Enterprise Investors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Enterprise Investors’ most common sectors for investment areretail (16%) and beverages (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (57%) and stake purchase (14%). In total, Enterprise Investors has invested in 1 US state and 14 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 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (44%). 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 Activity76
    • M&A Buy Activity44
    • M&A Sell Activity32
  • Total Sectors Invested 25
  • Total Countries Invested 14
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 13

Enterprise Investors

53 Emilii Plater St., 31st Floor,
Warsaw, 00-113
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 €30 to €50 million in medium-sized businesses. Enterprise Investors was formed in 1990 and is headquartered in Warsaw.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Packaging, Restaurants, Retail, Software, 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 30 60
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 43 1 - - - - 44
vol $677M $677M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 28 2 - 1 - 1 32
vol $830M $214M $1.0B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
JNT Group S.A Sp.K. 2024-02-02 - Sold to Management
Dobron, Poland · www.jntgroup.com
Intertoy Zone SRL 2022-07-27 - Trade Sale
Bucharest, Romania · www.noriel.ro
Software Mind 2020-12-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Krakow, Poland · www.softwaremind.com
Wento Sp. z o. o. 2020-07-31 56M EUR Trade Sale
Warsaw, Poland · www.wento.eu
Danwood S.A. (DAN-WOOD House) 2020-01-20 158M EUR Trade Sale
Galashiels, United Kingdom · www.dan-wood.co.uk
3S SA 2019-06-25 - Trade Sale
Katowice, Poland · www.3s.pl
intive GmbH 2018-12-11 - Secondary Sale
Regensburg, Germany · www.intive.com
Tahe Outdoors OU 2018-12-01 - Secondary Sale
Viimsi, Estonia · www.taheoutdoors.com
ANWIM SA 2018-11-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Warsaw, Poland · www.anwim.pl
Studenac d.o.o. 2018-06-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Omiš, Croatia · www.studenac.hr
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 2 (20%) - 7 (16%) 124M (18%)
Financial Services - - 3 (7%) 113M (17%)
Consumer Products - - 3 (7%) 14M (2%)
Beverages 1 (10%) - 3 (7%) -
Life Science - - 2 (5%) 56M (8%)
Software 1 (10%) 41M (100%) 2 (5%) 53M (8%)
Food 1 (10%) - 2 (5%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (10%) - 2 (5%) -
Information Technology 2 (20%) - 2 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (5%) -
Transportation 1 (10%) - 2 (5%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) 108M (16%)
Construction - - 1 (2%) 64M (9%)
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 (3%)
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Forest Products 1 (10%) - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Total 10 $41M 44 $677M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Poland 6 (60%) 41M (100%) 25 (57%) 496M (73%)
Romania - - 4 (9%) 51M (8%)
Slovakia 1 (10%) - 3 (7%) -
Croatia 2 (20%) - 2 (5%) -
Finland 1 (10%) - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) 64M (9%)
Switzerland - - 1 (2%) 39M (6%)
Hungary - - 1 (2%) 26M (4%)
United States - - 1 (2%) -
  Florida - - 1 (2%) -
Germany - - 1 (2%) -
Czech Republic - - 1 (2%) -
Estonia - - 1 (2%) -
Lithuania - - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 6 (60%) 41M (100%) 25 (57%) 496M (73%)
Cross-border 4 (40%) - 19 (43%) 181M (27%)
Total 10 $41M 44 $677M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (70%) - 25 (57%) 401M (59%)
Stake Purchase 1 (10%) - 6 (14%) -
Growth Capital - - 5 (11%) 75M (11%)
Divestiture 1 (10%) 41M (100%) 4 (9%) 162M (24%)
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (5%) 24M (4%)
PIPE - - 1 (2%) 14M (2%)
Venture 1 (10%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 10 $41M 44 $677M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 9 (28%) 154M (15%)
IPO 7 (22%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (16%) 890M (85%)
Secondary Sale 5 (16%) -
Sold to Management 2 (6%) -
Unknown 2 (6%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (3%) -
Stake Sale 1 (3%) -
Total 32 $1.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
White & Case
3
RTPR
2
Allen & Overy
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $108M
< $100M 16 $569M
TOTAL $677M
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)
11%
5 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
13%
4 (13%)
Strategic(s)
44%
14 (44%)

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 2.5B EUR under management.

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