Enterprise Investors gets ready for buying spree

"We are in talks with owners of several companies. I think that the first transaction will be carried out by the end of February or in the beginning of March," said Enterprise Investors (EI) president, Jacek Siwicki. "This will be a Polish company, similarly to all others," he added, holding back further details. EI focuses on companies from the SME sector where the minimum value of a given project amounts to EUR 20 million. Siwicki says that the value of upcoming individual investments will amount to between EUR 50 and 100 million. "We will be investing in six to eight companies annually. Most of the money, 60-70% will remain in Poland. The rest will be earmarked for investments in Central and Eastern Europe," said Siwicki.(Puls Biznesu, p. 1, 10) A.K.