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Enterprise Investors provides equity financing for the acquisition of Simcor by Macon Deva

Simcor was created in 1972 and privatized in 1996. Today the group comprises seven companies, which Macon acquired
as follows: Simcor Oradea (78.5%), Simbeton (50.14%), Simterac (93.06%), Simcor Var (100%), Simcor Management (100%), Simpromat (100%) and Simsped (100%). Later this year Macon will organize a mandatory public tender offer to buy the rest of the shares in the two listed companies of the group, Simcor Oradea and Simbeton.

Macon Deva was acquired by PEF V in 2006 in a €35 million buyout transaction. Thanks to effective cooperation with Enterprise Investors, Macon’s performance has increased significantly, reaching €40 million in turnover last year (28% up on 2006), while
its net profit grew by 68%. The company, which is now in its 45th year, intends to further expand its production capacity in order to meet the ever-growing market demand.

Following this acquisition Macon will become the leader on the Romanian building materials market. Its combined AAC (autoclaved aerated concrete) capacity is estimated to reach 800,000 m3, and consolidated net sales will exceed €70 million by the end of this year. The new entity will continue to produce and sell its products under the two well-established brand names.
It will be managed by a team of Macon and Simcor managers under the leadership of Mr. Marius Marin, the CEO of Macon, who proved very successful in restructuring Macon. The total number of employees of the new entity exceeds 1,300.

Simcor Group is one of the largest building materials producers in Romania. The seven firms comprising the group specialize
in production, sales` and transportation of building materials such as AAC, lime, mortars, concrete pre-cast elements and terracotta tiles. The two main groups of products, AAC (the most widely used construction material in Romania), and lime
(an important component in AAC production), represent approx. 85% of Simcor’s consolidated revenues. Simcor’s turnover
in 2007 was €25 million, and it will reach €30 million by the end of this year.

“Simcor will follow in Macon’s footsteps and undertake rigorous reforms. We are confident that we will successfully integrate both brands and create the strongest player on the Romanian building materials market – one that will continue to grow
and be appreciated by Romanian consumers. We intend to implement, together with Mr. Marius Marin, the same management strategy that allowed Macon to improve significantly the quality of its products, increase its production capacity and gain market share,” said Cristian Nacu, a partner at Enterprise Investors.

“Macon took lead of the Romanian building materials market as a result of a complex restructuring process. Our company’s development strategy demanded the acquisition of a competitor, and Simcor was the best choice. In order to consolidate Macon’s leading position on the masonry materials, pre-cast elements and lime markets, we intend to integrate the two firms into a holding company, in a process that will take approximately 18 months,” declared Marius Marin, CEO of Macon Deva.

Enterprise Investors is the oldest and one of the largest private equity firms in Central and Eastern Europe. Active since 1990, the company manages seven private equity and venture capital funds with capital exceeding €1.7 billion. To date, Enterprise Investors has invested €1.1 billion in 107 companies across CEE. This figure includes €100 million invested in five businesses
in Romania: Orange Romania (exited in 2005), Artima (exited in 2007), Siveco, Macon Deva and Simcor Group. EI’s cumulative investments in the construction sector amount to €65 million.

Enterprise Investors was advised in the Simcor transaction by RTPR Allen&Overy, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Raiffeisen Capital Investment.

Enterprise Investors invests in PharmaSwiss SA

PEF VI will become an owner of PharmaSwiss alongside its two founders and the specialized healthcare investor HBM BioVentures, which invested in the company in 2007. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

Established in 2000 and based in Zug, Switzerland, PharmaSwiss offers full third party representation of specified drugs
or portfolios from research-based pharma and biotech companies, including drug registration, promotion, sales, compliance and pharma-covigilance. It represents several blue chip clients such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
Beaufour Ipsen, Astellas Pharma, Eli Lilly and Ferring.

PharmaSwiss currently operates in numerous countries in Southeast and Central Europe as well as Israel. In 2008 PharmaSwiss will launch operations in three new countries: Hungary, Romania and Poland.

