Private equity is now part of 16.2% of all deals and it remains strong with EUR 22.66bn in deal value and involvement in a record number of 318 transactions.
Deals by value and volume
Top 10 deals
| Target: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) Country of target: Czech Republic; Romania; Slovakia; Bulgaria; Slovenia Sector: Media & Publishing Stake: 100% Buyer: PPF Group Country of buyer: Czech Republic Deal Value: 1,89bn Value Source: 1 |
| Target: innogy Grid Holding (IGH) Country of target: Czech Republic Sector: Energy & Utilities Stake: 50% Buyer: Allianz; Macquarie Group; British Columbia Investment Management Country of buyer: Germany; Australia; Canada Deal Value: EUR 1,80bn Value Source: 2 |
| Target: Vivacom Country of target: Bulgaria Sector: Telecoms & IT Stake: 100% Buyer: BC Partners Holdings Country of buyer: United Kingdom Deal Value: EUR 1,28bn Value Source: 2 |
| Target: DCT Gdansk Country of target: Poland Sector: Transportation & Logistics Stake: 100% Buyer: Temasek Holdings; Polski Fundusz Rozwoju; Industry Super Holdings Country of buyer: Singapore; Poland; Australia Deal Value: EUR 1,18bn Value Source: 2 |
| Target: Avito Country of target: Russia Sector: Telecoms & IT Stake: 29.1% Buyer: Naspers Country of buyer: South Africa Deal Value: EUR 1,02bn Value Source: 1 |
| Target: CEE operations of Alvogen Country of target: Bulgaria; Hungary; Poland; Romania; Russia; Serbia Sector: Manufacturing Stake: 100% Buyer: Advent International 1 Country of buyer: United States Deal Value: EUR 900,3m Value Source: 2 |
| Target: M7 Group operations in CEE/SEE Country of target: Czech Republic; Slovakia; Romania; Hungary Sector: Telecoms & IT Stake: 100% Buyer: Vivendi Country of buyer: France Deal Value: EUR 695,3m* Value Source: 3 *Deal value estimate based on number of users in the respective CEE/SEE countries and the total deal value. |
| Target: Lenta Country of target: Russia Sector: Wholesale & Retail Stake: 41.9% Buyer: Severgroup Country of buyer: Russia Deal Value: EUR 649,7m Value Source: 1 |
| Target: Nginx Country of target: Russia Sector: Telecoms & IT Stake: 100% Buyer: F5 Networks Country of buyer: United States Deal Value: EUR 595,9m Value Source: 1 |
| Target: Galeria shopping mall in St. Petersburg Country of target: Russia Sector: Real Estate & Construction Stake: 49% Buyer: Mubadala Investment Country of buyer: United Arab Emirates Deal Value: EUR 577,4m Value Source: 2 |
Value Source:
- Official data
- Market estimate provided by EMIS and based on publicly available information
- EMIS estimate
Top three sectors
Real Estate & Construction: 91 deals |
Telecoms & IT: 57 deals |
Manufacturing: 39 deals |
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