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Enterprise Investors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Enterprise Investors has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 4 others.

Enterprise Investors’ most common sectors for investment areretail (16%) and financial services (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (56%) and stake purchase (18%). In total, Enterprise Investors has invested in 1 US state and 15 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2005 when it acquired DGS SA for $108M.

In the last 3 years, Enterprise Investors has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%). Enterprise Investors’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold PharmaSwiss SA for $394M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity85
    • M&A Buy Activity52
    • M&A Sell Activity33
  • Total Sectors Invested 31
  • Total Countries Invested 15
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22
  • M&A Advisors 13

Enterprise Investors

Enterprise Investors

Varso Tower, ul. Chmielna 69, 34th floor,
Warsaw, 00-801
Poland
+48 22 458 85 00
www.ei.com.pl
info@ei.com.pl

Enterprise Investors is a private equity firm focused on investments in Central and Eastern Europe, with a primary interest on opportunities in Poland. Enterprise Investors is a generalist investor and looks to commit €20 to €75 million in medium-sized businesses. Enterprise Investors was formed in 1990 and is headquartered in Warsaw.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, E-Commerce, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Food, Forest Products, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Packaging, Restaurants, Retail, Software, Staffing, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, PIPE

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Eastern Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 20 75
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 44 3 2 3 - - 52
vol $637M $637M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 30 - 1 - 2 - 33
vol $1.0B $1.0B
  85

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
NU-MED Group SA 2024-08-23 - Trade Sale
Elbląg, Poland · www.nu-med.pl
JNT Group S.A Sp.K. 2024-02-02 - Sold to Management
Dobron, Poland · www.jntgroup.com
Advanced Protection Systems 2023-08-21 - Growth Capital
Gdynia, Portugal · www.apsystems.tech
Goodspeed sp. z o. o. 2023-05-23 - Stake Purchase
Ołtarzew, Poland · www.goodspeed.pl
Renters Sp. z o. o. 2023-03-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Warsaw, Poland · www.renters.pl
Bisar SA 2022-12-02 - Stake Purchase
Warsaw, Poland · www.bisar.pl
Intertoy Zone SRL 2022-07-27 - Trade Sale
Bucharest, Romania · www.noriel.ro
Ekoenergetyka 2022-01-13 - Stake Purchase
Zielona Gora, Poland · www.ekoenergetyka.com
Focus Garden Sp. z o. o 2021-10-04 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Poznan, Poland · www.focusgarden.pl
Snap Outdoor Sp. z o. o. 2021-08-04 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Gliwice, Poland · www.snapoutdoor.pl
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
PragmaGO SA 2020-12-02 Monevia sp. z o.o. 2024-02-06 1
Katowice, Poland · www.pragmago.pl Bydgoszcz, Poland · www.monevia.pl

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 3 (19%) - 8 (15%) 124M (19%)
Financial Services 1 (6%) - 4 (8%) 113M (18%)
Consumer Products - - 3 (6%) 14M (2%)
Transportation 2 (13%) - 3 (6%) -
Construction 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 64M (10%)
Life Science - - 2 (4%) 56M (9%)
Beverages - - 2 (4%) -
Food 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) -
Healthcare Services - - 2 (4%) -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (4%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) 108M (17%)
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) 39M (6%)
Manufacturing - - 1 (2%) 32M (5%)
Insurance - - 1 (2%) 26M (4%)
Furniture - - 1 (2%) 24M (4%)
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (2%) 24M (4%)
Software - - 1 (2%) 12M (2%)
Aerospace 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Business Services 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Distribution 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
E-Commerce 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Forest Products 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Total 16 - 52 $637M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Poland 11 (69%) - 31 (60%) 455M (72%)
Romania - - 4 (8%) 51M (8%)
Slovakia 1 (6%) - 3 (6%) -
Croatia 2 (13%) - 2 (4%) -
Germany - - 2 (4%) -
Portugal 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Slovenia 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) 64M (10%)
Switzerland - - 1 (2%) 39M (6%)
Hungary - - 1 (2%) 26M (4%)
United States - - 1 (2%) -
  Florida - - 1 (2%) -
Czech Republic - - 1 (2%) -
Estonia - - 1 (2%) -
Lithuania - - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 11 (69%) - 31 (60%) 455M (72%)
Cross-border 5 (31%) - 21 (40%) 181M (28%)
Total 16 - 52 $637M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (56%) - 29 (56%) 401M (63%)
Stake Purchase 4 (25%) - 9 (17%) -
Growth Capital 1 (6%) - 6 (12%) 75M (12%)
Divestiture - - 3 (6%) 122M (19%)
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (4%) 24M (4%)
PIPE - - 1 (2%) 14M (2%)
Going Private 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Venture 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 16 - 52 $637M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 10 (30%) 154M (15%)
IPO 7 (21%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (15%) 890M (85%)
Secondary Sale 5 (15%) -
Sold to Management 2 (6%) -
Unknown 2 (6%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (3%) -
Stake Sale 1 (3%) -
Total 33 $1.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citi
 1
Legal Deals
White & Case
 4
Gide Loyrette Nouel
 3
A&O Shearman
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $108M
< $100M 15 $528M
TOTAL $637M
Largest DGS SA
$108M (2005-03-10)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $744M
< $100M 4 $300M
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest PharmaSwiss SA
$394M (2011-02-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Strategic(s)
8%
4 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
12%
4 (12%)
Strategic(s)
45%
15 (45%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.3B EUR

Established

1990

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Michal Rusiecki

Managing Partner

Michał Kędzia

Partner

FAQ

When was Enterprise Investors founded?

Enterprise Investors was founded in 1990.

What type of investor is Enterprise Investors?

Enterprise Investors is a private equity firm.

Where is Enterprise Investors headquartered?

Enterprise Investors is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.

How much capital does Enterprise Investors have under management?

Enterprise Investors has 2.3B EUR under management.

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