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    Avenga

    IT Platform

    Avenga was started after the acquisition of IT Kontrakt by Oaktree and Cornerstone Investment Management in 2017. Avenga is a global IT platform, offering a full-service business solutions and supporting global organizations in their digital transformation. With approximately 4,300 IT specialists operating in 31 offices located in Europe - headquratered in Germany - Asia, LatAm and USA, Avenga focuses on healthcare, banking and insurance services as welll as high tech production.

    Exit - sold to KKCG

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    Elemental Holding

    Recycling

    Investment in 2020 in Elemental after recognising the potential in the company’s business model. Transformation led to Elemental's delisting, series of add on acquisitions, and creation of solid growth strategy. Elemental is currently a global powerhouse, with 55 subsidiaries in 35 countries owning more than 50 collection and processing facilities of which 30 are across Europe and the rest are outside of Europe (in the United States, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia).

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    MULTIMEDIA

    Telecommunication

    Investment in a leading nationwide cable and telco operator providing B2B and B2C services. As of the end of 2017, Multimedia provided its services to a total of ca 750K customers. The company was one of the first players in Poland to offer a Triple Play (television, internet and telephone) bundle.

    EXIT - sold to Vectra - the largest cable operator in Poland.

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    MONOR TELEFON TÁRSASÁG

    Telecommunication

    Investment in a leading provider of Triple Play services (television, internet and telephone) in Hungary.

    EXIT - sold to UPC, a part of Liberty Global - a global telecom company.

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    HYDROPROJEKT

    Construction

    Investment in Poland’s largest hydro-power, engineering group, a major consultancy advising in studies and designs for the most important water engineering structures in Poland. The company provides specialized engineering, design and consultancy services in the area of water management.

    EXIT - sold to DHV - the largest engineering group in Netherlands.

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    CELULOZA ŚWIECIE

    Manufacturing

    Investment in a privatised manufacturer of containerboard paper grades Zakłady Celulozy i Papieru w Świeciu. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of paper bags and containerboard in Europe. 

    EXIT - sold to Frantschach of Austria, a part of MONDI group of South Africa - a leading international packaging and paper group.

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    POLIMEX MOSTOSTAL

    Construction

    Investment in one of the largest Polish engineering and construction companies and a general contractor in the field of industrial construction. The company carried out several high profile projects including construction and redevelopment of major sport facilities in Poland.

    EXIT - ABB on the WSE.

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    RELAX WIND PARKS

    Renewable energy

    Investment in Poland’s largest portfolio of wind farms with MW 1,100 of combined installed and under development capacity. 

    EXIT - sold to EDP of Portugal - a global energy company.

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    LUXMED

    Healthcare

    Investment in a leading chain of outpatient clinics in Poland. Luxmed was grown from a single clinic to a countrywide healthcare operator with 165 centres. 

    EXIT - sold to BUPA - an international healthcare company.

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    ZAPP TELEMOBIL

    Telecommunication

    Investment in the first NMT 450 National license mobile telecom operator in Romania. Created as a result of spin-off from Telefonica Romania, the first Romanian mobile service provider. 

    EXIT - sold to Qualcomm - a leading global semiconductor and telecommunications equipment company.

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    BUDIMEX

    Construction

    Investment in the largest Polish construction holding company. Budimex is present in all major market segments including the construction of roads and bridges, housing, environmental protection facilities, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, office buildings and public facilities. 

    EXIT - sold to Ferrovial - a global operator of services and infrastructure.

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    GOPLANA

    Consumer goods

    Investment in a major Polish player from the confectionery sector. The company is focused on chocolate products and owns several traditional Polish brands. 

    EXIT - sale to Nestlé - a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation.

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    SIPMA

    Manufacturing

    Investment in a leading Polish manufacturer and exporter of agricultural and horticultural machines. Today, a major player in the Polish market recognised with multiple industry awards. Exports its products to other European countries, Americas, Asia and Australia. 

    EXIT - sale to New Holland - a global agricultural machinery producer.

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    POLGRAPH

    Chemicals

    Investment in Polgraph SA, a Polish privatised manufacturer of carbon products. 

    EXIT - a series of share disposals to SGL Carbon AG - a leading global player.

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    WINIARY

    Consumer goods

    Investment in a Polish food processing company specialising in convenience and quick to prepare food. Today, one of the most recognised food brands in Poland. 

    EXIT - sold to Nestlé - a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation.

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    ZML KĘTY

    Industrial

    Investment in a major Polish aluminium processing company. The leader in the Polish market of advanced aluminium products and flexible packaging. 

    EXIT - ABB on the WSE.

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    PLIVA KRAKÓW

    Pharmaceutical

    Investment in one of the most innovative pharmaceutical plants in Poland. 

