Five partners, one vision. The story of Penta started 15 years ago. We hope to remain your reliable, stable, and sought-after partner for another 15 years, and hopefully more.

1.    We have the experience
"We started as a family business, set up by a few schoolmates and a few thousand dollars of a start-up capital which we had gathered during our studies over in China, where we first ventured into business. Apart from the friendship which we had in common, there was the drive to get on and achieve something, to succeed as Penta. We've been keeping up the same motivation for 15 years. I don't think there are many businesses on the market whose founders have been carrying out work for so long with the same untiring effort, and together."
Marek Dospiva, Partner

"Every year when we put together and collect information for our annual report, consolidating the events of the past year, I have this great feeling that the company is still growing and has this inner energy which helps us get over obstacles to meet the challenges ahead. It is a great achievement that we belong to one of the few companies of Czech or Slovak provenance who have managed to get beyond the limits of our traditional markets and grown into a major regional player."
Radoslav Zuberec, Managing Director


2.    Our people are behind our success
"For me, working for Penta means genuine personal fulfilment. I am grateful for the opportunity to have been here from the beginning and able to influence our growth. My long-term vision is that Penta will "outlast" us. For this to happen, it requires choosing and surrounding ourselves with such people who will outgrow us."
Jaroslav Haščák, Partner

"I hope Penta will always inspire us. This unique atmosphere is created with the combination of attractive challenges and co-operation with interesting people, the necessity to get into the very principles of various industries, as well as our commitment to keep up with our company which intends to be ranked as the market leader."
Lucia Toperczerová, COO


3.    We are not afraid of the new
"We are quick to find our bearings in new areas and achieve success, while respecting the way things work. Three years ago, real estate was a new challenge, now we rank among the top three developers in Slovakia and we are ready to invest in the Czech Republic."
Jozef Oravkin, Partner

"The possibility to co-manage several investment projects provides a fantastic environment to dynamically increase one’s professional experience and master personal skills required in our business. Further to that, as Penta is a very active investor, with real ambitions to thoroughly understand market sectors and companies, we bring added value to its existing and prospective portfolio investments. All this creates additional opportunities for Penta’s employees to gain much wider knowledge and business sense."
Adam Jarmicki, Investment Manager


4. Creating the future
"We take over companies that are often facing serious problems, with signs of pessimism and hopelessness. I always find the first "hundred days" of intensive effort to grasp the issues and find solutions to be a great challenge."
Jozef Špirko, Partner

"We often deal with inefficiency and wastage. It is hard to convince the people, who have been with these companies for decades, that they have made bad business decisions which has caused their business to suffer. Moreover, that somebody from outside could provide a better insight into the matter. It is crucial to win over trust of the management and employees to be able to proceed often unpopular, yet inevitable steps."
Pavel Petrík, Investment Manager


5.    Responsibility to the community
"To us, Corporate Social Responsibility is the art of matching the business interests and the environment in which we work. That’s why, we search for activities which are not necessarily fashionable, but are authentic above all. For that reason, we have been supporting the area of education and private enterprise which is considered meaningful."
Martin Kúšik, Partner

"Development is by no means only about exploiting the area to the full. What we build is a proof of our sensitivity to the environment and of our ability to place our vision in context. We would like our projects to represent a positive contribution to the whole community."
Miroslav Hrušovský, Architect