Abris Capital Partners, established in 2007, is a private equity firm headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with additional offices in Leeds, UK, Nicosia, Cyprus, and Bucharest, Romania. The firm specializes in acquiring majority stakes in middle-market companies across Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine. Abris invests in a broad range of sectors, including industrial, commercial, and service businesses, as well as infrastructure and energy. It typically targets companies undergoing operational or strategic changes, succession situations, or seeking to delist from stock exchanges. The firm's investment size ranges from €15 million to €75 million, with a typical investment period of three to five years, and exits primarily through trade sales or initial public offerings. Abris does not invest in gambling, high-content alcohol beverages, drugs, prostitution, speculative real estate, start-ups (except as part of an investee company's development plans), or companies in operational distress.
Co-Founder, Member of the Investment Committee and Chairman of the Partner's Board
Monika Nachyla
Partner, Chairwoman of the Corporate Governance Committee and Member of the Abris Partners' Board and Investment Committee
Bartosz Owedyk
Investment Associate
Paulina Pietkiewicz
Partner
Alexander Podvysotskiy
Investment Manager
Stephen Richmond
Partner, CFO
Robert Sroka Ph.D
Partner and Head of the Value Enhancement Team
Adrian Stanculescu
Partner and Head of Romania
George Swirski
Co-Founder and Chairman
Jakub Tokarski
Investment Associate
Hanna Turnau
Investment Associate
Sylwester Urbanek
Investment Director
Mihai Zamfir
Investment Manager
Past deals in Ukraine
PrimoCollect
Private Equity Round in 2010
PrimoCollect Group is a debt collection company based in Kyiv, Ukraine, established in 2006. The firm specializes in providing debt collection services for non-performing unsecured retail debts, catering primarily to debt recovery agencies in Ukraine and Russia. In addition to its core collection services, PrimoCollect offers outsourced debt collection and risk management consulting, helping clients manage their bad debt portfolios in compliance with ethical, legal, and economic standards. Through its comprehensive approach, the company enables its clients to effectively recover outstanding debts while adhering to industry regulations.
Barvinok
Acquisition in 2008
Barvinok is a discount retail chain headquartered in Lviv, Ukraine, operating 50 stores primarily in Western Ukraine. The company offers a diverse range of products, including food, beverages, tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, medical goods, gifts, home furnishings, and automotive parts and accessories. Barvinok has expanded its presence through both the acquisition of smaller retail chains and organic growth, establishing itself as a significant player in the regional retail market.
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