M&A Deal Summary

Penta Investments Acquires VLTAVA LABE MEDIA

On August 12, 2015, private equity firm Penta Investments acquired publishing company VLTAVA LABE MEDIA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Penta Investments’ 3rd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Penta Investments’ 13th transaction in Czech Republic.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-08-12
Target VLTAVA LABE MEDIA
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Penta Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

VLTAVA LABE MEDIA

Prague, Czech Republic
VLTAVA LABE MEDIA publishes important regional periodicals in the Czech Republic and a wide variety of lifestyle magazines. It runs websites dedicated to automotive projects and is a provider of the ANNONCE and Real City small advert solutions, its portfolio also includes the Novotisk printers, a share in the alternative postal service operator (Česká distribuční) and the AdActive media agency. VLTAVA LABE MEDIA was formed in 1994 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

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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 48 of 51
Sector (Publishing) 3 of 4
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 26 of 29
Country (Czech Republic) 13 of 14
Year (2015) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-10 Czech newspapers

Czech Republic

Czech newspapers is a publisher of daily newspapers in Czech Republic.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Penta Hospitals

Prague, Czech Republic

Penta Hospitals owns hospitals in Vrchlabí and Ostrov, a psychiatric hospital in Písek, a clinic in Karlovy Vary and a number of outpatient facilities. It also operates hospitals in Sokolov and Sušice. Penta Hospitals was founded in 2016 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

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