Global Finance

Global Finance is an independent investment firm based in Athens, Greece, founded in 1991. It specializes in private equity and venture capital, focusing on management buyouts, middle market investments, and growth capital, particularly in underperforming companies. The firm invests in various sectors, including manufacturing, information technology, specialty retail, media, entertainment, healthcare, telecommunications, and services. Global Finance primarily targets companies in Greece and the broader Southeastern European region, including Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, and Serbia. Its investment strategy includes both minority and majority stakes, with typical investments reaching up to €40 million in Greece and €15 million in Eastern Europe. The firm engages in real estate development and offers advisory services, aiming to exit investments within three to six years through various methods such as trade sales or management buybacks.

George Andreoglou

Investment Manager - Global Finance Real Estate

Ivana Bozjak

Partner, Head of Real Estate

George Gondicas

Non-Executive Director

Theodore Kiakidis

Partner

Manos Kotronakis

Partner and Chief Operating Officer

George Kourtis

Partner

Panos Lagarias

CFO

Mihalis Madianos

Partner

Nicolas Plakopitas

Partner

Angelos Plakopitas

Managing Partner

Past deals in Balkans

Green Group

Acquisition in 2012
Founded in 2002 and based in Buzau, Green Group is a recycling business operating in Romania and south-eastern Europe. It recycles waste streams including PET, electric and electronic waste, glass and batteries.

CallPoint New Europe EAD

Seed Round in 2008
CallPoint New Europe EAD is a business process outsourcing company.

Eurolns Insurance Group

Venture Round in 2008
Euroins Insurance Group (EIG) is one of the independent groups operating in the Central and SEE insurance markets. The company is focused in providing a full range of insurance products in the areas of general, health and life insurance.

CallPoint New Europe EAD

Acquisition in 2008
CallPoint New Europe EAD is a business process outsourcing company.

Axigen

Series A in 2007
Axigen is an integrated email, calendaring and collaboration platform, masterfully built on our unique Linux mail server technology, for increased speed and security. The Axigen messaging platform is available in three solutions, all tailored to customer needs: - Axigen Business Messaging The full benefits of email communication & collaboration, integrated in a smart & secure solution based on a powerful mail server for business. - Axigen Service Providers Messaging Multi-tenant messaging for SPs looking to host hundreds to millions of business-level email users, based on a powerful mail server for ISP. - Axigen Free Mail Server The Axigen Free Mail Server is a great alternative to open source: it is a turnkey messaging solution with an amazing number of free email users. Currently, AXIGEN is distributed internationally by over 200 partners from 100 countries and manages email traffic for more than 11,000 companies with 6 million end-users.

Vivacom

Acquisition in 2007
VIVACOM is a leader in developing modern telecommunication services to meet the highest professional standards - from Мobile and Fixed Voice services, high speed Fiber Optic Internet, Digital Interactive TV, Data transfer to tailor made telecommunication solutions. They have come along the exciting and dynamic path from the first telecom operator in Bulgaria to the popular Bulgarian brand VIVACOM - leader in providing high-tech services of a new generation. Today, they take care of the communication needs of more than 4 million customers and are proud to have successfully developed a network of over 230 shops throughout the country. In today’s fast-paced and challenging world it is not enough to have a voice connection; they have to be connected anywhere at anytime. That is why they at VIVACOM rely on out-of-the-box thinking and approach to provide innovative and effective technological solutions for everyone. Their mission and goal is to provide personalized services to their customers: mobile and fixed voice services; high speed broadband internet access through fiber optic, copper and satellite infrastructure; data transmission services via the mobile and fixed networks; and individual telecommunication solutions tailor-made for the client. Their commitment to the society does not only include the best products and services. Their social policy, unified under the VIVACOM Fund platform, includes annual investment ofmillions of BGN in the fields of education, culture, sports and charity. Their inspiration is their work and their clients are at the center of everything they do.

Typoprint

Acquisition in 2007
Typoprint provides digital printing services to advertising agencies and manufacturers.

La Fourmi

Acquisition in 2006
La Fourmi is a chain of supermarket stores.

Onda Coffee Break AD

Private Equity Round in 2005
Onda Coffee Break AD operates a chain of coffee shops.

TotalSoft

Acquisition in 2005
TotalSoft is one of the largest IT companies in Romania. Established in 1995, the company is one of the pioneers of the IT industry in Romania. Currently, the company has over 500 employees and 1,500 clients from 25 countries in the private and public sector, mostly companies in financial services, leasing, distribution & retail, healthcare & pharma, telecom, automotive and constructions. In 2010 and 2011, TotalSoft ranked first place among the Romanian ERP providers, according to Pierre Audoin Consultants. TotalSoft has its own suite of software solutions, Charisma Business Suite, comprised of Charisma ERP, payroll and human capital management solutions, medical software, eBusiness applications. The Software Development division of TotalSoft creates tailor-made solutions abroad, with 300+ offshore projects delivered in USA, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. TotalSoft is member of Global Finance Group, one of the largest private investment companies in South-Eastern Europe.

A1 Bulgaria

Acquisition in 2004
A1 Group is one of the leading telecommunication providers in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 24 million customers and over 18,000 employees. At present, the company operates in seven countries: Austria (A1), Bulgaria (A1 Bulgaria), Belarus (velcom), Croatia (Vipnet), Slovenia (A1 Slovenia), Serbia (Vip mobile) and Macedonia (one.Vip). The portfolio of the group includes voice telephony, high-speed internet and multimedia services as well as high-end, data and online payments solutions. A1.bg is the first and largest GSM mobile phone operator in Bulgaria. It has more than 4.2 million customers. The company was founded in March 1994 but was not launched commercially until September 1995 .

United Milk Company

Acquisition in 2003
United Milk Company AD processes and produces dairy products from cow, sheep, and goat milk.

S.C. Orange România

Acquisition in 2001
S.C. Orange România provides local telecommunications services to Romanian customers. It offers monthly and pre pay plans, service plans on subscription, home Internet packs, data service plans, 3G service plans, messages, international services, customized dialing, mobile banking, and client services.

Germanos

Acquisition in 2000
Germanos provides mobile products and services.

S.C. Zentiva S.A.

Acquisition in 1999
Zentiva S.A. produces and trades in human drugs and medication in Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and rest of Europe. The company offers products in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, central nervous system, gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders, anti-inflammatory and pain, blood disorders, anti-infectives, urology, respiratory, endocrinology, oncology, and dermatology, as well as hospital solutions. The company was formerly known as Sicomed S.A. and changed its name to Zentiva S.A. in January 2006. Zentiva S.A. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. Zentiva S.A. is a subsidiary of Zentiva NV.

Delta Romania S.A

Acquisition in 1998
Delta Romania S.A produces ice creams.

Steelmet AD

Acquisition in 1997
Steelmet AD produces and trades non-ferrous metal products.