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Established in 1988 and still owned by its Founder Mr. Piotr Wawrzaszek and his family, WISS has become Poland’s leading producer of firefighting and other specialist emergency vehicles. The company’s success has supported its expansion into international markets, with the majority of its revenue generated outside Poland. WISS employs over 1,000 skilled workers.  The funding from ACP will support WISS to meet growing domestic and international demand by increasing its production capacity and output.

SMYK is the market leader, with over 45 years of presence in the Polish market, offering a comprehensive selection of toys, baby accessories, clothing, and footwear tailored for children from birth up to 14 years of age, all conveniently available 'under one roof.' SMYK's retail network includes over 240 brick-and-mortar stores in Poland, an online store at smyk.com, 30 stores in Romania and 10 stores in Ukraine.

Additionally, the private label products, Cool Club and Smiki, are accessible in physical stores and online outlets operated by SMYK's retail partners across many countries in Europe and Asia. Private label products as well as third-party brands are sold through the e-commerce platform and SMYK's mobile application. This, combined with the store network, constitutes an integrated omnichannel offering.

Company overview

Vemo is a regional leader in paper bag production based in Koprivnica, Croatia. Established in 1995, the company serves a number of clients in the retail, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, marketing, and delivery service industries. The company exports 98% of its production, primarily to Western European countries.

Transaction

AMC V provided a combination of warranted mezzanine and equity to support the acquisition of the company together with Alfi PE, a Slovenia-based private equity firm. AMC will have a significant minority shareholding following the transaction.

Company overview

The vocational education division of LINK Group has been providing successful professional education and retraining for over two decades and enjoys a market-leading position in the B2C segment in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, and Moldova. It educates over 6,000 students annually, online and in classrooms, across numerous countries through its IT Academy, Internet Academy, and Business Academy.

Transaction

AMC V provided a combination of warranted mezzanine and equity to support the carve-out of the vocational education division from LINK Group together with INVENIO Partners, a Southeast Europe-focused private equity firm. AMC will have a significant minority shareholding following the transaction.

Company overview

Exact Systems provides quality control solutions, which include selection, repair, sorting and reworking of parts, components and finished products for manufacturers characterized by complex, just-in-time supply chains including automotive industry and white and brown goods manufacturers. The company delivers quality control services in hundreds of production plants spread across 12 European countries.

Transaction

AMC IV provided mezzanine and equity capital to finance the buy-out of a minority equity stake from the Company’s prior financial sponsor. As a result of the transaction AMC IV will have a 25% shareholding in the business.

Company overview

Fomtech is a leading Southeast European producer of branded technical textile products in the automotive and infrastructure cable industries and boasts a strong position in its niches of cable malfunctioning detection and seat comfort. The firm serves clients in nearly 60 countries across four continents from its manufacturing sites in Slovenia, Serbia and China.

Transaction

AMC IV invested long-term capital to support the carve-out of Fomtech from its parent Fori Group. AMC will have a significant minority shareholding following the transaction, which is the first in Slovenia for ACP.

Spearhead is one of the leading vertically integrated food and agriculture businesses operating in the EU. The company manages 83,000 hectares of farmland across Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and the UK, where the company started more than 50 years ago. It is a clear European leader in regenerative agriculture, harnessing valuable data it collects through its application of the state-of-the-art
technologies for precision farming. Spearhead specializes in valued-added specialty crops catering to the most demanding food processing businesses in Europe.

AMC Capital IV , has signed an agreement to acquire shares in data-driven agribusiness P&P Spearhead UK Holdings Ltd (Spearhead) from Paine Schwartz Partners.

Company Overview

Inplus / Cenatorium supplies data-based solutions through its state-of-the-art digital database that combines the most comprehensive real estate transactional data and the geospatial data across Poland. The company’s software combines its experience and knowledge of the dynamics of spatial economy phenomena with advanced data processing technologies, enabling clients to use automated valuation models for real estate as well as to support large-scale infrastructure projects in design, planning and permitting. The Group caters to a high-profile client base that includes top-rated financial institutions as well as infrastructure owners and developers.

