Poland
Resource Partners sells Melvit to Polfood
GP backed one bolt-on transaction with the purchase of Lithuanian cereal brands Granum, Granum Extra and Le Chef
Enterprise Investors completes exit of PBKM
Following the initial float, the GP has fully exited the asset after an eight-year holding period
CEE buyout activity reaches six-year high
Poland has led the way as buyout activity in CEE reached a six-year peak between January and May
Target and One Peak in €15m series-D for DocPlanner
Investment will fund international expansion, with a particular focus on the Latin American market
Innova Capital buys controlling stake in Profim
GP aims to support the company's expansion across the western European market
Highlander backs Rotometal
Rotometal will use the new investment to expand its product range and enter new export markets
Idea Box acquires packaging producer Drukarnia Ekspres
Deal is the third investment for the Polish private equity firm, launched in 2012
Cornerstone and Oaktree buy IT Kontrakt
Cornerstone partners with Oaktree to source, execute and support equity deals in CEE countries
Advent to acquire 90% of Integer.pl
Conditions of offer have been met, and received unconditional consent from the antitrust authorities
Strong start in CEE for second year running
Region registered 10 deals in Q1 for the second year running, though 2016 saw deal volume halve in H2
Enterprise Investors exits Dino Polska shares in IPO bookbuilding
Polish supermarket chain's IPO is expected to be the largest private-equity-backed listing in CEE
Dino Polska IPO could revive public exit route for PE in CEE
Public market exit route has been in decline for central and eastern European private equity since its 2013 post-crisis peak
Enterprise Investors to float Dino Polska in Warsaw
Dino founder Tomasz Biernacki will remain majority shareholder after the IPO, retaining a 51% stake in the business
Polish VCs sell ZenCard to PKO Bank Polski
Experior Venture and SpeedUp Group exit the business after a 18-month holding
Mezzanine Management takes PLN 40m minority stake in Flucar
GP tapped its third mezzanine fund to support capex programme at Polish industrial
Resource Partners acquires majority stake in makeup maker Torf
Torf's CEO and director general will remain as managers of the business post-buyout
MCI launches debt fund with $500m target
Debt vehicle structured as evergreen fund supplying diverse financing products to CEE companies
Enterprise sells €12.5m Skarbiec share block
Partial sale comes two years after the asset management business was listed in Warsaw
Innova ups IRR to 60% on final Wirtualna Polska exit
GP completes full exit three years after initial investment in WP Group
Abris to de-list Graal from Warsaw bourse
Following a bidding process begun in August, CEE-focused Abris will take the Polish fish processor private
IK sells Axtone in trade sale
Rail buffer manufacturer is one of the last assets in the GP’s IK 2004 fund
3TS injects €5.5m into H88
As part of the deal, the web hosting company purchased Polish competitor Domeny
CEE could arrest exit flow decline in 2016
Region is seven exits short of exceeding 2015’s total for PE- and VC-backed exits
Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa in $3.25bn Allegro buyout
Deal marks one of the largest transactions in the CEE region since the global financial crisis