Development plans for the following years include also entering Russia and Turkey. The company has nearly 500 employees. PharmaSwiss experienced significant growth in recent years and recorded revenues of more than €100 million in 2007.

“PharmaSwiss has proven that our business model is successful and can be rapidly developed across multiple markets. We have ambitious plans to enter new markets and new therapeutic areas in the coming years. The partnership with Enterprise Investors will be of substantial benefit to our company, providing additional capital and regional know-how,” said Petr Nemec, PharmaSwiss CEO and founder.

“PharmaSwiss is a very attractive partner for major pharma and biotech players that seek a sales footprint in this part of Europe. Our capital injection plus our regional experience, particularly in the larger CEE markets of Poland and Romania, will be utilized to further enhance the PharmaSwiss presence in these markets,” said Robert Manz, a managing partner of Enterprise Investors who is leading the investment.

Enterprise Investors is the oldest and one of the largest private equity firms in Central and Eastern Europe. Active since 1990, the company manages funds with capital exceeding €1.6 billion. These funds have invested €1 billion in 107 companies
in Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries, and exited 91 investments with total proceeds of over €1.3 billion.

Enterprise Investors has broad experience in investing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market in the CEE region, having been a major investor in such Polish companies as Polfa Kutno (a pharmaceuticals producer), Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna
(a pharma distributor), Pharmag, Apteka 21 (a chain of pharmacies), and Medycyna Rodzinna (a chain of primary care clinics).

EI was advised on the transaction by law firm Baer & Karrer and financial and tax advisors Ernst & Young.

PharmaSwiss was advised on the transaction by the law firm Walder Wyss & Partners.

Enterprise Investors acquires STD Slovakia and Donivo MKD and supports their merger

The transaction, worth €34 million including debt leverage and a share capital increase, will support STD and Donivo’s growth. Both entities aim to further modernize and expand their fleet and to broaden and improve the range of services they offer.
The merger is subject to approval by the Slovak anti-monopoly office.

STD and Donivo were founded in the early 1990s and became active in the international transportation business after 1998. Both companies have grown rapidly, establishing themselves as strong players on the domestic market. Their dynamic development continued after Slovakia’s accession to the EU. Today, the companies provide transportation services to major European clients and manage a combined fleet of more than 330 modern trucks. The combined turnover of STD Slovakia
and Donivo MKD for this year is estimated at €55 million.

“Both STD and Donivo are fast-growing companies on a market with strong fundamentals for continued expansion. EI has identified additional opportunities to grow the combined business and further improve its efficiencies. EI aims to contribute to the growth of both companies and promotes their strategic development plans,” said Dariusz Prończuk, a managing partner of Enterprise Investors who is leading the investment.

Ivan Jakúbek, Investment Director of EI’s Bratislava branch, added: “I believe our partnership will provide a stronger basis for accomplishing the expansion plans of STD and Donivo. We are happy to work with the founders and their experienced management teams on the further development of both companies.”

Ján Drozd and Roman Donoval, founders of STD Slovakia and Donivo MKD respectively, will remain in top management positions and keep their significant minority shares in the merged company.

“The investment by Enterprise Investors is of substantial benefit to our companies. It brings additional funds and the know-how we need to attain our strategic goals. The level of interest in the STD and Donivo merger validates our original assumption
as to the exciting prospects for this combined business,” said Ján Drozd.

“Enterprise Investors understands our common vision and is committed to the merger and further integration of STD
and Donivo. We are convinced that we will now be able to offer a better service to our key customers across Europe and, crucially, to grow and expand more rapidly within the region,” concluded Roman Donoval.

Enterprise Investors is the oldest and one of the largest private equity firms in Central and Eastern Europe. Active since 1990, the company manages funds with capital exceeding €1.6 billion. The funds managed by Enterprise Investors have invested
€1 billion in 106 companies in Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic States. The funds have exited 90 investments with total proceeds of over €1.3 billion.

The acquisition of STD and Donivo is EI’s third investment in Slovakia, after EI funds bought a stake in Orange Slovensko (previously Globtel) in 2001 and invested in Nay in 2005.

