Innova Capital Sp. z o.o.

Innova Capital Sp. z o.o. is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital, buyouts, buyins, bridge financing, founder succession solutions, corporate spin-offs, buy and build, replacement capital, platform strategies, and cross-border expansion, acquisitions, and development capital in mature and middle market companies. It does not invest in turnarounds or start-ups. The firm seeks to invest in construction, manufacturing, energy, technology, media, financial services, consumer goods, telecommunication companies, industrial compounds and automotive, healthcare, outsourcing, and other business services. It prefers to invest in companies based in Central Europe and Central Eastern Europe with a focus on Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Germany, and Austria. The firm typically invests between €5 million ($5.96 million) and €75 million ($96 million) in its portfolio companies with enterprise value between $50 million and $184 million. It seeks both majority and minority stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm can provide additional equity, debt, and mezzanine capital through its network of co-investors, senior lenders, and investment banks. It prefers to invest for a period of three to five years, and exits by either sale to a strategic investor or via an initial public offering of shares. Innova Capital Sp. z o.o. was founded in 1994 and is based in Warsaw, Poland with an additional office in Bucharest, Romania.