Value4Capital acquires Kom-Eko from Royalton
Value4Capital has acquired Polish waste management firm Kom-Eko from Royalton Partners.
The GP deployed capital from V4C Poland Plus Fund, which is expected to hold a final close in the coming months following an €80m first close in January 2018.
Additional equity was provided by co-investors, including the European Investment Bank Group and Alpha Associates, with the latter investing via the Alpha CEE Opportunity IV fund-of-funds.
Capital from the deal will be used to support the company's investment in new waste management technology to fulfil required recycling ratios set by EU regulators.
Debt
MBank provided an acquisition facility to support the transaction.
Previous funding
Royalton acquired Kom-Eko in 2011 with capital drawn from Royalton Capital Investors II.
Company
Founded in 1994, Kom-Eko is a municipal and commercial waste management company based in Lublin, Poland.
People
Value4Capital – Piotr Misztal (partner); Rafal Alasa (investment director); Bill Watson (managing partner).
Advisers
Equity – CMS Cameron McKenna (legal); EY (financial due diligence).
Vendor – Rothschild (corporate finance); Allen & Overy (legal).
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