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Transaction

Hruška

We helped the owners of Hruška, spol. s r.o. organize the sale of a major Czech grocery retail chain. The transaction also included subsidiaries focused on bakery production, real estate management, and franchise network operations.

Our task

The sellers goal was to find an investor with the best prospects for ensuring the company's further development and strengthering its position in the Czech retail market.

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Results

The selected investor in the sale process was the Oriens fund, which,through the acquisition the Hruška group, significantly strengthened the position of the newly formed group in the independent retail market in the Czech Republic. The Oriens fund thus followed up on its acquisitions of the Flosman retail chain and the Pramen chain of stores, which it carried out between 2021 and 2023.

Oriens

Oriens is an independent, privately owned industrial holding company focusing on private equity investments in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. The fund's companies have aggregate revenues of more than CZK 20 billion and more than 6,500 employees.

Pear

The largest independent Czech retail chain operating more than 580 stores and 3 wholesale warehouses in Moravia and eastern Bohemia, with sales exceeding CZK 8 billion. The group also includes: a highly modern industrial bakery, one of the largest in Central Europe. The group's annual production of baked goods exceeds 10,000 tons. An artisanal bakery focused on the manual production of mainly local products. A delicatessen production facility (salads, spreads and sandwiches, etc.).

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