Transaction

AMC IV has acquired a 40% stake in the business and provided a long-term debt facility as part of a refinancing to release incumbent financial sponsors. Further growth capital has been provided to support the group’s expansion plans.

Company Overview

Plasta is a major recycled plastic processing and manufacturing company in Europe, making over 500 million bags per year. The company boasts the largest recycling and extrusion plant in the Baltics and one of the largest in Europe, and operates a subsidiary in Sweden acquired in 2019. Most of the group’s revenues come from selling low-density polyethylene plastic bags which are made from post-consumer recycled materials.

Transaction

AMC IV invested EUR 12.7m growth capital to support the firm's organic growth and potential strategic acquisitions. 

Company Overview
Operating in the fastest growing construction market in the EU, Imcorp is a mineral mining and processing business focused on the Romanian market, but also envisaging operations in other countries in the region, particularly Turkey and Moldova.

Transaction
In July 2008 AMC II provided expansion finance to Imcorp, to fund the acquisition of MBM Construct 95, one of the leading Romanian concrete pavers manufacturer.

Company Overview
Danubius consists of a leading commercial radio station and an ad-sales house in Hungary. One of two national radio broadcasters, Danubius has been on air since July 1986. It broadcasts Hungarian and English language adult contemporary hit programming over a transmission network which reaches more than 80% of the Hungarian population. Danubius Sales House represents the group’s media sales and marketing unit.

Transaction
In June 2003 AMC I assisted in Advent International’s acquisition of Danubius from the GWR Group. In January 2008 AMC I became the 100% owner of Danubius.

Company Overview
LUX MED is one of the leading private health care providers in Poland. The company offers a wide variety of integrated medical services, including diagnostics, laboratory tests and outpatient medical procedures. Over 1,000 companies and over 240,000 individual patients are using LUX MED services in 15 branded and 11 captive clinics located throughout Poland.

Transaction
In January 2004 AMC I provided financing for the company’s expansion through the acquisition of clinics in major cities of Poland and the opening of greenfield clinics. AMC I has exited LUX MED.

Company Overview
BTC is the main telecommunication services operator in Bulgaria. Its services include fixed-line and mobile voice services as well as data, internet and TV broadcasting. In May 2005 it was awarded with Bulgaria’s third license for the construction of mobile 3G telecommunications systems under the UMTS standard and launched its mobile network “Vivatel” in November 2005.

Transaction
In June 2004 AMC I supported an Advent International-led equity consortium in the acquisition of a 65% stake in BTC. AMC I acted as arranger and underwriter for the total acquisition mezzanine tranche. AMC I has exited BTC.

Company Overview
Solaris is the leading manufacturer of low-floor city buses in Poland. It has captured a dominant position in most Central and Eastern European countries and is the fastest growing player, in terms of market share, on the Western European markets.

Transaction
In April 2005 Mr Olszewski, founder and chairman of Solaris, regained full control over the company by purchasing back over 80% of the company’s capital previously held by Kredyt Bank, the Polish subsidiary of Belgian KBC Bank. The acquisition of shares was fully financed by a mezzanine facility provided by AMC I. AMC I has exited Solaris.

Company Overview
Founded in 2001, JetFinance is one of the leading non-banking consumer finance providers in Bulgaria. The company offers two main products: consumer instalment and cash loans. Headquartered in Sofia, the company carries out lending activities in more than 85 cities and towns throughout the country.

Transaction
In October 2005 AMC I, together with Sofia-based Balkan Accession Fund, provided expansion finance to fund the increasing Jet Finance loan portfolio. AMC I has exited JetFinance.

Company Overview
Established in March 1992, Zaberd provides comprehensive traffic engineering services. The company services include horizontal road marking, vertical signs (own production), guardrail erection, street lights, permanent and temporary traffic management, winter and summer road maintenance, production of traffic light controllers, erection of sound barriers and others.

