Enterprise Investors

The CEE-focused firm invested €8m from its venture capital fund in JS Hamilton Poland

The Polish firm sold 20% of Skarbiec through an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, retaining a 75% stake

For the Polish firm the highest return achieved to date

The CEE-focused firm has sold the remainder of its shares in the Polish debt collector, less than a year after holding a first close on its Fund VII.

The Polish firm’s final close – below its €650m target – comes after a string of exits by previous vehicles.

The largest private equity deal in the CEE region this year also represents a partial exit for Enterprise Investors.

The Czech Republic office of the CEE-focused firm will be led by its investment director responsible for Czech and Slovak business development, Ivan Jakubek.

The Central and Eastern Europe specialist is paying a 48 percent premium to buy a stake in Warsaw-listed drinks maker Kofola-Hoop. If successful, the €143m acquisition will be the region’s largest consumer deal ever.

MidEuropa, Partners Group, European Investment Bank and others say valuations of underlying companies could be affected.

CEE buyout values totalled €6.3bn across 43 deals last year, up from just €1.1bn of spending across 74 deals in 2016.

Firms, deals, fundraises and country-specific awards for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The return of Mid Europa suggests another strong year for CEE fundraising, but the market remains too diverse to draw broad conclusions.

The CEE-focused firm's Fund V is seeking the same amount it raised for its 2014-vintage predecessor, PEI has learned.

The Central and Eastern European region offers LPs emerging market potential in a developed market framework.

The regional player triumphed in an auction involving KKR and BC Partners.

New data from Invest Europe show a 25% year-on-year increase in total investment in the region, with buyouts the vast majority of invested capital.