M&A Deal Summary

Arx Equity Partners and 3TS Capital Partners Acquire Komex

On August 17, 2006, private equity firms Arx Equity Partners and 3TS Capital Partners acquired retailer Komex

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arx Equity Partners’ 2nd and 3TS Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Arx Equity Partners’ 4th and 3TS Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-08-17
Target Komex
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Arx Equity Partners
3TS Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Komex

Warsaw, Poland
Komex operating under the brand name 5.10.15 opened its first outlet in Warsaw. Today the chain is the leading children clothing retail chain in Poland with more than 50 outlets. Komex was founded in 1993 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Arx Equity Partners

Prague, Czech Republic

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 300M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arx is an independent Central and Eastern European focused private equity firm. Arx seeks companies valued between €10 and €50 million. Funds are generally used to support later stage investments such as expansion financings, management buy-outs and buy-ins, and industry consolidations. Arx will consider opportunities across many industry sectors. Arx was formerly known as DBG Eastern Europe. Arx Equity Partners was formed in 1996 and based in Prague.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 33
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 9 of 26
Country: Poland M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2006 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-06 Ergis-Eurofilms SA

Warsaw, Poland

Ergis-Eurofilms SA is the only Polish manufacturer of pharmaceutical foils and of wallcoverings and is the leading producer of PVC isolation foils, packaging and office foils and of construction panels in Eastern Central Europe.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-07 AXON Lízing és Pénzügyi Zrt.

Szeged, Hungary

AXON Lízing és Pénzügyi provides leasing and financial services.

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Buyer
DESCRIPTION

3TS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets buyout and expansion capital investments in Central and Northern Europe. 3TS primarily targets growth tech businesses operating in the communications, internet, media, and technology-enabled services sectors. 3TS typically holds investments for three to five years. 3TS Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 47
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 11
Country: Poland M&A 3 of 10
Year: 2006 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-10 Systinet

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Systinet provides companies with the ability to create, publish, discover and use Web Services and functional software components accessible via the Internet. Systinet is located in Boston, USA with the development team in Prague, Czech Republic.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-15 Dom Maklerski TMS Brokers S.A.

Warszawa, Poland

Dom Maklerski TMS Brokers S.A. provides financial advisory, FX brokerage activities, and asset management services. TMS Brokers offers trading platforms for individual and corporate investors, provides market data, analysis, and reports as well as hedges companies against currency risk. Dom Maklerski TMS Brokers was established in 1988 and is based in Warszawa, Poland.

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