Transaction
In October 2005 AMC I provided mezzanine financing for the acquisition of Polish company IMEX. Since then, AMC I has invested further amounts in the company to fund add-on acquisitions making Zaberd the largest company in the traffic engineering business in Poland.

Company Overview
Devin is the largest bottled water company in Bulgaria. It sells premium-branded mineral and spring water through a well-developed distribution network in Bulgaria as well as in neighbouring countries. Devin’s water is bottled directly at the spring in the Rhodope Mountains.

Transaction
AMC I provided a significant part of the acquisition finance in the Institutional Buy-Out of Devin from private Bulgarian individuals and the Bulgarian American Enterprise Fund. The deal was sponsored by Wing Equity, an Austrian private equity investor. AMC I has exited Devin.

Company Overview
Telelink is South Eastern Europe’s leading provider of fixed and wireless telecommunication networks deployment and maintenance services. The company also offers financial and enterprise sector communication solutions and services. Telelink cooperates closely with the major GSM and fixed-line operators in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Macedonia.

Transaction
In June 2006 AMC I provided mezzanine capital to finance the company’s geographical and product expansion.

Company Overview
Headquartered in the Czech Republic, ERA provides aircraft surveillance technology with broad applications in air traffic control, commercial airport operations & management and homeland security markets. The technology is superior to secondary radar in terms of both functionality and cost and has already been installed in a number of high profile sites around the world.

Transaction
In 2006 AMC I provided acquisition finance to Rannoch Inc. for the acquisition of ERA. Rannoch Inc. is a US-based, private equity-backed company, which operates in the same field with a complementary product portfolio. The combined operation, renamed ERA Systems Corporation, has grown to become a world leader in next-generation aircraft surveillance and flight tracking solutions for air traffic control. AMC I has exited ERA.

Company Overview
CRa is the former state-owned provider of analogue broadcasting services, which was privatised in 2001. The company is a leading provider of analogue and digital broadcasting services in the Czech Republic with a 97% market share in the analogue market. Since 2003 the company also offers alternative fixed-line telecommunication services.

TMCZ was the second entrant in the Czech mobile market and has grown to become the joint no.1 mobile operator in the Czech Republic.

Transaction
In 2006 AMC I provided mezzanine capital for the leveraged buy-out of 100% of CRa and 39% of TMCZ. The transaction, led by Mid Europa Partners, Lehman Brothers and Al Bateen Investments, represents one of the largest Leveraged Buy-Outs in the region to date.

Company Overview
Novera is a group of three companies providing waste collection, street cleaning and winter services in Sofia. The infrastructure consists of more than 350 waste collection trucks and other vehicles and over 1,800 employees.

Transaction
In 2006 AMC I provided a significant part of the acquisition finance in the Institutional Buy-out of Novera. The deal was sponsored by Equest Investments Balkans Ltd., an AIM-listed private equity investor.

Company Overview
Borsodchem is a leading European integrated producer of isocyanate-based speciality chemicals for various industrial markets, based in Hungary. The core products are methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The company is also a major regional PVC producer.

Transaction
Private equity funds Permira and Vienna Capital Partners acquired 100% of Borsodchem Group, a Hungary-based, listed chemical company. In 2007, AMC I participated with mezzanine financing in the transaction which was among the largest in the region to date. Consequently, the company was delisted from the Budapest Stock Exchange in March 2007.

Company Overview
Ceres is an operator of large scale industrial farms and has 16,000 hectares of farmland in Bulgaria under management. The company actively operates its land portfolio through crop cultivation and renting out and is continuously expanding its land portfolio and farmed acreage.

Transaction
In 2007 AMC II provided expansion finance to Ceres to fund the development of large scale industrial farms. AMC II has exited Ceres.

Company Overview
Established in 2000, SBB is the leading cable TV network and broadband internet services provider in Serbia. The company’s services include basic cable television, premium cable TV, broadband internet and direct-to-home satellite services. SBB controls a significant share of the Serbian cable TV market and is the largest broadband internet provider in the country.

