Romania
Highlander Partners opens Romania office
GP has opened its inaugural office in the region after entering the Polish market in 2008
Accel leads $153m series-B round for UiPath
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate the product offering, in addition to opening new offices
Mid Europa buys MediGroup from Blue Sea Capital
Seller Blue Sea Capital, which established MediGroup in 2013, will retain a 45% stake
Triton-backed OptiGroup completes bolt-ons in Romania, Finland
Acquired businesses are expected to post a тЌ50m combined turnover, according to OptiGroup
Enterprise sells Macon to Xella in trade sale
Deal ends a 12-year holding period for Enterprise, which acquired the business in 2006
Vitruvian buys 30% stake in Bitdefender
Deal marks end of 10-year holding period for Romania-based PE firm Axxess Capital
Fribourg Capital closes VC fund on €20m
VC firm intends to deploy capital in Romanian IT startups seeking seed funding rounds
Duet buys minority stake in Marfin Bank Romania
Deal is the London-based GP's first financial services investment in the CEE region
Accel leads $30m series-A for UiPath
New funding will be used predominantly to hire new staff to keep up with increasing product demand
Ardian's Solina buys Supremia
Ardian will continue its strategy of external growth in the European food industry through the acquisition
EBRD buys into Mid Europa's Profi
International finance institution provides €25m of equity after a €533m buyout by Mid Europa in November
New government may jeopardise Romanian progress
Results of December election follows year of record Romanian M&A activity and strong PE performance
Rockaway acquires e-commerce trio from Naspers
Deal sees venture capital firm acquire CEE-focused online comparison shopping engines
Value4Capital makes 2x gross return on MedLife IPO
Exit comes as part of the Romanian private healthcare provider’s RON 522m IPO in Bucharest
Enterprise Investors makes 7x on €533m Profi exit to Mid Europa
CEE-focused private equity firm invested €76m over the course of its investment
Romanian buyout activity shows no signs of picking up
Macroeconomic factors, combined with a dearth of dealmakers, are limiting the growth potential of Romanian private equity
Global Finance exits TotalSoft in €30m deal
Transaction had an enterprise value of €30.25m and trade buyer paid an entry multiple of 8.6x
Abris buys Green Group
EBRD and Global Finance exit the business after investing €23.5m in 2011
Enterprise Investors considers Profi exit
Poland-based investor has mandated Citi to evaluate its options for selling the Romanian retailer
Innova Capital sells La Fântâna back to Oresa
Acquirers first exited Romanian beverage company to Innova Capital in 2007 SBO
Enterprise Investors acquires toys retailer Noriel
CEE-focused GP will provide a €2m growth capital injection as part of the buyout
Catalyst invests €1m in Romania's Marketizator
Romanian startup is 3TS-managed fund’s ninth investment in the country
Mid Europa's Regina Maria bolts on hospital
Ponderas Hospital is the first add-on acquisition for the Romanian healthcare group since the Mid Europa buyout
Catalyst backs Smart Bill
Catalyst Romania Fund and Gecad Group back Romanian cloud invoicer Smart Bill with €1m