Overview

Innova Capital is a leading mid-market private equity firm in Central Europe. Founded in 1994 Innova raised the first major CEE fund comprising entirely private capital. Since then Innova has invested almost € 500m, in 40 companies, across 10 countries in the region. In 2010 Innova won the CEE Fund of the Year Award presented by Unquote magazine for its fifth fund Innova/5.

Innova invests in middle market Central European companies with enterprise values normally ranging from €50 to €125 million. The typical investment horizon is from three to five years, and exit by either sale to a strategic investor or via an initial public offering of shares.

 

Innova has concluded some of the region's most successful transactions including:

 

Innova has one of the most experienced and stable investment teams in Central Europe. The team has fourteen years of market know-how, around 40 transactions worth of deal experience, and a strong record of delivering results in challenging environments.

 

  • €900 million in total funds managed / latest fund at €388 million
  • 40 investments in 10 countries
  • 5 fund cycles
  • 14 investment professionals
  • €500 million applied