Transaction
In 2007 AMC II assisted in Mid Europa Partners’ acquisition of SBB from Bedminster Capital Management. AMC II has exited SBB.

Company Overview
Founded in 1991, Euromedic offers three lines of services: diagnostic imaging, dialysis, and training. With 34 medical centres the company has grown to become the market leading health care services provider in Central and Eastern Europe. The company’s medical centres are fully integrated into the public healthcare systems, based on long-term contracts signed with the countries’ health funds. With operations in Greece, Turkey, Ireland and Portugal, Euromedic also has a significant presence in the Western European health care market.

Transaction
In October 2007 AMC II participated in a mezzanine-round to finance Euromedic’s continued expansion. AMC II has exited Euromedic.

Company Overview
The group of MR, LUX MED, CM LIM and Promedis form the largest provider of private healthcare services in Poland serving over 900,000 patients under corporate subscription agreements, insurance contracts and contracts with the National Health Fund. The group operates 84 clinics throughout the country providing the whole range of medical procedures together with specialised diagnostic and advanced imaging services.

Transaction
In 2007, AMC II provided mezzanine in the Leveraged Buy-Out of MR and LUX MED, led by Mid Europa Partners. Later, in 2008 AMC II supported Mid Europa Partners in the add-on acquisitions of CM LIM and Promedis. AMC II has exited LUX MED.

Company Overview
Established in 1992, SAD is a distibutor of IT products and solutions in Poland. The company owns a proprietary retail network selling branded IT products and is a major supplier of IT to educational projects. SAD is also a market leading integrator of digital software solutions for digital TV and radio broadcasting.

Transaction
AMC II supported the buy-out of a sizeable stake in SAD and provided expansion finance for the business.

Company Overview
Nidan is one of the largest fruit juice producers in Russia. The company’s principal activities include the production and distribution of a variety of branded juice products. In addition to its own branded products under brands including Da!, BB, Moya Semya, Champion, Sokoas and Caprice, Nidan also co-packages other juice products at its state-of-the-art plant in Moscow.

Transaction
In 2007 AMC II assisted in the Leveraged Buy-Out of Nidan by Lion Capital. AMC II has exited Nidan Soki.

Company Overview
RVS comprises the former Carrefour retail operations in Slovakia. RVS operates four hypermarket stores with a combined sales area of 30,000 sqm in the cities of Bratislava, Zilina and Kosice. With its Carrefour branded stores, RVS targets the middle-upper segment of the food retail market.

Transaction
In January 2008 AMC II assisted in the 100% acquisition of Carrefour by financial investors, ECM and I.C.S. AMC II has exited Carrefour.

Company Overview
Vivacom, formerly Bulgarian Telecommunication Company EAD (“BTC”), is the leading, incumbent telecommunication services operator in Bulgaria offering fixed line, broadband and mobile products and services. The Company has a clear market leading positions in fixed line telephony (including local, long-distance and international calls) and broadband internet. In November 2005, BTC launched its mobile telephony operations under the brand name Vivatel, which has grown significantly since then gaining substantial market share. In August 2007 BTC was acquired by AIG Capital Partners.

Transaction
AMC II invested in the mezzanine tranche that supported AIG Capital Partners in the buy- out of BTC.

Company Overview
Lipomin and its subsidiary Carpatina are one of the leading mineral water bottlers in Romania. Together, Carpatina & Lipomin ranked 6th in the mineral water market in 2007 by sold volumes.

Transaction
In June 2008 AMC II assisted Carpatina in the leveraged acquisition of Herculane Water.

Company Overview
Borsodchem, based in Hungary, is a leading European integrated producer of isocyanate-based specialty chemicals for various industrial markets. The core products are methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The company is also a major regional PVC producer.