    EXIT - sold to Teva Group - one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

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    DROMEX

    Construction

    Investment in a major Polish road construction company. Dromex was focused on export and completed several large scale projects in the Middle East. The company built over 4,700 km of roads and highways abroad including 13% of Libya's road network. 

    EXIT - sold to Ferrovial - a global operator of services and infrastructure.

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    CEMENTOWNIA CHEŁM

    Chemicals

    Investment in a manufacturer of Portland cements based in Eastern Poland. Today, one of the most modern and efficient cement plants in CEE leading in terms of alternative fuels usage. 

    EXIT - sold to Cemex - one of the largest building materials companies in the world.

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    Amica

    Consumer goods

    Investment in a Polish manufacturer of home appliances. The largest company of its kind in Poland and one of the largest in Europe. More than half of Polish homes feature at least one Amica appliance making it one of the most recognised companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. 

    EXIT - IPO on the WSE.

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    SMYK


    The consortium of Bridgepoint and Cornerstone Investment Management acquired Smyk in 2016. Smyk is an iconic Polish kids brand, offering toys, clothes and accessories for children available in over 250 shops in Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the Middle East and additionally Smyk’s own brand products are available in 14 European countries and Asia.

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    Gremi media

    Media

    Acquisition of a minority stake in Gremi Media in 2020. One of the leading Polish media groups, which offers economic and business news. Part of the group is Rzeczpospolita: a nationwide economic and legal daily and the only liberal-conservative newspaper in Poland.

    EXIT - stake sold and transferred to social purposes. 

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    SPRAVIA

    Platform development

    A consortium between Cornerstone Investment Management and Crestyl acquired Spravia in 2021. The company has been conducting development activity since 1999 (until 2021 under the name Budimex Nieruchomości). During this time it has completed about 140 projects in 5 major cities in Poland (Warsaw, Gdańsk, Poznań, Kraków and Wrocław). The total of 20,000 housing units and premises have been built and the quality of the estates has been measured by the awards and distinctions they have received, including in the prestigious “Construction of the Year” competition. 

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    GRE


    Griffin Real Estate was founded by Przemysław Krych in 2006 and quickly became the leading real estate investment and asset manager in Poland. The company successfully launched new concepts to the market including Student Depot and Resi4Rent. Today, Griffin Real Estate has assets under management of approximately EUR 5 billion.

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    ECHO INVESTMENT

    Strategic takeover of a listed property company / restructuring into yielding property portfolio & pure developer

    Acquisition of the largest Polish developer in the office, commercial and residential real estate sector listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, in consortium with Oaktree Capital Management and PIMCO. Restructuring of the company into a platform of yielding prime retail & office assets (EPP) and a pure developer, a clear market leader in the office and residential development, holding extensive portfolio of development properties across Poland (Echo Investment). 

    The majority stake of EPP was sold to Redefine (second largest REIT listed on the JSE). Echo Investment was consolidated as the largest Polish developer and its majority stake was sold to an institutional investor Wing Properties.

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    MEBLE EMILIA

    Privatisation of a state-owned company / restructuring and land development

    Winning of a public tender for the purchase of a furniture company, which employed several dozen people and controlled several strategic assets in Warsaw with the total development potential exceeding 160,000 sqm residential and commercial space. Restructured to separate the commercial activity from the development assets in order to prepare the latter for sale. Sale preparation included legal, technical and planning improvement. 

    Exit through transactions with the leading property companies including Porsche, Okam Capital, Puro Hotels, Grupo Lar, LC Corp, etc.

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    GPRE

    Creation of Poland’s largest, office focused, synthetic REIT

    Creation of a unique platform in Polish real estate market - the largest, office focused, synthetic REIT with an integrated, internal management team. Established by spinning off nine attractive properties from a portfolio of Griffin Real Estate group located in prime locations in five Polish cities: Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz, Cracow and Katowice. Initially listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, currently is a part of the Globalworth.

    Hala Koszyki, located in the very city centre of Warsaw and Renoma, the first and the oldest shopping centre in Wroclaw are prominent examples of projects which developed and owned by Griffin Premium RE.

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    BEMOWO

    Opportunistic acquisition & land development

    Acquisition of a 55,000 sqm residential development site in Warsaw in a bankruptcy proceeding. Restructuring of its legal and zoning status and off-market sale to the largest Polish developer, Dom Development, in what was a record transaction of that year.

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    RUCH PORTFOLIO

    Portfolio acquisition, restructuring & land development

    Acquisition of a portfolio of seven land plots owned by one of of Poland’s largest retail and wholesale press distributors. 

    Exit through a restructuring and subsequent sale to leading office and residential developers, including Skanska, Buma Group, Matexi, etc.

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    MICROSOFT BUILDING

    Opportunistic acquisition & value creation

    Single tenant building (9,379 sqm) bought in 2015. Value creation through refurbishment and lease renewal to Microsoft for subsequent 10 years. 

