M&A Deal Summary

Innova Capital Acquires ProService

On March 13, 2025, private equity firm Innova Capital acquired financial services company ProService from Oaktree Capital Management and Cornerstone Investment Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Innova Capital’s 9th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Innova Capital’s 52nd transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-03-13
Target ProService
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Innova Capital
Sellers(s) Oaktree Capital Management
Cornerstone Investment Management
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

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.

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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 70 of 70
Sector: Financial Services M&A 9 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Poland M&A 52 of 52
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-13 IFDS

Warsaw, Poland

IFDS is a specialist provider of fund depositary services. IFDS was founded in 2022 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Oaktree Capital Management

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 26.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oaktree Capital Management LLP is a global alternative investment firm with a variety of investment strategies spanning corporate debt, convertible securities, distressed debt, control investing, real estate, and public investing. The Firm's control investing group is spread across several disciplines, including Global Principal, European Principal, Power, and Infrastructure. Oaktree was formed in 1995 and is based in Los Angeles.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 88 of 90
Sector: Financial Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 25 of 27
Country: Poland M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-12 Richards Manufacturing

Irvington, New Jersey, United States

Richards Manufacturing is a manufacturer of overhead and underground electrical and gas distribution products. Richards Manufacturing is based in Irvington, New Jersey.

Sell $2.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-19 OEG

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

OEG provides core services across the offshore energy ecosystem, delivering development and operations solutions to oil & gas (O&G) and wind end markets. OEG is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Sell -
SELLER
DESCRIPTION

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 4 of 4
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Poland M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-26 SMYK

Warsaw, Poland

SMYK is a kids brand, offering toys, clothes and accessories for children available in over 250 shops in Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the Middle East and additionally SMYK's own brand products are available in 14 European countries and Asia. SMYK was founded in 2000 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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