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MidEuropa, the largest private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire Centrul Medical Unirea S.R.L. (“Regina Maria” or the “Company”). The transaction is subject to anti-trust clearance and is expected to close in Q4 2015. With approximately 300,000 corporate subscribers, the Company is a leading…

Walmark a.s. (“Walmark” or the “Company”), a major Consumer Healthcare player in Central and Eastern Europe with a leading position in dietary supplements, jointly controlled by MidEuropa and the founding Walach family announced today that it has further expanded its product portfolio in Poland by acquiring a range of products marketed under the Pneumolan brand…

MidEuropa, the leading private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Danube Foods Group BV and Clates Holding BV (together, “Danube Foods Group” or the “Group”).  With revenues of more than €400 million in 2014, the Group represents the leading branded FMCG platform across the countries of…

MidEuropa, the leading private equity firm in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, announced today that it has completed the sale of Norican Group (the “Group”) to funds affiliated with Altor Equity Partners (“Altor”). The sale of Norican Group to Altor was announced on 19th December 2014, and was subject to regulatory approvals, which were…

MidEuropa, the largest private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Danube Foods Group BV and Clates Holding BV (together, “Danube Foods Group” or the “Group”). The transaction value has not been announced and the transaction is subject to customary…

MidEuropa, the leading private equity firm in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, announced today that it has entered into a binding agreement for the sale of its investment in the Norican Group (“the Group”) to funds affiliated with Altor Equity Partners (“Altor”). The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals by local competition authorities,…

MidEuropa, the private equity firm focused on buyouts in Central & Eastern Europe, announced today the final closing of MidEuropa Fund IV (“Fund IV” or “the Fund”) at €800 million, complemented by an additional pre-allocated co-investment program of €650 million. Fund IV represents the largest dedicated fund to the Region raised in the last 5…

Zabka Polska (“Zabka” or “the Company”), a MidEuropa portfolio company and a leading convenience and proximity supermarket store network in Poland, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kefirek, a network of over 30 stores located in Cracow, the second largest Polish city. The transaction is subject to anti-monopoly approval and is…

Alpha Medical, the leading medical laboratory services provider in Slovakia and the Czech Republic controlled by MidEuropa, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Gendiagnostica, the leading provider of genetic testing in Slovakia. This transaction marks a further step in Mid Europa’s strategy to consolidate the Central European medical laboratory market and to…

Alpha Medical, a MidEuropa portfolio company and a leading provider of laboratory testing services in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Euromedic’s laboratories in the Czech Republic (“Euromedic Labs” or the “Company”). Euromedic Labs operates 6 state-of-the-art laboratories and 15 collection points, offering a full spectrum of routine…

Walmark a.s. (“Walmark” or the “Company”), a leading dietary supplements manufacturer in Central and Eastern Europe, jointly controlled by MidEuropa and the founding Walach family announced today that it has expanded its product portfolio by acquiring a range of products marketed under the Sinulan Forte brand (“Sinulan”) from Novascon Pharmaceuticals. Sinulan is the leader in…

MidEuropa, the leading private equity firm in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, announced today that it completed the sale of its investment in the SBB/Telemach Group (“the Group”) to funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (“KKR”). The transaction was first announced on 15th October 2013, and was subject only to customary…