Bancroft 2

Bancroft 2 is a buyout fund managed by Bancroft Private Equity, a firm established in 1989 and based in Vienna. Launched in November 2002, Bancroft 2 expanded its investment scope to include Eastern Europe and Turkey, focusing on mid-market opportunities within sectors such as commercial products, consumer durables, industrials, and technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT). The fund was part of a strategic initiative following the firm's early activities in mergers and acquisitions and the subsequent establishment of its private equity investment approach in the region.

Levent Aydinoglu

Partner

Hana Chrastecka

Partner

Vladimir Gotchev

Associate

Krisztina Havas

Partner

Monika Lukacs

Operations Partner

Fred Martin

Founder and Chairman of the Investment Committee

Marek Mlynar

Principal

Past deals in Bulgaria

Standard Profil

Acquisition in 2006
Standard Profil A.S. is a manufacturer and supplier of automotive sealing systems, specializing in the production of dynamic, static, and hybrid encapsulated profiles. These products provide insulation against water, dust, wind, heat, and sound, and contribute to maintaining clean glass surfaces. Standard Profil's sealing solutions are utilized in both visible and non-visible areas of vehicles, including doors, windshields, hoods, and trunks, catering to a diverse range of automotive segments from executive cars to commercial vehicles. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, the company operates additional offices in Germany, France, Italy, and has design facilities in the United States and Germany. Its manufacturing presence spans multiple countries, including Turkey, Bulgaria, China, South Africa, Spain, Morocco, and Mexico, allowing Standard Profil to serve automobile manufacturers across Europe, Africa, Asia, and America effectively.