Transaction
Borsodchem was acquired by Permira and Vienna Capital Partners in a Leveraged Buy-Out in late 2006, delisting it in March 2007. AMC II invested into the mezzanine layer of the financing structure.

Company Overview
Fezko is the largest automotive textile manufacturer in Central and Eastern Europe proving textiles with high design and technical characteristics to leading manufacturers including Skoda, Volkswagen, Daimler Chrysler, Ford and KIA. It has manufacturing plants in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Transaction
In July 2008 AMC II provided mezzanine for the Leveraged Acquisition of Fezko by Michel Thierry Group, Europe’s largest automotive textile manufacturer with plants in France, Spain, Romania, Brazil and Mexico. AMC II has exited Fezko.

Company Overview
The group, comprising Wheelabrator and Disa, provides solutions for a broad variety of surface preparation applications, including strengthening (peening), blast finishing (cleaning, deburring and descaling) and polishing. In addition, the group develops products and services that serve ferrous and non-ferrous casting production (moulding).
Primary markets serviced by both companies are foundries and metal finishing industries.

Transaction
In September 2008, AMC II provided mezzanine that supported Mid Europa Partners, owners of Wheelabrator, in the Leveraged Buy-Out of Disa.

Company Overview
EuroHold Bulgaria is a medium-large Bulgarian conglomerate of businesses including insurance, leasing and car retail. Its insurance business, EuroIns is leading non-life insurance group in South Eastern Europe. EuroIns is currently operating in Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia. EuroHold and EuroIns are listed on the Sofia Stock Exchange.

Transaction
In September 2008, AMC II provided development mezzanine capital to facilitate i) the acquisition of non-life insurance companies in the Balkan region and ii) the expansion of its existing majority-owned subsidiaries.

Company Overview
Star Galaxy is one of the two largest chains of family entertainment centres in Russia, founded in 1997. The first permanent family entertainment centre was opened in Moscow in October 2001. Currently, the Company is operating 23 centres 9 in Moscow Region, 2 in St. Petersburg, and 12 in large Russian regional centres. All centres are located in large shopping malls and trading entertainment complexes which provide a high flow of visitors. Centres vary from 300 to 1,500 m2.

Transaction
In September 2008 AMC II provided mezzanine for the Expansion of Star Galaxy, currently owned by the management and funds managed by Euroventures Ukraine, a leading private equity investor in Ukraine and Russia.

Company Overview
Masterlease Poland is the leader in the Polish car fleet management market. The Company has also a strong foothold in the general leasing market – it is the biggest leasing company in the market, which is independent of banks and car manufactures. The range of services provided by the Company includes leasing and full scope car fleet management services. The product portfolio of Masterlease also comprises traditional financial leasing and the so called white label programs (private label co-operation with car dealerships and general importers under their brands).

Transaction
In April 2010, AMC II provided financing in the leveraged buy-out of Masterlease Poland led by Abris Capital Partners. The transaction was supported by the management of the Company.

Company Overview
PCollect is the leading Ukrainian debt collection company. It specialises in the collection of third party and proprietary portfolios of retail non-performing unsecured retail debts. The company’s position is unrivalled in terms of infrastructure and experience on the market. PCollect was set up in 2006. In June 2010, the majority stake in the company was acquired by funds managed by Abris Capital Partners.

Transaction
Accession Mezzanine Capital II provided mezzanine financing for the expansion of the company in Ukraine.

Company Overview
Diagnostyka is the leading provider of clinical laboratory testing in Poland, performing over 40 million tests annually in more than 100 laboratories. The Company renders services to individual clients, hospitals, as well as public and non-public out-patient institutions.

Transaction
In January 2011, AMC III supported Mid Europa Partners in pursuing the company’s buy and build strategy. AMC III has exited Diagnostyka.

Company Overview
Telelink is South Eastern Europe’s leading provider of fixed and wireless telecommunication networks deployment and maintenance services. The company also offers financial and enterprise sector communication solutions and services. Telelink cooperates closely with the major GSM and fixed-line operators in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Macedonia.

