Penta acquired Okna Rąbień, a leading Polish manufacturer of plastic and aluminium windows.
Okna Rąbień Sp.z.o.o. (www.oknarabien.eu)
Okna Rąbień was founded in 1997 and now is the number two market player in Poland. Besides Poland, it is one of the leading window producers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Altogether, Okna Rąbień exports to more than 10 countries in both Eastern and Wesern Europe.
In 2008, the Company’s estimated turnover is € 60 million and has 550 employees.
Penta Investments (www.pentainvestments.com)
Penta is a Central European investment group established in 1994. It operates in the private equity and real estate sector. In the private equity, it manages an evergreen fund of its five partners, the company’s only shareholders.
It focuses on buy-out and, to a smaller extent, start-up investments. Penta invests mostly in the energy, aerospace, private banking, retail, mechanical engineering, telecommunications, betting and healthcare sectors.
Since 2005, Penta has started investments in the real estate and is currently executing twelve projects in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. It concentrates on office space, retail and leisure segments, as well as land development.
Penta operates in more than ten countries of Europe and has offices in Prague, Bratislava, Moscow, Warsaw and Limassol.
09/10/2008
Central & Eastern Europe, Investment, Poland, Private Equity News, Real Estate & Construction