M&A Deal Summary

Penta Investments Acquires AERO Vodochody

On April 1, 2007, private equity firm Penta Investments acquired aerospace company AERO Vodochody

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Penta Investments’ 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Penta Investments’ 6th transaction in Czech Republic.
Investment Fate
  • AERO Vodochody was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-04-01
Target AERO Vodochody
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Penta Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

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AERO Vodochody

Odolena Voda, Czech Republic
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AERO Vodochody is an aerospace manufacturer, developing, manufacturing, selling and maintaining aircraft and aerostructures for both civil and military aviation. AERO Vodochody was founded in 1919 and is based in Odolena Voda, Czech Republic.

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Buyer

Penta Investments

Prague, Czech Republic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 10.4B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Penta Investments Ltd. is a private investment firm focused on private equity and real estate. firm specializing in buy-outs and start ups transactions. Penta seeks to invest across Central Europe including Slovakia, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The Firm targets companies with an average enterprise value of €150 million. Areas of interest includes facility management, aerospace, banking, energy, engineering, entertainment, financing, food processing, healthcare, insurance, investment fund, manufacturing, metal, refinery, retail, telecommunications, textile industry, transportation, wholesale and utilities. Penta Investments Ltd. was formed in 1994 and is based in Prague.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 51
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 15 of 29
Country (Czech Republic) 6 of 14
Year (2007) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-01 Privatbanka

Bratislava, Slovakia

Privatbanka is a specializing in private and corporate banking with a presence in the Czech Republic. Privatbanka was formed in 1995 and is based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-31 Zabka Polska

Poznañ, Poland

Zabka Polska is a Polish convenience retailer. The company is among the fastest-growing grocery retail chains in Poland. Żabka has grown from a single convenience store in Poznań to a country wide network of over 5,000 stores. Zabka Polska was founded in 1998 and is based in Poznañ, Poland.

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