M&A Deal Summary

Central European Media Enterprises Acquires Bonton a.s.

On June 30, 2011, Central European Media Enterprises acquired business services company Bonton a.s. from Bancroft Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Central European Media Enterprises’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Central European Media Enterprises’ 1st transaction in Czech Republic.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-06-30
Target Bonton a.s.
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Central European Media Enterprises
Sellers(s) Bancroft Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bonton a.s.

Prague, Czech Republic
Bonton, a.s. is a distributor of movies, VHS, VCDs, and DVDs of Hollywood-produced movies and independent cinemas to rental and retail networks.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Central European Media Enterprises

Hamilton, Bermuda

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Central European Media Enterprises is an Eastern European free-to-air TV company that owns and operates a portfolio of commercial TV stations in six Eastern European countries, reaching approximately 82 million people across the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Croatia, and Bulgaria. Central European Media Enterprises is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-01 Kanal A/S

Slovenia

Kanal A/S is a Slovenia's first private television network, commencing broadcasts business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-03 Port Network

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Port Network is a provider of TV, radio and movie metadata in Central-Eastern Europe with business based in Hungary, together with its satellite outlets in Croatia, Slovakia, Romania and Serbia. PORT network covers the main TV and radio channel portfolio of 15 CEE countries by producing their programme metadata on a daily basis.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bancroft Private Equity

Jersey, Channel Islands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 350M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bancroft Private Equity is a private equity group focused on Eastern Europe, including Greece, the Balkans, and Turkey. The Firm's latest fund looks to invest €10 to €30 million in mature companies, led by experienced management teams with successful track records. Bancroft only considers majority positions and will consider all industries except real estate, tobacco, gambling, and liquor. Bancroft was originally established in 1989 and is based in Vienna.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 13
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Czech Republic M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-23 CityEX

Zagreb, Croatia

CityEx is a Croatian value-added postal services provider. CityEx has 36 locations in 30 cities across Croatia, employs over a thousand, and delivers more than a million parcels and 60 million documents annually. CityEX is based in Zagreb, Croatia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-16 Frost s.r.o.

Slovakia

Frost s.r.o., Slovakian ice cream producer based in Presov, founded in 2001. Frost is one of the market leaders in ice cream with particularly strong position in the impulse ice cream segment.

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