Almost a year after the final close of its first fund, European private equity firm Syntaxis Capital has announced the first close on its second fund, SMF II. At € 140 million, the close is more than half of the fund’s target value of € 250 million. Anchoring the fund was the European Bank for [...]

The EBRD has agreed to commit up to EUR 50 million to Syntaxis for their Mezzanine Fund II. The EBRD investment follows an anchor investment of EUR 25 million the bank made in the first Syntaxis fund. Other investors are expected to contribute and may include commercial and investment banks, as well as other private [...]

Contaq Latvian Cable and ARGUS Capital Group acquired Latvian cable television company IZZI SIA / Tella Capital Limited for €20 million in junior capital provided by the Syntaxis Mezzanine Fund. One-hundred percent of Tella Capital’s shares were purchased. Klavins & Slaidins in Riga and Macfarlanes in London both served as advisors to Syntaxis Capital in [...]

PTH Kisan and SKS Pipes Kanczuga have received an investment from private equity group, Kerten Capital as well as Syntaxis Capital through its Syntaxis Mezzanine Fund I L.P. Kerten Capital invested EUR 1.5 million, while Syntaxis invested EUR 7 million. The investment is designed to assist the company’s brand by growing its market position and [...]