In brief: Shortlist for Piast; Optimus reshuffle; Antalis paper distributor

Four beer industry players and one financial institution have been shortlisted for the purchase of Browary Dolnoslaskie Piast brewery. Ryszard Varisella, current owner of more than 97% of Piast’s shares, says the investor will be chosen within the next few months. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... The supervisory board of Nowy Sacz-based software maker Optimus has reshuffled the company’s board of directors, replacing all but one of its members. It is widely thought that the new members chosen will be more willing to cooperate with Optimus’s new majority owner, BRE bank, which holds a 70% stake. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 24) ... Antalis Polska, one of the largest paper distributors in Poland, says it will spend zl.20 million on expanding its activities into the advertising sector in 2001. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) A.Z.