Poland
CEE fundraising landscape in flux
Despite strong activity in 2017, the fundraising landscape means smaller fund managers are struggling to reach their targets
Tar Heel acquires Aludesign
Private equity firm wholly acquired Poland-headquartered Aludesign at the end of September
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
LP Profile: Truffle Invest
Co-founder Proctor speaks to Unquote about the launch of the firm, which seeks to give smaller investors access to high-quality funds
ForeVest completes GP-led secondary for 2007 fund
ICG was selected as the lead buyer in a competitive process run by Park Hill Group
Equinox acquires Eniro Polska
Transaction sees private equity investors Equinox Investments taking over Eniro Polska
Equitin acquires Kids&Co
GP will accelerate the company's development providing early education services in Poland
Resource Partners increases stake in Golpasz
Polish PE firm has been an investor since December 2015, when it acquired a majority stake
Abris appoints Stanculescu as head of Romania office
Stanculescu will assume responsibility for the supervision and operation of the Bucharest office
Tar Heel's Flavourtec buys GermanFlavours
Flavourtec buys its Germany-based e-liquid manufacturing peer with financial support from Tar Heel
Bridgepoint-backed Smyk files IPO prospectus
GP had acquired Smyk in a €247m deal from former owner Empik Media & Fashion in January 2016
Advent exits WSiP to Central Group
Under Advent, the company evolved from being a textbook publisher to an educational services provider
CEE dealflow drops in H1 as exits soar
Buyout activity in the first six months of 2018 was at the lowest H1 level seen since 2009
Pollen Street acquires BIK from Syntaxis
Deal sees Pollen Street Capital acquire a majority stake in insurance provider BIK from Syntaxis
Highlander Partners opens Romania office
GP has opened its inaugural office in the region after entering the Polish market in 2008
Abris acquires ITP
Company plans on expanding into the aesthetic medicine markets in China and the US
EI acquires Unilink
Unilink intends to become the largest insurance distribution company in the CEE region
Abris acquires WDX
Co-founder and current chairperson Bąkowski will continue as president of the board of WDX
Bolt-on activity flourishes in CEE region
As the region continues its convergence with the west, a decrease in perceived risk is paving the way for increasing buy-and-build activity
PE-backed Nets acquires Dotcard in €73m SBO
Investor MCI Management and insurance company Saltus TUW sell their joint asset
Szymański to leave Waterland's Warsaw office amid departures
Szymański joined the firm in February 2015 to lead Waterland's operations in the Polish market
Highlander-backed Akomex bolts on Plano Pack
Investment comes eight years after the US and CEE-focused GP acquired its portfolio company Akomex
MCI launches tender offer to wholly own MCI Capital fund
Offer is for 19,003,988 MCI Capital shares in a bid to wholly acquire the fund's shares and votes
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