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 Romania

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.

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.

La Fourmi

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

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.

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.

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.