Enterprise Investors was advised on the STD and Donivo transaction by White & Case, KPMG and Deloitte.

Enterprise Investors invests in Novaturas – set to become the leading tour operator in CEE

Established in 1999, Novaturas Group is the largest tour operator active in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, offering a range of quality travel packages that is unrivalled in this region. The attractive products, professional service and strong performance have resulted in the Group’s fast growth over the last few years. Consolidated revenues amounted to €65 million in 2006
and are expected to grow to €100 million in 2007. The company plans to serve a record 150,000 passengers this year.

“Novaturas is the most widely recognized tour operator in the Baltics, offering the best quality of service to its customers
and attractive growth prospects to its investors. We believe that Novaturas can become an excellent consolidation platform for the tour operator business in CEE countries and we are eager to implement the development plan together with the company’s management,” said Sebastian Król, a partner at Enterprise Investors.

“When selecting an investor for Novaturas we took many criteria into consideration, the most important being expansion opportunities. We chose Enterprise Investors because this financial institution has the greatest experience in developing businesses in Central and Eastern Europe. We believe that with EI’s support our company will take on new challenges, thereby generating further growth opportunities in Lithuania and the Baltics as well as in the whole CEE region,” commented Vidas Paliunas, General Director of Novaturas.

Enterprise Investors is one of the largest firms managing private equity funds in Central and Eastern Europe. Since 1990
the company has raised six funds totaling €1.6 billion. To date, these funds have invested €1 billion in 106 companies across many sectors, including almost €400 million in the services and consumer goods sectors. EI funds have exited 90 investments with total proceeds of over €1.3 billion.

Enterprise Investors was advised on the Novaturas transaction by Deloitte Lietuva, and Sutkien, Pilkauskas & Partners acted as EI’s legal advisor. Prime Investment was the transaction advisor of Novaturas, while Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiunas ir partneriai LAWIN was their legal advisor.

Enterprise Investors finalizes acquisition of Jaan/Nordglass Group

Enterprise Investors structured the transaction as a management buyin (MBI), retaining and strengthening the existing management team. Piotr Gonet, a seasoned executive with 15 years’ experience in the manufacturing sector, joins
the Jaan/Nordglass Group as CEO. Mr. Gonet’s prior appointment was as president of Okfens (a Polish subsidiary of Saint-Gobain Glass), while previously he was president of a number of listed companies and international syndicates.

The Jaan/Nordglass Group is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of automotive glazing and its largest distributor in Poland. Founded in 1991, the Jaan/Nordglass Group consists of three companies: Jaan Automotive Glass, Nordglass II and Glas.

Nordglass II and Glas operate two modern plants located in Koszalin and Słupsk (special economic zones in north-western Poland) that focus on technologically advanced short-series production. The plants manufacture windshields for almost all passenger car models as well as large windshields for trucks, buses and trains. The annual output is about 700,000 units,
of which about half is exported to western Europe.

Based on a franchise agreement with Belron, the global leader in vehicle glass repair and replacement, Jaan Automotive Glass operates a network of windshield fitment centers under the Jaan Autoglass trademark. The Jaan Autoglass network has
a nationwide reach and is the undisputed market leader in Poland. Jaan also operates 30 regional warehouses covering the whole country.

The Jaan/Nordglass Group employs more than 700 people. In 2006 the Group achieved sales of more than PLN 140 million
(€37 million) and an operating profit of about PLN 25 million (€6.5 million). In the first half of 2007 sales grew by 20% year on year.

EI’s advisors to this transaction were Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Ernst & Young.

Enterprise Investors has been active since 1990 and is the largest private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe.
The firm has raised six funds totaling €1.6 billion. To date, these funds have invested €1 billion in 104 companies from a range of sectors and have exited 89 investments with total proceeds of over €1.2 billion. Enterprise Investors has invested in various manufacturing companies and has been present in the sector since inception.

