Livonia Partners

Livonia Partners is a private equity firm established in 2013, focused on buyout and growth capital investments in small to mid-sized companies within the Baltic region, particularly Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. The firm specializes in various sectors, including manufacturing, services, consumer goods, technology, energy, healthcare, and financial services. Livonia Partners typically invests between €3 million and €15 million per company, targeting firms with an enterprise value of €10 million to €100 million, and often seeks majority ownership, although minority stakes are also considered. The firm prefers to engage with companies that have fewer than 500 employees and is open to co-investing in transactions up to €70 million. With a strong operational team experienced in business development across Europe and the United States, Livonia Partners aims to foster growth and enhance the potential of its portfolio companies. The firm maintains offices in Rīga, Tallinn, and Vilnius.

Kristine Berzina

Founding Partner

Ernests Bordāns

Associate, Interim CFO

Sandija Kulbe

CFO

Rain Lõhmus

Founding Partner

Mindaugas Rapolas

Principal

Hendrik Reimand

Associate

Mindaugas Utkevicius

Founding Partner

Past deals in Latvia

Santa Monica Networks

Acquisition in 2017
IT Business Group Santa Monica Networks (SMN) has been working on developing and maintaining data transmission network solutions since 1989, offering corporate networking between the Baltic States, as well as solutions for data security, unified communications, optical networks and contact centers. SMN operates in the Baltic States and Finland, employing a total of 80 IT experts and consultants. The company's customer base includes the largest Latvian companies and major Internet service providers. SMN has been operating in Latvia since 2003. SMN focuses on providing services known as SantaCare's name. Among them, Managed Services and System Integration Services are most popular with leading global solutions, including Cisco, HP, Microsoft, Transmode, Juniper, Fortinet, Check Point, F5, Barracuda, Allot Communications, Blue Coat, IronPort, DiGi, RSA , Trend Micro, Websense, etc.

Baltic Ticket Holdings AS

Private Equity Round in 2007
Baltic Ticket Holdings AS is a prominent ticket distribution company operating across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Belarus. Founded in 1997 in Tallinn, Estonia, the company initially gained recognition by selling tickets for major events, including a concert by Michael Jackson. Over the years, it expanded its operations, launching ticketing services in Latvia in 2000, Lithuania in 2008, and Belarus in 2010. The company's ticketing system integrates an online platform and a physical network of 400 sales points, facilitating access to a wide range of entertainment, sports, and cultural events. Baltic Ticket Holdings manages ticket sales portals that attract around 600,000 monthly visits and has successfully handled significant events, including the Estonian Dance and Song Festival and various international concerts. With a focus on technological advancement, the company's in-house ticketing system has been continuously developed since its inception, enabling efficient management of diverse events and organizers in the region.