Growth Capital • Business Services

Mid Europa Partners Invests In Displate

On November 5, 2020, private equity firm Mid Europa Partners invested in business services company Displate

Investment Context
  • This is Mid Europa Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Mid Europa Partners’ 11th transaction in Poland.

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Investment Summary

Date November 5, 2020
Target Displate
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) Mid Europa Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target Company

Displate

Warsaw, Poland
Displate is an online metal print marketplace that connects more than 40,000 visual creators and more than 30 licensed brands to a customer base of enthusiasts in more than 50 countries. The Company is active in a number of verticals including gaming, movies, anime, music, travel, and sport. The platform has over 1.4 million artist-generated designs which it prints on high-quality metal plates. Displate was founded in 2013 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

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 Context for Investor #
Overall 40 of 44
Sector: Business Services 3 of 3
Type: Growth Capital 2 of 2
Country: Poland 11 of 12
Year: 2020 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-19 Waberer s

Budapest, Hungary

Waberer’s is a road transport company and one of the largest road freight transport companies in Europe, operating a fleet of 2,300 trucks. The Company is well positioned to benefit from the strong growth potential of the European road freight market as a result of its modern fleet, regional coverage, low cost base and proven track record as a reliable partner for international blue chip companies and freight forwarders. Waberer's was founded in 1948 and is based in Budapest, Hungary.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-09 Symfonia

Warsaw, Poland

Symfonia is a provider of cloud business management solutions for SMEs. Symfonia offers four best-in-class products (Symfonia 50Cloud, Symfonia ERP, Symfonia Kadry i Płace One Payroll, and Symfonia Start) to a diversified base of loyal clients. Symfonia recently transitioned from a licensing model to a subscription model, achieving robust top-line growth and enhanced profitability. Symfonia was founded in 1995 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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