Investment Summary |
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| Date | 1998-10-24 |
| Target | Chemolak a.s. |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Investor(s) | Penta Investments |
| Deal Type | Stake Purchase |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 10.4B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 2 of 51 |
| Sector: Chemicals M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals | 2 of 8 |
| Country: Slovakia M&A | 2 of 25 |
| Year: 1998 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-01 |
VÚB Kupón
Bratislava, Slovakia The VÚB Kupón fund was the largest privatisation fund in Slovakia. Penta purchased 17 % of VÚB Kupón shares and later also bought a 35% share owned by VÚB Banka. Penta merged the fund with Intefin Group for the purpose of transforming it to a normal investment company. It then sold off parts of the portfolio which had more than 100 types of stock initially. In the autumn of 1997, Interfin Group divested 55:45 to Istrofin and Intermark. Penta's participation in Istrofin was sold to a leading regional financial investor, Intermark was dissolved and the profit paid out to shareholders. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-01-01 |
VÚB Kupón
Bratislava, Slovakia The VÚB Kupón fund was the largest privatisation fund in Slovakia. Penta purchased 17 % of VÚB Kupón shares and later also bought a 35% share owned by VÚB Banka. Penta merged the fund with Intefin Group for the purpose of transforming it to a normal investment company. It then sold off parts of the portfolio which had more than 100 types of stock initially. In the autumn of 1997, Interfin Group divested 55:45 to Istrofin and Intermark. Penta's participation in Istrofin was sold to a leading regional financial investor, Intermark was dissolved and the profit paid out to shareholders. |
Sell | - |
