M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2024-02-26 |
| Target | SMYK |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) | Accession Capital Partners |
| Sellers(s) |
Bridgepoint
Cornerstone Investment Management Griffin Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 840M EUR |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Accession Capital Partners (ACP) is an investment firm that typically provides junior capital alongside financial sponsors when pursuing acquisitions or growth investments. The Firm typically seeks to invest in mid-sized companies throughout Central Europe. ACP was established in 2000 and is based in Vienna, Austria.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 7 of 9 |
| Sector (Retail) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 3 of 3 |
| Country (Poland) | 3 of 4 |
| Year (2024) | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-30 |
Clarfon
Bucharest, Romania Clarfon operates a retail network for hearing aids, laryngology devices, and accessories in Romania with 62 shops throughout the country. Clarfon is based in Bucharest. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-26 |
WISS
Bielsko-Biała, Poland WISS is an engineer and manufacturer of firefighting and other specialist emergency vehicles. WISS was formed in 1988 and is based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 28.2B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 107 of 109 |
| Sector (Retail) | 7 of 8 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 64 of 65 |
| Country (Poland) | 3 of 3 |
| Year (2024) | 2 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 |
Kerv
London, United Kingdom Kerv offers business outcome-focused solutions, initially comprising of converged IT managed services, unified communications, contact centre, security and compliance applications, all delivered in a way that will set the industry benchmark for excellent customer experience. Kerv was formed in 2020 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-28 |
Identicare
York, United Kingdom Identicare is a pet microchipping and pet owner-focused services company. Alongside its services offering, Identicare sells microchips to vets, commercial breeders and rescue charities, utilising a customer acquisition channel for subscription products that boast strong retention rates, underscoring the quality and value of its offering to an embedded customer base. Identicare was founded in 1989 and is based in York, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £25M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cornerstone Investment Management is a private equity firm focused on acquiring mid-sized companies in Poland and Eastern Europe. The Firm is a generalist investor and looks to back experienced management teams to grow and transform their businesses. Cornerstone Investment Management was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Warsaw.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 4 |
| Sector (Retail) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (Poland) | 2 of 3 |
| Year (2024) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-15 |
Avenga
Cologne, Germany Avenga is a global IT platform, offering a full-service business solutions and supporting global organizations in their digital transformation. The Company understands the complexities of modern markets and translates them into real business solutions for pharma & life sciences, insurance, finance, automotive, and real estate. Avenga is based in Cologne, Germany. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-13 |
ProService
Warsaw, Poland ProService is a provider of technology services and solutions to mutual and pension funds, insurance companies, and banks. The Company offers a variety of services including transfer agent, asset valuation, fund distribution, asset management, corporate accounting, manage Services, and IT solutions. ProService was founded in 1994 and is based in Warsaw, Poland. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Real Estate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.5B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Griffin Real Estate is a private equity real estate firm focused on developing and acquiring real-estate related assets and companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Griffin Real Estate was formed in 2006 and is headquartered in Warsaw.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 2 |
| Sector (Retail) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (Poland) | 2 of 2 |
| Year (2024) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-12 |
Stokado
Warsaw, Poland Stokado is specialised in self-storage industry. The company currently stores goods belonging to ca. 3,000 units both private and B2B customers in its dedicated self-storage facilities located in Wroclaw, Poznan, Bydgoszcz, Kalisz, Legnica, Zabrze, Dabrowa Gornicza, Piekary Slaskie and Zielona Gora. Stokado is based in Warsaw, Poland. , |
Buy | - |
