Enern Investments also take part in the funding round
V4C buys Dreamcommerce
Second investment from the GP's V4C Poland Plus Fund, a vehicle fundraising towards a €150m target
Innova buys Chemes from Abris
Sale ends a three-and-a-half-year holding period for Abris, which invested from its second fund
Vitruvian-backed Technogroup bolts on CPU Service
Vitruvian acquired Technogroup from Caldec Holding and the company's founding shareholders in 2017
Innova buys Drukarnia Embe Press
Deal is only the second PE-backed buyout completed in Poland in 2019 and the third in CEE
Afinum-backed Cotta acquires Steinpol
Cotta's most recent acquisition was Sarajevo-based furniture manufacturer Sinkro in September 2018
White Star invests $10m in Packhelp
Existing investors Speedinvest, ProFounders and Market One Capital also take part
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
Pollen Street increases offer for Prime Car Management
Firm initially offered PLN 20 per share on 20 February, but has increased this to PLN 23.25
Syntaxis sells Polflam to Baltisse
Firm's founders Maciej Szamborski and Wojciech Wilczak also make an exit in the sale
Innova Capital sells Neomedic in €70.5m deal
Sale of obstetrics-focused hospital group brings to an end a seven-year holding period
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
Cinven invests in RTB House
Investment is 14th from Cinven VI, a €7bn buyout fund that held a final close in June 2016