Central & Eastern Europe

Natura sells fragrances, make-up, face and body care, hygiene and hair care products through more than 190 stores and an e-commerce platform.

The firm appointed Benjamin Cordonnier as CEO and co-managing partner, and Judith Charpentier as co-managing partner in May.

Managers are focusing on optimising their exit readiness and getting the equity story right as tariffs add more complexity to sales processes, according to panellists at PEI’s Operating Partners Forum Europe.

The agribusiness sector is yet to recover from fading interest in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.

Roman and Kirill Gurskiy left EY in 2017 to pursue their passion at GEM Capital and they have never looked back.

The sixth annual Rising Stars celebrates the achievements of people under the age of 40 in the venture capital industry. The deadline for nominations is November 15.

The era of great-power competition, which includes intensifying scrutiny, restrictions and regulation around the movement of capital, goods, data and technology, presents both challenges and opportunities, says Global Institute executive director Vance Serchuk.

Mega buyouts made up nearly a third of total investment value for the period and was the only investment stage that grew annually, according to a report from Invest Europe.

Sponsor-to-sponsor deals, a steady source of dealflow for GPs, usually generate favourable returns so long as the market cooperates, according to a report from Adams Street Partners.

PE deal volume continues to increase year-on-year as the region’s larger and faster-growing economies provide a hunting ground for international and domestic GPs.