Transaction
In December 2011, AMC III provided mezzanine capital for a buyout of a minority shareholder and the company’s geographical and product expansion.

Company Overview
NetTV is an internet based global pay TV platform whose USP is top quality programming from former Yugoslavia to expats all over the world. NetTV Plus, founded in 2009, has since developed into the leading internet protocol television (IPTV) business targeting the Ex-Yugoslav (Ex-Yu) diaspora by offering local Ex-Yu TV content. IPTV technology has developed over the last few years and provides for a low cost, scaleable business model as an alternative to traditional TV operators, specifically suitable to target niche audiences. The Company distributes its services mainly through its widespread network of worldwide dealers and provides access to its platform via different devices (set-top boxes, PC/Mac players, smartphone applications).

Transaction
In 2012, Accession Mezzanine Capital III supported the buyout of NetTV by providing mezzanine financing. AMC III has exited NetTV.

Company Overview
Dominium is one of the leading pizza restaurant chains in Poland. The company originated from a single restaurant in Warsaw established in 1993 by Tomasz Plebaniak. Over the next two decades, it has evolved into a network of 67 restaurants (62 in Poland and 5 in Romania). Restaurants are located mostly in major Polish cities – often in shopping malls.

Transaction
In June 2013, AMC III supported Dominium in financing the company’s expansion and recapitalisation by providing mezzanine finance.

Company Overview
Bella is a leading food producer as well as supplier to the food industry in Bulgaria. It operates a number of production facilities, trading offices and warehouse facilities in various parts of Bulgaria serving around 15,000 customers in retail and the hotels, restaurants & cafes segment.

Transaction
In August 2013, AMC III provided expansion capital to support Bella in the acquisition of targets in the food industry and the implementation of an energy efficiency program to reduce production costs.

Company Overview
Invia is an e-Travel market leader in CEE and CIS. The company was founded in the Czech Republic in 2002, gaining the leading position on the online travel market in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Invia offers travel packages, hotel bookings and flights. The company cooperates with over 300 tour operators and offers more than 8000 travel packages making it the broadest offer on the market. In 2011, the company acquired a stake in Travelplanet, the Polish e-travel leader significantly strengthening its position on the Polish market. Invia and Travelplanet constantly improve their product offering and increase competitiveness of sales channels by cooperating only with the largest tour operators and offering comprehensive insurance coverage.

Transaction
In June 2013, AMC III acquired a minority equity stake and provided mezzanine financing for recapitalisation and expansion of the company.

Company Overview
BioVendor Group is a Czech based enterprise primarily focusing on the In vitro diagnostic (IVD) market and the biomedical research field. It specialises in the supply of equipment and consumables including its own range of IVD certified ELISA and immunoblot test kits. It also offers a range of unique immunoassays for the global research-use-only market.
BioVendor was founded in 1992 by Dr. Růžička and has grown organically and through acquisitions to date. The company remains privately held.

Transaction
In January 2014, Accession Mezzanine Capital III L.P. provided mezzanine financing to BioVendor for the acquisition of Immunolab GmbH, a German IVD company focusing on immunoassays primarily targeting both human and veterinary diagnostics of infectious diseases, food intolerance, allergy, autoimmunity disorders and food analytics & safety.

Company Overview
AASA is a well established and profitable Finnish consumer finance business seeking expansion in the CEE region.

Transaction
In March 2014, Accession Mezzanine Capital III L.P. provided mezzanine financing to support AASA’s expansion in the Polish market.

Company Overview
Amethyst is a network of radiotherapy centers with operations in Romania, Poland and France. It was set up in 2010 by two shareholders with previous relevant experience in healthcare and medical services in Europe and intends to become the leading pan-European radiotherapy operator.

Amethyst selected to invest in a high growth market, with high barriers to entry generated by substantial capital requirements and advanced knowledge base (combined teams of medical oncologists, physicists and radiotherapy technicians) and low effective competition.

