M&A Deal Summary

SigmaBleyzer Acquires Kosmo

On January 1, 2008, private equity firm SigmaBleyzer acquired retailer Kosmo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SigmaBleyzer’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is SigmaBleyzer’s 4th transaction in Ukraine.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-01-01
Target Kosmo
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) SigmaBleyzer
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Kosmo

Kyiv, Ukraine
Kosmo is a retailer of beauty, home and health related products. Kosmo was founded in 1994 and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SigmaBleyzer

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

SigmaBleyzer is a private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in Eastern Europe and Texas. The Firm looks to apply Western-style management with its knowledge of local market conditions in making investments in the range of $5 and $50 million transaction. Targeted sectors include food & beverages, information technology, cable TV, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, distribution, retail, light industries, consumer products, and construction materials. SigmaBleyzer was formed in 1994 and is based in Houston, Texas and has offices in Kiev and Kharkiv, Ukraine; Sofia, Bulgaria; Bucharest, Romania; Astana, Kazakhstan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 4 of 6
Country: Ukraine M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-03 Volia

Kyiv, Ukraine

Volia is a cable TV and broadband internet provider. Its network connects over 900,000 homes in Ukraine, serving over 700,000 RGUs in four cities within Ukraine: Kyiv, L’viv, Alchevsk, and Chernivtsy. Volia provides services such as analog cable TV, digital cable TV, high-speed cable Internet access, VoIP and data services. Volia was founded in 2002 and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-23 Asem-Ai

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Asem-Ai is a bottled mineral water company.

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