Enterprise Investors finalizes the acquisition of Komfort

Komfort is Poland’s largest network of stores selling wall-to-wall carpet and rugs as well as laminate and hardwood floors. Established in the early 1990s and based in Szczecin (north-west Poland), the company now has a network of 100 stores throughout Poland. Over the last few years Komfort has steadily improved its market position and profitability, in 2006 achieving sales of around PLN 340 million (approx. €90 million) and operating profit close to PLN 20 million (approx. €5 million).
The company is now the market leader in its sector in Poland.

Enterprise Investors decided to strengthen the existing management team by bringing in a seasoned Polish retail professional with 15 years of industry experience as executive chairman. EI plans to further expand the store network not just in Poland
but potentially also in other CEE countries. Komfort seems a good candidate for flotation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
in a few years.

Enterprise Investors has been active since 1990 and is the largest private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe. The firm manages six funds totaling €1.6 billion. To date, these funds have invested €1 billion in 104 companies from a range of sectors and have exited 88 investments with total proceeds of over €1.2 billion.

Enterprise Investors has built up significant experience as the leading private equity player in Poland’s retail sector. Since 1993
EI has developed several retail chains in Poland, including Eldorado (Stokrotka and Groszek supermarkets) and Apteki Polskie (pharmacies), and has financed the expansion of the W.Kruk and Deni Cler exclusive jewelry and fashion salons. EI owned 100% of Nomi, a Polish chain of DIY stores. As an investor in LPP, Enterprise Investors contributed to the introduction of the Reserved and Cropp fashion labels in CEE countries. In the last two years EI-managed funds acquired Nay, a chain of stores in Slovakia selling white and brown goods, as well as the Romanian food retailer Artima.

EI’s advisors to this transaction were Gide Loyrette Novel and Ernst & Young.

Enterprise Investors acquires Komfort

Komfort is Poland’s largest network of stores selling wall-to-wall carpet and rugs as well as laminate and hardwood floors. Established in the early 1990s and based in Szczecin (north-west Poland), the company now has a network of more than
100 stores throughout Poland. Over the last few years Komfort has steadily improved its market position and profitability,
in 2006 achieving sales of around PLN 340 million (approx. €90 million) and net profit close to PLN 20 million (approx. €5 million). The company is now the market leader in its sector in Poland.

“Komfort’s products are proving extremely popular with Polish consumers,” said Agnieszka Kowalska, a partner at Enterprise Investors. “We plan to realize the company’s substantial potential for rapid growth by further expanding its store network. In our opinion this will give Komfort a good chance of growing dynamically not just in Poland but potentially also in other CEE countries. Our probable exit route will be through an IPO within a few years.”

Romuald Stachowiak, president of the Komfort store network’s owner up till now, commented: “As owners, we had considered taking Komfort public on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. However, the sale of the network to Enterprise Investors turned out to be the best possible choice, and one that will guarantee Komfort’s continued rapid growth thanks to the support of such an experienced private investor.”

Enterprise Investors has been active since 1990 and is the largest private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe. The firm manages six funds totaling €1.6 billion. To date, these funds have invested €0.9 billion in 103 companies from a range of sectors and have exited 87 investments with total proceeds of over €1.2 billion.

Enterprise Investors has built up significant experience as the leading private equity player in Poland’s retail sector. Since 1993
EI has developed several retail chains in Poland, including Eldorado (Stokrotka and Groszek supermarkets) and Apteki Polskie (pharmacies), and has financed the expansion of the W.Kruk and Deni Cler exclusive jewelry and fashion salons.
As an investor in LPP, Enterprise Investors contributed to the introduction of the Reserved and Cropp fashion labels in CEE countries. EI also owns 100% of Nomi, a chain of DIY stores present throughout Poland. In the last two years EI-managed funds acquired Nay, a chain of stores in Slovakia selling white and brown goods, as well as the Romanian food retailer Artima.

