Grupa Penta seeking to expand its pharmacy network

BRL-Center Polska (part of Grupa Penta) has applied to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) for the takeover of a number of pharmacies in Poland. The watchdog released information regarding Penta's application. It would encompass the following pharmacy companies: Apteka pod Lwem, Apteka Marzeń, MX Holding, Farmako as well as Helios Farmacja. Grupa Penta is a Central European investment group that specializes in private equity and real estate investments. It was founded in 1994 as a trading broker. Penta is present in the FMCG sector, health care, aviation and space industries, machinery, media, entertainment and banking. Its activities span ten European countries and it has offices in Prague, Bratislava, Warsaw, Munich, Limassol, Amsterdam and Jersey Island.