M&A Deal Summary

Penta Investments Acquires Dr. Max

On January 1, 2004, private equity firm Penta Investments acquired retailer Dr. Max

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Penta Investments’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Penta Investments’ 2nd transaction in Czech Republic.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-01-01
Target Dr. Max
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Penta Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Dr. Max

Brno, Czech Republic
Dr. Max is an online retailer of pharmaceutical products with pharmacy chains located in Central Europe. Dr. Max was founded in 2002 and is based in Brno, Czech Republic.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Penta Investments

Prague, Czech Republic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 10.4B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Penta Investments Ltd. is a private investment firm focused on private equity and real estate. firm specializing in buy-outs and start ups transactions. Penta seeks to invest across Central Europe including Slovakia, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The Firm targets companies with an average enterprise value of €150 million. Areas of interest includes facility management, aerospace, banking, energy, engineering, entertainment, financing, food processing, healthcare, insurance, investment fund, manufacturing, metal, refinery, retail, telecommunications, textile industry, transportation, wholesale and utilities. Penta Investments Ltd. was formed in 1994 and is based in Prague.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 51
Sector (Retail) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 6 of 29
Country (Czech Republic) 2 of 14
Year (2004) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 PPC Energy Group a.s.

Bratislava, Slovakia

PPC Energy Group a.s. is a co-generation steam and gas power plant. Following its entry, Penta consolidated the company's legal status, optimised its operations and made it into a support service company. PPC is now a holding company ready for further acquisitions in the energy sector and building of a new source.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-04-25 SMVAK - North Moravian Water and Sewerage Ostrava

Ostrava, Czech Republic

North Moravian Water and Sewerage Ostrava as (Severomoravské vodovody a kanalizace Ostrava) is one of the leading water and sewage companies in the Czech Republic. It has been the largest water company in Moravia since 1992.

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