Enterprise Investors implements a succession plan and promotes new partners

In parallel with raising its new fund (Polish Enterprise Fund VI with capitalization of €658 million), Enterprise Investors Corporation has implemented a succession plan agreed with the firm’s two founders, John P. Birkelund and Robert G. Faris. Mr. Birkelund stepped down as Chairman of EIC after serving in this position for 16 years, and became a senior advisor. Mr. Faris resigned from his position as president of the firm, which he had also held for 16 years, and was elected chairman by the Board of Directors. The Board also elected Jacek Siwicki, managing partner since 2000, as the president of Enterprise Investors Corporation.

The Board of Directors of EIC currently includes Robert Faris, Jacek Siwicki and four managing partners: Robert Manz, Dariusz Prończuk, Michał Rusiecki and Ryszard Wojtkowski. The Board members jointly decide on key issues at the firm such as promotions, compensation, carried interest allocation and strategy. For outline CVs of the Board members please see www.ei.com.pl.

As part of the program of developing internal talent and rewarding professional achievement, the Board also decided to promote three of the firm’s vice presidents – Agnieszka Kowalska, Rafał Bator and Sebastian Król – to the position of partner.

Agnieszka Kowalska joined EI in 2000. Ms. Kowalska has eight years of business experience. At EI, she has assisted in the completion of three transactions and sits on the board of one portfolio company. Prior to joining EI, while at ING Barings, she was a key account manager for large foreign and Polish corporates. Ms. Kowalska graduated from Columbia University with a master’s in international affairs with a specialization in international finance and business and holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Bridgewater College.

Rafał Bator joined EI in 2002. Mr. Bator has five years of private equity experience and ten years of IT experience. At EI he has made four IT investments, worked on four exits and sits on three portfolio company supervisory boards. Prior to joining EI, Mr. Bator worked for Prokom Software Systems, Price Waterhouse and Optimus. Prokom and Optimus are two of Poland’s leading IT companies. He is a graduate of the Wrocław University of Technology in software engineering and holds a master’s degree in economics from the Academy of Economics in Wrocław.

Sebastian Król joined EI in 2001. Mr. Król has ten years of private equity and consulting experience. He has worked on five investments at EI and sits on the boards of two portfolio companies. Prior to EI, Mr. Król worked for Arthur Andersen Poland, and Hachette Distribution Services. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Łódź and is ACCA certified.

Enterprise Investors Corporation, based in the US with offices in Warsaw (Poland) and Bucharest (Romania), is the largest private equity firm in Central and Eastern Europe.

Enterprise Investors has the region’s largest and most experienced team of 30 investment professionals, including 13 partners. Active since 1990, EI manages funds totaling €1.6 billion. To date, private equity funds managed by Enterprise Investors have invested €0.9 billion in 102 companies, exited 85 investments and returned over €1.1 billion to their investors at attractive rates of return.

Enterprise Investors acquires 100% of Skarbiec Asset Management Holding

Skarbiec Asset Management Holding is composed of a mutual fund manager (Skarbiec TFI) and a transfer agent (BRE Agent Transferowy). Skarbiec TFI is one of the oldest and most innovative asset management companies in Poland with PLN 3.3 billion (approx. €0.8 billion) of assets under management and almost 4% market share. BRE Agent Transferowy is the second largest transfer agent in Poland, with around 20% market share.

The mutual fund and asset management markets in Poland are expanding very rapidly. Total assets under management which were PLN 3.2 billion in 1999 grew more than 25 times within the last 7 years to PLN 82 billion this year. The growth is expected to continue in the foreseeable future driven by the increasing disposable income and savings in Poland. Skarbiec TFI is one of the most innovative companies on the market and has been one of the fastest growing asset managers over the last 12 months. With 41% growth of assets under management in the first half of 2006, Skarbiec has been growing much faster than the entire market, which grew at a rate of 33%.

In 2005 the company’s net profit was PLN 8.3 million (approx. €2 million), and in the first six months of 2006 it totaled PLN 12.6 million (approx. €3 million).

