M&A Deal Summary

Mid Europa Partners Acquires Mlinar

On April 9, 2019, private equity firm Mid Europa Partners acquired food company Mlinar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mid Europa Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Mid Europa Partners’ 1st transaction in Croatia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-04-09
Target Mlinar
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Mid Europa Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Mlinar

Zagreb, Croatia
Mlinar serves pastries, bread, drinks, sandwiches, and salads to more than 36 million customers per year through c.220 directly-owned stores in Croatia and Slovenia, and franchise stores across 10 countries. Mlinar operates its own state-of-the-art production and logistics and serves leading modern retail chains, as well as hotels and restaurants from its wholesale operations. Mlinar was founded in 1903 and is based in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mid Europa Partners

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 6.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Mid Europa Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in Central and Eastern Europe. Mid Europa prefers control based investments in market leading companies operating in industries with high barriers to entry. Sectors of interest include telecom, media, utilities, transportation, natural resources, industrial, healthcare, building materials, manufacturing, and agriculture. The Firm looks to commit €50 to €300 million of equity capital per transaction in businesses valued up to €500 million. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, take-privates, divestitures, turnarounds, and large scale expansions. Mid Europa Partners is the successor entity to EMP Europe Ltd, which was formed in 1999. Mid Europa has offices in Budapest, Warsaw, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 44
Sector: Food M&A 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 17 of 18
Country: Croatia M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-18 Bambi Banat a.d.

Pozarevac, Serbia

Bambi Banat a.d. is a biscuit producer in Serbia and Montenegro. Its core brand “Plazma” is one of the leading confectionary brands in Serbia. Historically, Bambi has been one of the most famous and profitable and efficient food producers in former Yugoslavia and CEE.

Sell €260M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-04 Walmark AS

Třinec, Czech Republic

Walmark is a manufacturer of consumer health products in Central Europe with a unique portfolio of well-established Consumer Health brands across multiple categories. These include vitamins and minerals, children’s health, women’s health, men’s health, joint care, digestive and intestinal, and cough and cold and are set to generate continued strong growth. The company's key brands include e.g. Biopron (gut health), Martians (children’s supplements), Urinal (urinary tract health), Proenzi (joint care), Prostenal (male health), Beliema (vaginal health) and Sinulan (respiratory health). Walmark was established in 1990 and headquartered in Třinec, Czech Republic.

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