Central & East European Private Equity Investment Fund

CET has co-managed eight private equity funds in joint ventures with the European Union, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, PPF, AIG, Framlington (now AXA), Charterhouse, Credit Commercial de France (Cerberus), BankZachodni (Santander), Jupiter Asset Management, Commerzbank and Charterhouse with 80+ investments of $825m+ generating a 3.5x ROIC and 30% IRR. Our JV partners contributed capital/led the fundraising (with CET’s assistance), set the investment strategy, provided governance/oversight, and maintained financial/administrative control. CET led the sourcing, execution, management, and exiting of each deal. CET seeks a new JV partner(s) to establish a fund or similar investment program targeting Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). Our new JV partner could be an institution, bank, private equity/venture capital firm, or HNWI/family office. CET could assist in approaching potential fund investors, such as bilateral/multilateral institutions as well as public/private sources in CEE, Europe, the Gulf, and North America. One strategy could be to focus on CEE firms having technology/innovations, know-how or business models appropriate for introduction into the geography of our new JV partner(s). CET has access to large numbers of start-ups, small/midsize enterprises, and mature firms in CEE appropriate for international expansion but would require support in the geography targeted for expansion.