Penta Investments Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Penta Investments’ most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (12%) and financial services (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (56%) and stake purchase (16%). In total, Penta Investments has invested in 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2009 when it acquired Fabryka Lin i Drutu Drumet Sp. z o.o. for $34M.

In the last 3 years, Penta Investments has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (37%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity80
    • M&A Buy Activity50
    • M&A Sell Activity30
  • Total Sectors Invested 24
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 19
  • M&A Advisors 5

Penta Investments

Florentinum, Na Florenci 2116/15,
Prague, 110 00
Czech Republic
+420 225 101 110
www.pentainvestments.com

Penta Investments Ltd is a private investment firm focused on private equity and real estate. firm specializing in buy-outs and start ups transactions. Penta seeks to invest across Central Europe including Slovakia, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The Firm targets companies with an average enterprise value of €150 million. Areas of interest includes facility management, aerospace, banking, energy, engineering, entertainment, financing, food processing, healthcare, insurance, investment fund, manufacturing, metal, refinery, retail, telecommunications, textile industry, transportation, wholesale and utilities. Penta Investments Ltd was formed in 2000 and is based in Prague.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Distribution, E-Commerce, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Metals/Mining, Publishing, Real Estate, Retail, Safety/Security, Transportation, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, PIPE, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Eastern Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 50 -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 150 -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 50 - - - - - 50
vol $34M $34M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 27 2 1 - - - 30
  80

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Empik SA 2022-08-12 - Sold to Management
Warszawa, Poland · www.empik.com
Mecom Group s.r.o 2021-02-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Bratislava, Slovakia · www.mecom.sk
Petit Press a.s. 2021-01-01 - Unknown
Bratislava, Slovakia · www.petitpress.sk
Gehring Technologies GmbH 2020-01-01 - Unknown
Ostfildern, Germany · www.gehring.de
AB Facility a.s. 2017-01-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Prague, Czech Republic · www.abfacility.com
H. von Gimborn GmbH 2016-10-05 - Secondary Buyout
Emmerich am Rhein, Germany · www.gimborn.de
Petit Press a.s. 2016-06-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Bratislava, Slovakia · www.petitpress.sk
Penta Hospitals CZ s.r.o. 2016-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Prague, Czech Republic · www.pentahospitals.cz
VLTAVA LABE MEDIA a.s. 2015-08-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Prague, Czech Republic · www.vlmedia.cz
Czech newspapers 2015-08-10 - Divestiture
, Czech Republic
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 4 (27%) - 6 (12%) -
Financial Services 2 (13%) - 4 (8%) -
Communications - - 3 (6%) -
Engineering - - 3 (6%) -
Food 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
Publishing 2 (13%) - 3 (6%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (4%) 34M (100%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 2 (4%) -
Building Materials - - 2 (4%) -
Business Services - - 2 (4%) -
Gaming 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Insurance 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Retail 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Utilities - - 2 (4%) -
Aerospace 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (2%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Machinery - - 1 (2%) -
Media 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 50 $34M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Slovakia 6 (40%) - 24 (48%) -
Czech Republic 6 (40%) - 14 (28%) -
Poland 3 (20%) - 8 (16%) 34M (100%)
Germany - - 2 (4%) -
Denmark - - 1 (2%) -
Senegal - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 6 (40%) - 14 (28%) -
Cross-border 9 (60%) - 36 (72%) 34M (100%)
Total 15 - 50 $34M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (60%) - 28 (56%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (13%) - 8 (16%) -
Divestiture 3 (20%) - 6 (12%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 4 (8%) 34M (100%)
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (4%) -
Going Private 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (2%) -
Total 15 - 50 $34M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 14 (47%) -
Secondary Sale 6 (20%) -
Unknown 4 (13%) -
Sold to Management 2 (7%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (3%) -
IPO 1 (3%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (3%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (3%) -
Total 30 -

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Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $34M
TOTAL $34M
Largest Fabryka Lin i Drutu Drumet Sp. z o.o.(Drumet)
$34M (2009-06-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
3 (6%)
Strategic(s)
10%
5 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
6 (20%)
Strategic(s)
40%
12 (40%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

10.4B EUR

Established

1994

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Marek Dospiva

Founder & Partner

Eduard Matak

Partner

Jozef Oravkin

Partner

Iain Child

Team Member

Jaroslav Hascak

Team Member

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