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Research Team
Jeff Schlapinski, Managing Director, Research
Tatia Dzaptashvili, Analyst, Research
Central & Eastern Europe Research
2023 Industry Data & Analysis
21 February 2023Private capital investment activity across GPCA’s markets remained strong by historical standards in 2022, with fund managers deploying USD208b. Overall deal value declined 22% from 2021, yet 2022 was still… Read More
2023 Trends in Global Tech
21 February 2023Overview GPCA’s annual Trends in Global Tech report traces venture capital flows across Africa, India, China, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Amidst a… Read More
2022 CEE Data Insight
15 December 2022Private capital deal activity in CEE declined in Q3 2022 amidst a global tech slowdown and the Russia-Ukraine war. Still, opportunities in tech and the energy transition continue to attract… Read More
2022 Global Private Capital Industry Data & Analysis
16 February 2022GPCA Members can log in to download the complete 2022 Industry Data & Analysis Excel file. GPCA data through year-end 2021 across Asia, Latin America, Africa, CEE and the Middle… Read More
Mid-Year 2021 Global Private Capital Industry Data & Analysis
16 September 2021GPC 1H 2021 data on fundraising, investment and exit activity across Asia, Latin America, Africa, CEE and the Middle East Key data takeaways: All major markets posted year-over-year gains… Read More
CEE 2021 Data Insight
31 March 2021Total CEE exit value disclosed to EMPEA reached USD7.8b in 2020, bolstered by public markets transactions Total exit value in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)—inclusive of Turkey, Russia, and neighboring… Read More
CEE & CIS Data Insights (Mid-Year 2020)
10 September 2020EMPEA Members can log in to receive exclusive access to the full detailed report (PDF) and underlying data (Excel). Buyout-focused GPs raised USD783m for CEE & CIS in 1H 2020, becoming poised… Read More
2021 Climate Data Insight
2 November 2021Based on GPCA’s newly developed taxonomy of climate-dedicated businesses, the 2021 Climate Data Insight covers climate-focused private capital activity in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and the… Read More
2021 Trends In Global Tech
25 May 2021Investments in Africa, Asia, CEE, Latin America and the Middle East EMPEA’s 2021 report on global venture investment traces venture capital (VC) flows across Africa, Asia, CEE, Latin America and… Read More
Central & Eastern Europe News
CVC Capital Partners Reaches ~USD29.2b Final Close for Fund IX
CVC Capital Partners reached a EUR26b (~USD29.2b) final close for its ninth fund focused on European and American investments. The vehicle exceeded its EUR25b target, making it the world’s biggest… Read More
Horizon Capital Leads USD70m Series C+ for Ukraine’s Preply
Horizon Capital led a USD70m Series C+ for Preply, a Ukraine-founded language tutoring platform, with participation from Reach Capital, Hoxton Ventures and others. Read More
CEECAT Capital Invests in Bulgaria’s Telelink Business Services
CEECAT Capital, through its CEECAT Fund II, invested in Telelink Business Services, a Bulgaria-based IT solutions provider. Read More
Value4Capital Acquires Romania’s Clarfon
Value4Capital acquired Clarfon, a Romania-based hearing aid and related ENT equipment retailer. Read More
Advent International Sells 15% Stake in Poland’s InPost Group
Advent International has agreed to sell a 15% stake in InPost Group, a Poland-based automated parcel machine service provider, to PPF Group. Advent will continue to hold a 30.3% stake. Read More
Horizon Capital Reaches USD254m Interim Close for Growth Fund IV
Horizon Capital reached a USD254m interim close for its fourth growth fund focused on providing growth capital to entrepreneurs in Ukraine and Moldova. Read More
Connecting Fund Managers with Impact Investors’ Tax Principles
The purpose of this article is to initiate communication between multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions (‘’DFIs”) and private equity fund managers (“FMs”) that seek to attract DFI funding for… Read More
Abris-backed Velvet CARE Acquires Poland’s Almus
Poland-based tissue producer Velvet CARE, with support from Abris Capital Partners, acquired Almus, a Poland-based paper products manufacturer. Abris acquired Velvet CARE from Avallon in 2018. Read More
Latvia’s Y Combinator-backed Aerones Raises USD39m
Aerones, a Lativa-based wind turbine maintenance services provider backed by Y Combinator, raised a USD39m round from Change Ventures and others. Read more here and h Read More
Sandberg Capital Invests ~USD21m in Serbia’s Quantox Technology
Sandberg Capital invested EUR20m (~USD21m) in Quantox Technology, a Serbia-based software developer. Read More
Practica Capital Reaches ~USD34m First Close for Fund III
Practica Capital reached a EUR32m (~USD34m) first close for its third fund, a vehicle that will focus on Baltic startups from pre-seed to Series A. Read More
Carlyle To Acquire Czech Republic’s TESCAN ORSAY
Carlyle agreed to acquire a majority stake in TESCAN ORSAY, a Czech Republic-based manufacturer of electron microscopes and other scientific instruments. Read More