M&A Deal Summary

Innova Capital Acquires La Fantana

On April 1, 2007, private equity firm Innova Capital acquired beverage company La Fantana from Oresa

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Innova Capital’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Innova Capital’s 3rd transaction in Romania.
Investment Fate
  • La Fantana was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-04-01
Target La Fantana
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Innova Capital
Sellers(s) Oresa
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

La Fantana

Bucharest, Romania
La Fantana is a bottler and distributor of spring water in 19-liter bottles for offices in Romania and Serbia, with respective market shares estimated at 70% in Romania and above 60% in Serbia. La Fantana was founded in 2000 and is based in Bucharest, Romania.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Innova Capital

Warsaw, Poland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.6B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Innova Capital is a private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in Central Europe. Innova generally looks to invest in businesses operating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, however the firm will also consider companies operating in bordering areas, such as the Nordic Countries, as well as Germany and Austria. Target sectors include business services, specialist media, financial services, and telecom. Innova seeks to commit between €25 to €40 million of equity capital per transaction. The Firm's investment horizon is three to five years. Innova Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 70
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Romania M&A 3 of 8
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 BENESTRA

Bratislava, Slovakia

BENESTRA is a Slovakian alternative telecom provider focused on the corporate market segment. Company operates a portfolio of voice and data communication solutions, internet connectivity, data centers, and hosting services on both physical and virtual cloud platforms. BENESTRA was founded in 1993 and is based in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-01 Orange Moldova SA

Chisinau, Moldova

Orange Moldova (formerly Voxtel) is the largest mobile network operator in Moldova. It began operations as Voxtel in 1998 and rebranded to Orange in 2007. It has since been acquired by France Telecom. In September 2009, Orange Moldova was the first operator in the world to launch high-definition voice services (HD voice) for mobile phones.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Oresa

Investor Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 1995
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oresa is a family backed private investment firm focused on opportunities throughout Central and Eastern Europe. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and has a particular interest in Romanian companies. Oresa was established in 1995 and is based in Bucharest.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Romania M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Fabryo

Bucharest, Romania

Fabryo is a decorative coatings manufacturer in Romania, providing finishing and insulating materials. The company sell its products under brands such as savana, APLA, Innenweiss or Rost. Fabryo is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 Somaco S.A. DE C.V

Bucuresti, Romania

Somaco S.A. DE C.V is a precast concrete manufacturer. Somaco is based in Bucuresti, Romania.

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