About Private Equity

"Penta’s growth will greatly depend on our ability to substantially increase the value of our portfolio companies. This is another reason why we must be able to focus on them in greater detail and for a longer time. We are gradually lowering the number of companies in our portfolio, but the transactions and the companies are getting bigger and we want to develop and hold on to those companies for a significantly longer time than we have in the past."

Jaroslav Haščák, Managing Partner

The Mission

We are private equity investors, investing through an evergreen fund into buy-outs and start-ups. We allocate our capital flexibly by selecting assets with significant growth potential. By involvement and sharing of our interests with the management, we are committed to co-create value in our investee companies.

The Vision

We want to transform our company from local to European and to become one of the top private equity investors in the region in terms of fund size and IRR. We want to become one of the most sought-after employers in Europe and share common values with our employees.

Value Creation

We put emphasis on focus and motivation of investee companies' top management. We are personally engaged in value creation using a hands-on approach, rather than mere speculation.

Investment Criteria

Minimum 20% IRR (Internal Rate of Return) required from every investment. Average Enterprise Value of EUR 150 million.
We have no time limits in timing the exit if the company has significant growth potential.

Key Figures 2012

Cumulative revenues

EUR 4.4 billion

Number of IC's

17

Jobs in investee companies

more than 30,000