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After more than a year of negotiations and financial hurdles, CEE private equity firm Abris Capital Partners has reached a deal to acquire Masterlease Polska from U.S.-based GMAC. As part of the financing package Abris was able to secure €129.3 million in corporate bonds just recently made available on the Warsaw Stock Exchange under its [...]

WestLB, the German financial institution owned in a partnership between North Rhine-Westphalia and a group of local banks, has agreed to sell its Polish operations as part of a restructuring effort needed to secure EU financial assistance. Purchasing WestLB Bank Polska will be IDM Brokerage House and Abris Capital Partners via PL Holding Sarl (PHS). [...]

Citing a very heavy debt load in need of servicing, Ukrainian grocery chain Pakko has reached a preliminary agreement to sell a significant stake in the company to Abris Capital Partners of Poland. Though details are unknown, the deal has been estimated to be worth as much as USD 10 million for a 50% share. [...]

Polish investment firm Abris Capital Partners has purchased a controlling stake in Ukrainian supermarket chain Barvinok. Details of the sale, including purchase price and company value have not been disclosed, but experts estimated the value of the deal to be USD 16 to USD 30 million. The sellers, Intermarket Ltd., will remain a minority shareholder [...]