    Exit through a sale to Generali Real Estate.

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    SEREK WOLSKI

    Land development

    Land assembly of several sites strategically located in the Warsaw CBD amounting to 0.8 ha. Value creation through land improvements and legal restructuring and permitting. 

    Exit through a sale to Skanska Commercial Development.

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    PIĘKNA 20

    Opportunistic acquisition & value creation

    Single tenant building (16,000 sqm) located in the CBD of Warsaw with short existing lease agreement that was purchased from INVESCO. Project refurbishment and leased to KNF (the securities and exchange commission for Poland) for 10 years. 

    Exit through a sale to Generali Real Estate.

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    PRIMA COURT

    Opportunistic acquisition & value creation

    Multi-tenant building (4,000 sqm) located in CBD of Warsaw. 

    Exited through a swap transaction with the Holy Trinity Parish of the Lutheran Church of Poland.

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    TOWAROWA 22

    Land assembly & land development

    The investment was made via land assembly of several sites totalling 65,000 sqm located in Warsaw CBD in order to create a leading mix-use development project. The project involved the execution of a series of independent transactions with various entities as well as land improvements and legal clearance. 

    Exit through a sale to Echo Investment and EPP.

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    CAPITAL PARK

    Direct investment

    One of Poland’s leading real estate development and investment companies. Capital Park assembled a prime real estate portfolio of modern class A office and retail assets. Sold to Patron Capital at ~4.0x the initial investment. Today, it manages portfolio of approximately 302,000 sqm with market value of around PLN 2.8bn of which 80% is located in Warsaw.

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    DTC/EASTBRIDGE

    Privatisation of a state-owned company / restructuring and value creation

    Acquisition of a nationwide chain of department stores, including the landmark Ściana Wschodnia scheme in Warsaw, which was one of the first shopping malls in Poland, opened in 1969. Value creation through redevelopment into modern retail shopping centres including Renoma in Wroclaw, Supersam in Katowice followed by redevelopment of Ściana Wschodnia itself. 

    Exited through a swap into Eastbridge (investment partner) shares followed by sale to a number of financial institutions led by Morgan Stanley.

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    SYNERGIA 99

    Value creation through land development

    Opportunistic purchase of 72 hectares of strategically located land of the former legendary Gdansk Shipyard. Value created through land development.

    Exited through a sale to BALTIC Property Trust.

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    STUDENT DEPOT

    Platform development

    Student Depot is Poland’s leading student housing developer and operator with over 2,000 beds and set to grow to over 6,500 beds by 2025. 

    Exited through a sale to Kajima - one of Japan's largest construction and property groups.

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    chariot

    Portfolio acquisition & restructuring

    Acquisition of a stake together with PIMCO, Oaktree and Redefine, Cornerstone Investment Management. Chariot specialised in commercial real estate asset management, that started with a portfolio of 28 real estate assets purchased from the AXA, Ares and Apollo-Rida consortium.

    Exited through a sale.

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    EPP


    Financing provided by Oaktree Capital Management and an affiliate of Cornerstone Investment Management for EPP shares purchase by Redefine Properties of South Africa.

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    Fuzja ECHO

    Mezzanine financing / Opportunistic acquisition & land development

    Mezzanine financing provided by an affiliate of Cornerstone Investment Management to Fuzja for a brownfield development in a city center of Lódź which is today, the largest mix-use project city. Successful exit to Echo Investment.

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    Polski Hak

    Mezzanine financing / Opportunistic acquisition & land development

    Mezzanine financing provided by an affiliate of Cornerstone Investment Management for the development of a 7 hectare plot in Gdańsk. Fully permitted for residential development land later sold to ROBYG S.A.

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    Feniks Office Building

    Mezzanine financing & opportunistic acquisition

    Mezzanine financing provided by an affiliate of Cornerstone Investment Management for the development of Feniks, a A class office building located in Warsaw. Cornerstone Investment Management took over the building as the borrower struggled with development process and finally defaulted on the loan. Cornerstone Investment Management leased the building to BOŚ Bank S.A. and successfully exited to IVG A.G. providing investors with equity like overall returns. 

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    Resi Ogrodowa

    Mezzanine financing / Opportunistic acquisition & land development

    Mezzanine financing provided by an affiliate of Cornerstone Investment Management for an office project. Value creation through debt consolidation and change of zoning to residential development allowing an exit to DOM Development.

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    WAIMEA

    Financing and development

    Financing provided by Cornestone’s affiliate to Waimea Capital Group for the development of two logistic parks and successful exit upon sale to Fortress - Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed REIT.

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    Galeria Młociny


    Mezzanine financing provided by affiliates of Cornerstone Investment Management, alongside Oaktree Capital Management and PIMCO, for the development, by Echo Investment and EPP, of leading shopping centre in Warsaw with over 75,000 sqm including Primark’s first store in Poland.

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