Poland
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
EQT sells HTL-Strefa to Investindustrial
Investindustrial will merge HTL with PIC, a division of Artsana Group's healthcare business
21 Concordia acquires stake in VGL
Polish GP backed the firm via its special purpose holding entity Polinvest 8
Equistone-backed Gala Kerzen acquires Korona Candles
Deal marks the third candle manufacturer Equistone has acquired in short succession this year
EI scraps Dan-Wood IPO
Offering did not achieve a price that reflected the GP's valuation of the company
Innova holds €194m first close for sixth buyout fund
GP exceeded its minimum target of €150m and has raised 60% of the hard-cap, set at €325m
Eversheds hires Karwacki from Squire Patton Boggs
Michal Karwacki will be working as a partner in the law firm’s corporate practice group
EI's Novaturas sets share price for Warsaw and Vilnius IPO
Enterprise Investors holds a 70.7% majority stake via its Polish Enterprise Fund VI
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
Abris acquires majority stake in Velvet Care from Avallon
Abris deployed capital from its latest CEE Mid-Market III fund to secure the investment
Innova partially exits Profim to Triton-backed Flokk
Deal comes less than a year after Innova bought a 75% stake in Profim in May 2017
Enterprise Investors-backed Novaturas readies for IPO
Offered shares represent 50% of the company's total capital, with Enterprise intending to retain a stake
Mezzanine Management backs Nettle with PLN 100m
Investment has been structured as a capital increase in the company and long-term mezzanine loan
Enterprise Investors targeting Warsaw IPO for Danwood
If approved by the Polish regulator, Danwood would be listed in the second half of this year
Genesis, Avallon acquire Triton-backed Eqos Energie operations
Once completed, the Czech and Polish companies will operate under the new brand Stangl Technik
Eurazeo-backed Asmodee buys Rebel
Following the deal, Asmodee will use Rebel's product catalogue to access the Polish games market
Value4Capital holds €80m close for Poland fund
Commitments include funds from EIF and EBRD, as well as capital from private Polish investors
Abris promotes Gieryński to managing partner
Gieryński is promoted from his position of chief investment officer for the buyout house
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
DN Capital et al. in €18m round for Finiata
Point Nine, Fly Ventures, Redalpine and Energy also take part in the €10m equity funding
Avallon acquires 70% stake in EBS
Remaining 30% stake will be divided between the management team and the co-founders
Warburg Pincus sells Inea to Macquarie
Deal ends four-year holding period after Warburg acquired minority stake in April 2013
Capital Partners acquires Ekoplast
Ekoplast plans to expand geographically in France and other regions of western Europe