Asseco Slovakia raises zl.80 million from its IPO

The company collected almost zl.80 million from the floor. "Both WSE and Asseco have international ambitions so this relationship should result in benefits for both," stated the president of the Warsaw bourse Ludwik Sobolewski. According to the representatives of Asseco Poland, a subsidiary of Asseco Slovakia, investors' optimism is justified since the company has advanced development plans. "We will finalize the takeovers of two companies in Slovakia and two in the Czech Republic at the end of this year or in early 2007," revealed Jacek Duch, the chairman of the council of directors of the Asseco capital group. "Our further plans include expansion into Hungary, Ukraine and Germany," stated Asseco Polska president Adam Góral. Asseco Slovakia is the 270 company listed on Warsaw bourse. (Puls Biznesu, p. 13) E.B.