M&A Deal Summary

Vienna International Airport Acquires Letisko Košice a.s.

On January 1, 2008, Vienna International Airport acquired transportation company Letisko Košice a.s. from Penta Investments

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vienna International Airport’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Vienna International Airport’s 1st transaction in Slovakia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-01
Target Letisko Košice a.s.
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Vienna International Airport
Sellers(s) Penta Investments
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Letisko Košice a.s.

Košice, Slovakia
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Letisko Košice owns and operates the second largest airport in Slovakia. In 2007, the airport served more than 440,000 passengers, which is a 29% increase in comparison to 2006.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vienna International Airport

Austria

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Category Company
Sector Aerospace
DESCRIPTION

Vienna International Airport is the international airport of Vienna, the capital of Austria.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Slovakia) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 8 of 34
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 14
Country (Slovakia) 6 of 14
Year (2008) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 Realitní developerská a.s

Prague, Czech Republic

Realitní developerská a.s provides construction services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-19 ADAST a.s

Adamov, Czech Republic

Penta acquired ADAST in 2003 when it filled for bankruptcy. The company had been poorly run and unable to compete on the international market for printing machines. During Penta's ownership heavy investments were made into production efficiency and innovation. After the restructuring process, Penta sold 100% of ADAST to J 23 a.s

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