Mid Europa Partners

Mid Europa Partners is a buyout investor specializing in growth markets within Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey. Founded in 1999, the firm has raised and managed approximately €4 billion in funds and has established offices in Budapest, Istanbul, London, and Warsaw. Mid Europa is notable for pioneering private equity in this region and has been independent since 2005, with ownership held entirely by its partners. The team, primarily composed of local professionals, combines regional expertise with best practices from Western Europe in due diligence, deal structuring, and value creation. Mid Europa adopts a pan-regional investment strategy, focusing on acquiring leading companies in domestic growth industries, particularly in the mid-market segment. To date, the firm has completed 30 investments across 18 countries, achieving significant transactions and financings in the region.

Alain Beyens

Operating Partner

Berke Biricik

Investment Team

Csanad Daniel

Senior Associate

Francesca Evans

Investor Relations Associate

Bence Horvath

Investment Executive

Can Karapence

Associate

Robert Knorr

Partner, CEO

Jan Krzewinski

Associate Director

Rustam Kurmakaev

Investment Executive

Gyozo Lantos

Associate

Bartosz Malecki

Associate

Manish Mittal

Partner and COO

Paweł Padusinski

Partner and Co-Head of Warsaw Office

Marek Rodak

Senior Associate

Tas Tobias

Senior Associate

Kerim Turkmen

Partner

Tomas Vrba

Associate

Past deals in Poland

Displate

Acquisition in 2020
Displate is a global marketplace and a manufacture specializing in creating exceptional Magnet-Mounted Metal Posters. Displate is a globalmarketplace platform where content creators have a new way to sell their designs and everyone can buy uncommon products with graphics they love. Additionaly, company partnered with brands such as Marvel, DC Comics, StarWars, and Blizard, to get one of a kind officialy licensed designs.

Displate

Venture Round in 2020
Displate is a global marketplace and a manufacture specializing in creating exceptional Magnet-Mounted Metal Posters. Displate is a globalmarketplace platform where content creators have a new way to sell their designs and everyone can buy uncommon products with graphics they love. Additionaly, company partnered with brands such as Marvel, DC Comics, StarWars, and Blizard, to get one of a kind officialy licensed designs.

intive

Acquisition in 2018
Intive is a global digital product development company headquartered in Munich, Germany, with a network of development centers in Poland and Argentina, and regional offices across the United States and Europe. The company employs over 1,500 specialists who collaborate with clients to transform ideas into digital solutions. Intive offers a comprehensive range of services, including product design, engineering, quality assurance, performance optimization, and ongoing maintenance. It caters to a diverse array of sectors such as automotive, finance, healthcare, high technology, industrial, lifestyle, media, retail, and telecommunications. By focusing on the entire application lifecycle, Intive supports its clients in accelerating their digital transformation initiatives through innovative software solutions.

JS Hamilton Poland

Acquisition in 2018
JS Hamilton Poland is provides laboratory inspection and testing services for various industries in Poland and internationally. The company offers laboratory analytical services of products and commodities, including food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, packaging, chemicals, minerals and oil, gas and fuels, and others; testing of environmental samples, such as water, sewages, soil, etc., as well as environmental documentation.

Hortex

Acquisition in 2017
Best fruit and vegetables? Perfect products? Top quality? Naturalness without compromises? Of course! All this is what Hortex has long been famous for! But for products to be truly exceptional one also needs something else… dedication, imagination, and creative passion. Only then is it possible to make products distinguished by delicious taste! Making juices, nectars, and beverages that have a unique flavor is like a journey into the unknown… A journey in search of the best fruit and vegetables, the tastiest varieties, and new flavor combinations and compositions. This is precisely how we make our juices — the secret of their flavor lies in our dedication, imagination, and creative passion. In the HORTEX product line everybody will find their own favorite flavor of our phenomenal 100 percent juices, delicious nectars, and refreshing beverages.

Allegro

Acquisition in 2016
Allegro provides a safe shopping platform for a computer, tablet, and smartphone. It owns and operates online auction portals. The company is based in Poznan, Poland. Allegro Group operates as a subsidiary of MIH Internet Europe.

Jaworzyna Krynicka

Acquisition in 2013
Kolej Gondolowa Jaworzyna Krynicka S.A. offers ski lift operating services.

Polskie Koleje Gorskie SA

Acquisition in 2013
Polskie Kolaje Linowe ("PKL"), the largest mountain tourism operator in Poland

Alpha medical

Acquisition in 2012
Alpha medical offers diagnostics services through large-scale laboratories, satellite laboratories, pathological centers, and field offices in Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, and Poland. The company provides IVD clinical testing services through its laboratories. It offers clinic biochemistry, hematology and transfusion, clinic immunology and allergology, clinic microbiology, medical genetics, pathological anatomy, and other services to private physicians, public and private hospitals, and medical clinics.

Zabka Polska

Acquisition in 2011
Zabka Polska sp. z o.o. is a prominent operator and franchisor of a network of convenience and deli-type stores throughout Poland. Established in 2000 and based in Poznan, the company provides a diverse selection of products, including cold cuts, dairy items, sweets, beers, and salty snacks, along with a variety of convenience foods such as chilled ready-to-eat meals and fresh sandwiches. Beyond retail offerings, Zabka Polska also provides additional services, allowing customers to pay bills, recharge phone credits, and engage with the Polish State Lottery. This focus on convenience and accessibility has positioned Zabka Polska as a key player in the everyday grocery market in Poland.

Diagnostyka

Private Equity Round in 2011
Diagnostyka offers diagnostic equipment and software to hospitals, corporate, and individual customers.

LUX MED

Acquisition in 2007
LUX MED Sp. z o.o. operates a network of medical centers and hospitals in Poland. It offers services in the areas of general and vascular surgeries, aesthetic gynecology, laryngological surgeries, plastic surgeries, diagnostic imaging, and occupational medicine; and prevention, vaccination, and other programs. The company also provides medical and health care services for individuals, adults, families, and companies.

Aster Sp

Acquisition in 2005
Aster Sp. z o.o. provides cable television, broadband Internet, and fixed line telephone services in Warsaw, Krakow, and Zielona Gora. Aster Sp. z o.o. was founded in 1990 and is based in Warsaw, Poland. Aster Sp. z o.o. is a prior subsidiary of Elektrim Telekomunikacja S.A.