Transaction
In May 2014 AMC III provided expansion capital to support Amethyst in developing a network of 20 high-tech radiotherapy centers.

Company Overview
PEM S.A. is a fund management company managing five funds in various classes of assets in alternative private equity, including venture capital.

Transaction
Managers of PEM decided to buy-out the remaining shareholders funded with their own cash and external loans. In January 2015, Accession Mezzanine Capital III L.P. participated in the spin-off acquiring senior ranked bonds (convertible to equity) and equity instruments (with downside protections).

Company Overview
Freor is a Lithuania-based producer of commercial refrigeration equipment, its products are used predominantly in supermarkets. The company operates from offices in Lithuania, and subsidiaries in Belarus and Russia. Clients hail from the Baltics, eastern and western Europe.

Transaction
In February 2015 AMC III provided expansion capital to support a shareholder restructure and the company’s development.

Company Overview
Mogo Finance provides non-bank car financing for consumers in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Georgia. The company employs 200 people. Its current loan portfolio amounts to 38m, financing 20,000 cars.

Transaction
In June 2015 AMC III backed Mogo Finance with a mezzanine investment. Mogo will use the fresh capital to develop its operations in new markets across Central and Eastern Europe

Company Overview
Spearhead International is a farming group headquartered in Cambridge, England, but with the majority of its operations in Central and Eastern Europe.
The company has 85,000 hectares of farming operations across Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and the UK, producing grains and oilseeds, potatoes and vegetables, sugar beet, seed crops, milk and livestock.

Transaction
AMC III supported US food and agriculture specialist GP Paine & Partners in acquiring Spearhead International through a financing package

Company Overview
Remix was founded in 2012 in Bulgaria and has developed since then into the leading online reseller of 2nd hand clothes in Central and Eastern Europe. The company is currently operating online shops in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Poland. The clothes are mainly branded items (ranging from Hugo Boss, Etro to lower-end Brands like H&M, Zara), which have been worn but are in good condition.

Transaction
In October 2016 AMC III provided expansion financing to accelerate growth.

Company Overview
MBL was founded in 1988 in Silkeborg, Denmark and has been run by the founding family ever since. The business makes standard and customized parts for wheelchairs, such as front and rear wheels, pushrims, front forks, bearing housings, foot rests, hand brakes and more. MBL opened a production facility in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland, in 1991 and in 1998 another production facility was opened in Xiamen, China. Today the company employs around 1,400 globally and is a major supplier to leading manufacturers of rehabilitation equipment.

Transaction
In October 2016 AMC III has backed MBL and its shareholders with a sizeable commitment to support the business’s continued growth.

Company Overview
Flucar is a producer and distributor of lubricating oils and automotive fluids for automotive and industrial sectors.
The Company was established in 2011 as a distribution company by the current majority owner and CEO. The production part of the business was acquired in 2013.
The Company operates via four subsidiaries that deal with: production, oil base trading, recycling certificates trading and asset holding

Transaction
AMC III provided mezzanine to finance Capital Expenditure and the buyout of shares from the controlling shareholder.

Company Overview
ATM S.A. is the leading data center operator in the Polish market and one of the major operators in Central and Eastern Europe. It offers colocation and cloud computing services as well as dedicated servers hosting, but also data transmission, Internet access and other telecommunications and value-added B2B services. The infrastructure of ATM S.A. includes three data centers with 13,600 sq m (146,400 sq ft) of total colocation space and a 42 MW power supply, and a nationwide network.

Transaction
AMC IV provided a combination of warranted mezzanine and equity to support a regional equity sponsor in the buyout of the Company. The Fund invited its investors to take part in the transaction via a co-investment.

Company Overview
Nettle provides services in the areas of direct sales to pharmacies (DTP) for leading global pharmaceutical companies, claims management for pharmaceutical companies and financing of medical investments.
Nettle served the delivery of medicines to 15,000 pharmacies and over 1,040 hospitals and clinics worth nearly PLN 1.0 billion. In addition, the Company has also managed its own and global pharmaceutical companies’ receivables worth over PLN 5.6 billion.

