Applica, a Warsaw and London-based enterprise software company and a leading developer of a AI-based Robotic Text Automation platform announced Series A funding round led by Cogito Capital Partners, with participation of Barclays.

Polskie ePłatności is taking over TopCard Sp. z o. o. Poznań - another payment terminal and service provider. As previously announced, this is the fifth transaction finalized by Polskie ePłatności within a short time. Prior to that, PeP purchased the NeoTu, PayUp and Billbird terminal companies and the PayLane service integrating online payments.

Avallon has started its third fund (Avallon MBO Fund III), which by the end of its last closure had reached EUR 80.6 million, being 34% higher than the corresponding closure of the previous fund. It is possible to double the amount of funds to be raised over the next 12 months. The founding of the present fund is also an opportunity to celebrate the first investment of Avallon MBO Fund III.

Value4Capital, the lower mid-market Polish and central European buy-out manager, announced the investment in a majority stake in Summa Linguae Technologies S.A. by its V4C Poland Plus Fund. Summa Linguae, listed on the New Connect market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange,is a leading Polish  provider of technology-enabled language-related services for B2B clients.

Resource Partners, one of the leading private equity investors in CEE region, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a majority stake in Maced sp. z o. o.

CEE Equity Partners is pleased to announce that China Central and Eastern Europe Investment Co-operation Fund II has acquired a majority stake in EuroWagon Sp.z.o.o. EuroWagon is the largest independent rolling stock leasing company in Poland and aims to develop into the dominant ROSCO in Central Eastern Europe through expansion of its modern fleet of cargo wagons.

Mid Europa Partners, the leading private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today the agreement to sell Walmark a.s. to STADA Arzneimittel AG. The transaction is subject to customary anti-trust clearance and is expected to close in Q1 2020.

ARX Equity Partners completed the majority acquisition of TES Vsetin, an engineering company engaged primarily in the manufacturing of system components related to electrical machines, in addition to the design and manufacturing of its own proprietary electric machines, such as generators and electric motors.

CEE Equity Partners is pleased to announce that China Central and Eastern Europe Investment Co-operation Fund II acquired a majority shareholding in Farmavet-Pasteur group, the leading Romanian producer and distributor of veterinary drugs and vaccines.

It is expected that both companies will work under Bite Group brand. The price paid for Baltcom shares is not disclosed.