Livonia Partners

Livonia Partners is a private equity firm focused on making buyout and growth capital investments primarily in small to mid-sized companies within the Baltic region, specifically Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Rīga, Latvia, the firm has additional offices in Tallinn and Vilnius. It targets investments in a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, services, consumer products, healthcare, and technology. Livonia Partners typically invests between €3 million and €15 million in companies with an enterprise value ranging from €10 million to €100 million, favoring majority ownership but also considering minority stakes. The firm prefers to engage with companies that employ fewer than 500 people and is open to co-investing in larger transactions. With a skilled team that has extensive business experience across Europe and America, Livonia Partners is committed to fostering growth in the Baltic business landscape.

Kristīne Bērziņa

Co-Founder

Ernests Bordāns

Associate, Interim CFO

Lohmus, Rain

co-founded and Founding Partner

Mindaugas Rapolas

Investment Partner

Adolis Tarasevicius

Senior Associate

Utkevicius, Mindaugas

Founding Partner

Kaido Veske

Founder

Karlis Vikis

Associate

11 past transactions

Telema

Private Equity Round in 2024
Telema is the leading EDI and e-invoicing operator in the Baltic States, offering IT solutions.

Bagfactory

Venture Round in 2023
Bagfactory develops long-lasting, reusable non-woven R-PP, R-PET, and paper bags from recycled materials that are also easily collected and recycled at the end of their useful lives.

Scoro

Series B in 2021
Scoro is a comprehensive business management solution specifically tailored for creative and professional services. The software is designed to streamline workflows and eliminate routine tasks, enhancing overall efficiency from sales to billing. By consolidating planning, resourcing, and delivery in a single system, Scoro enables collaborative teams to break free from the limitations of spreadsheets and manual data entry. This integration fosters transparency across projects, teams, and clients, allowing users to gain valuable insights into projected revenue and a clearer understanding of their financial health.

Scoro

Series A in 2018
Scoro is a comprehensive business management solution specifically tailored for creative and professional services. The software is designed to streamline workflows and eliminate routine tasks, enhancing overall efficiency from sales to billing. By consolidating planning, resourcing, and delivery in a single system, Scoro enables collaborative teams to break free from the limitations of spreadsheets and manual data entry. This integration fosters transparency across projects, teams, and clients, allowing users to gain valuable insights into projected revenue and a clearer understanding of their financial health.

Freor

Private Equity Round in 2018
Freor LT is an international manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The company specializes in providing a wide array of products, including remote, semi plug-in, and plug-in cabinets, serve-overs, and freezers, aimed at enhancing food product sales in various retail environments, from discount stores to large supermarkets. Freor emphasizes sustainability and innovation, producing energy-efficient and environmentally friendly refrigeration systems that minimize the ecological impact of traditional refrigeration methods. With an extensive network of over 35 representatives, Freor's products are installed in more than 55 countries globally. The company operates a modern, energy-efficient manufacturing facility that adheres to high-quality standards certified by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 50001, reflecting its commitment to sustainable business practices.

Santa Monica Networks

Acquisition in 2017
Santa Monica Networks 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.

Hortes

Acquisition in 2016
Hortes, founded in 2004 by Trigon Capital AS and Finnish investors, operates the largest modern home and garden center in Estonia, located in Harjumaa. The company is recognized nationwide for its spacious glass-structured premises that provide an inspirational shopping experience. Hortes offers a diverse range of products, including seasonal flower plants, trees, orchids, wooden flower boxes, wicker baskets, and clay pots, allowing customers to enhance the aesthetic appeal of their homes.

Baltic Ticket Holdings AS

Private Equity Round in 2007
Baltic Ticket Holdings AS is a ticket distribution company operating across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Belarus, serving a combined population of approximately 7 million people. Founded in 1997 in Tallinn, Estonia, the company originated with the ticket sales for a Michael Jackson concert and has since expanded its operations significantly. It manages an extensive ticketing network that includes an online platform and around 400 physical sales points throughout the region. The company merged various ticketing operations, notably including Bilesu Serviss in Latvia and BilietuPasaulis in Lithuania, to enhance its market presence. Its in-house online ticketing system, developed since 2001, supports the management of large-scale events, such as concerts and festivals, with significant ticket sales. Baltic Ticket Holdings AS is recognized for selling the largest volume of tickets for events in the Baltics and Belarus, continuously evolving its technology to meet the demands of event organizers and enhance user experience.

Qvalitas

Private Equity Round in 2005
Qvalitas Medical Centre is a private medical centre that offers professional general and specialist service. It provides services according to the waiting list and in the volume pursuant to the contract with the Estonian Health Insurance Fund. It also offers appointment with extra charge for medical service outside waiting list, without health insurance or without the required referral. The company strives to create new and innovative healthcare services, such as health audit and various health packages, according to the wishes and needs of customers. Qvalitas Medical Centre was founded on 1996 and is based in Tallinn, Estonia.
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