Transaction
AMC IV provided expansion financing to finance receivables from state and municipally owned hospitals.

Company Overview
Netrisk is a leading Hungarian online insurance broker, offering a variety of products including car, travel and home insurance. Founded in 1994, it was Hungary’s first online insurance brokerage business and nowadays it is the clear market leader, responsible for about 30% of this online insurance segment.

Transaction
AMC IV provided a long-term debt and equity co-investment to support a regional equity sponsor in the buyout of the company.

Company Overview
Optimapharm founded in Croatia in 2005,  is a leading Clinical Research Organisation in the Adriatic region that provides tailored solutions for their clients and has a high-level of expertise in managing trials across Europe. With unrivalled access to patients in the emerging markets of Eastern and South Eastern Europe, their operational excellence and customer-focused approach has resulted in them achieving a 95% repeat business level. 

Transaction
AMC IV provided mezzanine loan to support the company's organic growth through regional expansion and investment into sales and marketing.

Company Overview
UAB Juodeliai produces high-quality wooden blanks for European standard pallets, chemical industry pallets (CP pallets) and non-standard pallet blanks. During the manufacturing process, other by-products like firewood and sawdust are also produced.

Around 90% of all production is exported to foreign markets and the company currently employs more than 400 people across its administrative hub and 3 production units based in Akmenynai, Jūrė and Radviliškis.

Transaction
AMC IV provided growth capital to finance the expansion program of Juodeliai.

Company Overview
EuroIns Insurance Group AD is a leading independent insurance group in the Central and South Eastern Europe, founded in 2007 in Bulgaria, focused in providing a full range of insurance products in the areas of general, health and life insurance.
The Company operates through offices located in Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Greece, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia, where it has been active for more than a decade and therefore gained a deep understanding of the local markets, including a solid infrastructure supported by a network of own agents and brokers.

Transaction
AMC IV provided growth capital to finance the organic expansion of EuroIns and add-on acquisitions.

Company Overview
Pet Star Holding is a family-owned company set up in 2000 which produces the full range of PET preforms in a facility located in Slobozia, Romania. The business is the indisputable leader of the local market. The preforms produced by the Company cover the whole spectrum of PET bottles for beverages: 48 different types of preforms, different weights and threads, covering volumes between 0.3l and 10l for mineral water, soft drinks, beer, and edible oil. Pet Star has an impressive customer base including large multinationals and medium sized companies.
The Group’s transformational strategy is articulated essentially on transitioning from a linear to a circular business model to optimize value creation, ahead of EU efforts to focus on the circular economy.

Transaction
AMC IV provided warranted mezzanine and equity to finance the construction of a modern recycled PET resin production facility in Romania and working capital necessary for operation of such production facility.

Company Overview
Profi is Poland’s leading producer of pâté and ready to eat soups. Founded in 1993, the firm specializes in traditional recipes free from preservatives, artificial flavors and colorants for its poultry pâté and ready-to-eat soups and meals. With over 300 staff, the Company is a major employer in Grabów nad Prosną in Central Poland.

Transaction
AMC IV provided funding to support the acquisition of the company from Bounty Brands, a diversified FMCG platform active in South Africa and Poland. Alongside the Fund, Profi was acquired by a group of private investors, including the founders who had sold the business in 2017 to Bounty Brands.

Company Overview
Akomex Group is one of the leading manufacturers of packaging in Central Europe, specializing in high-quality solid carton board packaging, leaflets, labels, trays and laminated sheets for the pharmaceutical, food, electronics, technology, personal care and home appliance sectors. Akomex, headquartered in Poland and founded in 1993, maintains two manufacturing operations in Poland and one converting operation in Denmark, in total manufacturing over 1.8 billion products per year.

Transaction
AMC IV provided warranted mezzanine followed by equity investment to support the founder in the management buy-back of Akomex the leading packaging producer in CEE.