ARX Equity
ARX Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Prague, Czech Republic, with additional offices in Budapest, Hungary, and Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1996, the firm focuses on mid-market investment opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in countries such as Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. ARX specializes in expansion financing, management buyouts, acquisitions, and growth capital, targeting later-stage companies in sectors including consumer goods, healthcare, financial services, and specialized manufacturing. The firm typically invests between €3 million and €15 million in companies with a minimum EBITDA of €1 million. ARX aims for investments in management or family-owned enterprises and prefers to exit through trade sales within three to six years, holding both majority and minority stakes in its portfolio companies.
Promens Zlín is a Tier 1 system and development supplier, focused predominantly on a large vehicle exterior and interior parts, which are key components in the production of buses, earth moving vehicles, and agriculture equipment. Promens Zlin possesses exceptional R&D capability, especially in the important areas of reaction injection molding and vacuum forming. The company is currently undergoing a substantial capital expenditure program to both expand and modernize its production facility, in order to meet growing demand from its customer base.
TES VSETÍN, a.s. is a manufacturer of electric machines, drives, and components, serving a global clientele. The company specializes in industrial automation solutions applicable across diverse sectors, including automotive, power, food, engineering, and rubber industries. Its product offerings include test stands for vehicles and engines, special-purpose machines, and electric drives for both single-motor and multi-motor applications. Additionally, TES VSETÍN produces low-voltage switchboards for various uses, as well as industrial automation components. The company also supplies asynchronous and synchronous generators, induction voltage regulators, and lifting tables for testing purposes. Its products cater to small hydro power plants, marine applications, steel mills, and other general industries. Founded in 1919 and located in Vsetín, Czech Republic, TES VSETÍN, a.s. operates design offices in Vsetín, Brno, and Prague. The company was previously known as TES VSETIN, s. r. o. before rebranding in 2009.
Fenestra Wieden s.r.o., founded in 1991 and based in Liberec, Czech Republic, specializes in the design and production of glazed facades, windows, doors, and winter gardens. The company offers a variety of facade solutions, including mullion/transform, structural glazing, atypical, and low energy facades. Additionally, Fenestra Wieden provides steel constructions, sun shading louvres, automatic sliding doors, and carousels. The company also offers consultation services to its clients. Known for its aluminium-glass modular facade solutions, Fenestra Wieden serves customers across Europe and has established a reputation for quality and innovation in the facade industry.
Nutricia Deva a.s. is a Czech company specializing in the production and delivery of fruit-based baby food and beverages. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Nove Mesto nad Metuji, the company offers a range of products including apple sauce, fruit desserts, organic fruit desserts, dairy-infused fruit desserts, and fruit drinks, all packaged in glass jars and bottles. Nutricia Deva serves both domestic and international markets and operates as a subsidiary of Danone.
Lexum is a provider of general ophthalmology and refractive surgery through ten hospitals in the Czech Republic (Prague, Ceske Budejovice, Ostrava, Brno and Tabor) and Poland (Poznan, Krakow, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wroclaw). Working with over 40 surgical ophthalmologists, the business offers a full range of surgical expertise including cataract, glaucoma, retinal, corneal, AMD and cosmetic eye surgery.