Seven Croatian companies on Deloitte’s list of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Central Europe
In the latest edition of the Deloitte competition of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Central Europe, the winner was the Czech company FTMO, whose mission is to enable capital raising for trading securities. Companies from 9 countries finished on this year’s top 50 list. The average growth of the company was 2278%, while […]
2020 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics
This report provides annual activity statistics for the private equity and venture capital markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in 2020 and prior years. Central and Eastern Europe occupies a unique position in the European investment landscape. Like the rest of Europe, CEE’s 2020 private equity activity levels were not immune to the effects […]
Fortenova grupa d.d. agrees to fully consolidate its position in A.N.P. Energija d.o.o.
After the recently announced acquisition of a 26% stake in A.N.P. Energija held by Prosperus FGS, Fortenova grupa has now agreed to acquire a further 39% stake in A.N.P. Energija owned by Inspire Investments d.o.o. Fortenova stressed that following the transactions with Prosperus and Inspire, Fortenova grupa will effectively wholly own A.N.P. Energia via a […]
Croatian startups to watch in 2021
Novac.HR, the economic section of Jutarnji list presented the first independent list of domestic young, innovative technology companies worth following in the following year called: “Novac.HR TOP 10 Croatian startups to monitor in 2021.”. This is the first list in Croatia compiled by professionals who work with Croatian startups on a daily basis, invest in […]
Prosperus Growth Capital is ready for making new investments
Private equity fund Prosperus Growth Capital, one of the three funds under the CROGIP program, fundraised EUR 51 million from investors in the first closing. Prosperus Growth Capital is managed by Prosperus Invest, whose management team confirmed the completion of the first closing and the start of operations for their third private equity fund. Prosperus […]
Prosperus exits from Energija Gradec and prepares exit from Hoteli Plat
In November 2020, Croatian private equity fund Prosperus FGS and Fortenova grupa d.d. (“Fortenova”) made two separate corporate transactions. In the first transaction, Fortenova agreed to acquire a 26% stake in A.N.P. Energija, held by Prosperus FGS, thus gaining a controlling stake in the firm A.N.P. Energija. A.N.P. Energija d.o.o. is the only owner of […]
Agrivi raises €4 million for its mission of digitization global agriculture
On November 17th, 2020. Croatia’s first agricultural tech startup Agrivi with headquarters in London secured €4million in Series A funding round from South Central Ventures, the European Investment Fund (EIF), and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development(HBOR). Fil Rouge Capital and AgriTech Hub also participated in the round. Agrivi is a SaaS developer of […]
Pan-European private equity
Invest Europe in collaboration with Arthur D. Little conducted the Pan-European private equity survey and assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the private equity and venture capital industry. The survey captured the views of more than 350 general and limited partners on industry actions during the COVID crisis and future expectations. Also, it covered GP’s […]
Six Croatian tech companies on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 in Central Europe list
In the 21st edition of Deloitte’s competition of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Central Europe, the winner was Polish company Packhelp S.A. whose mission is to democratize access to custom branded packaging. In this year’s ranking, there were companies from 9 countries in the top 50. There were over 300 applications, the average […]
Prosperus successfully exits Dalmacija hoteli
Prosperus successfully and profitably exited its investment in tourism amidst the pandemic, which hit the tourism business the hardest. Laguna Novigrad d.d., one of the leading tourist companies in Croatia operating under the Aminess hotels and campsites brand, has signed an agreement to take over Dalmacija hoteli d.o.o., which is the majority owner of companies […]