“As a result of PEF V’s investment Skarbiec Group will become one of the largest independent asset managers in Poland. It has substantial potential for rapid growth through product expansion and development of sales channels. An experienced, motivated and reputable management team is ready to execute the growth plans,” commented Dariusz Prończuk, a partner at Enterprise Investors who is responsible for the firm’s investments in the financial sector.

The Skarbiec team is led by Bogusław Grabowski, its president, who worked with Leszek Balcerowicz as a member of the Monetary Policy Council of the National Bank of Poland and is seen as one of the top three macroeconomists in Poland.

In accordance with the well-established Enterprise Investors practice, a management option program will be introduced by the Skarbiec Group to maximize manager-shareholder interests.

Enterprise Investors has been active since 1990 and is the largest private equity firm in Central and Eastern Europe. The firm manages six funds totaling €1.6 billion. To date, private equity funds managed by Enterprise Investors have invested €0.9 billion in 102 companies and have exited 85 investments with total proceeds of over €1.1 billion.

Enterprise Investors is the leading private equity player in the financial services sector, and since 1991 has made 10 transactions in the sector totaling more than €135 million. The highly successful examples include the First Polish–American Bank (now Fortis), Polish–American Mortgage Bank (now GE Money Bank) and Lukas, the leading consumer credit institution in Poland, sold to Crédit Agricole in 2002. More recently the firm invested in Magellan, Poland’s leading non-bank financial institution in the hospital payables market as well as Kruk, the number one consumer receivables management company in Poland.

Enterprise Investors announces the closing of Polish Enterprise Fund VI, LP

Fundraising started in late May and closed in just three months. Enterprise Investors did not use a placement agent for the process. Polish Enterprise Fund VI is more than twice the size of its predecessor and the largest fund ever raised for Central and Eastern Europe. “We are extremely pleased to maintain the excellent relationships we have developed with our existing limited partners while continuing to attract new first-rank investors. The level of interest in the fund surpassed our expectations and allowed for an efficient fundraising process,” said Jacek Siwicki, managing partner of Enterprise Investors.

Polish Enterprise Fund VI will focus on mid-market leveraged buyouts and on transactions requiring expansion capital. The fund will target companies in established sectors where EI has considerable expertise – retail & consumer, manufacturing, business & financial services, media & telecoms, IT, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.

“We will remain focused on buyouts valued between €30 million and €150 million and do not plan to significantly increase the average investment size beyond equity stakes of €30 million to €50 million. Our strength lies in our ability to build excellent relationships with entrepreneurs active in the region and with management teams interested in MBIs. As a result, most of our deal flow is proprietary and we can limit our participation in auctions, where it is harder to convince potential partners of our strengths and where price is the primary if not sole consideration,” Jacek Siwicki added.

Having established a successful track record in Poland, in 1999 EI extended its investment activity to other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Like its predecessors, the new fund will focus on Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, and the Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. In addition, PEF VI will be the first EI-managed fund to actively pursue investment opportunities in Ukraine and Croatia. Poland, however, will remain the core market for EI as well as for private equity in the region generally.

Enterprise Investors has a team of 30 investment professionals, including 12 partners, who operate from the firm’s offices in Warsaw, Bucharest and New York.

The previous fund managed by Enterprise Investors, the €300 million Polish Enterprise Fund V (PEF V) raised in early 2004, is almost fully invested. Two investments have already been exited, and the PEF V portfolio now numbers nine companies. The last two commitments were made very recently, and those deals will be funded before the end of 2006.

Enterprise Investors pioneered private equity in Poland following its inception in 1990, and has developed an outstanding investment track record over the past 16 years. With the closing of PEF VI, total funds raised by EI amount to €1.6 billion. To date, the five private equity funds managed by Enterprise Investors have invested €897 million in 102 companies across many sectors in Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.

Enterprise Investors has exited 85 companies, with total proceeds in excess of €1.1 billion. In 2005-06 alone, a string of successful exits generated approximately €376 million in proceeds for the firm.

Enterprise Investors was the first financial investor in Poland to take a company public in 1995 and has just completed its 24th IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Proceeds from public market exits constitute more than 40% of the firm’s total realizations.