Acquisitions in Slovakia

MidEuropa Partners announced that its portfolio company Optegra, a pan-European ophthalmology platform, completed its fourth acquisition in Slovakia in under 18 months, cementing its market-leading position. Since MidEuropa’s majority investment in February 2023, Optegra has pursued a buy-and-build strategy, including multiple add-on acquisitions in Slovakia and the Czech Republic to expand its clinic, consultation office, and optical store footprint.

GA Drilling announced a first close of $15 million in funding following successful tests of its deep geothermal technology. Investors in the round include Nabors, alfa8 (Christian Oldendorff's new family office), Thomas von Koch, Underground Ventures, and Neulogy Ventures. The capital will support commercialization and scaling of GA Drilling’s deep geothermal solutions for renewable baseload power.

Pale Fire Capital (PFC) made a €2.3 million investment in Slovak gastro group CF Group j.s.a. As part of the transaction, PFC sold its stake in the Banh-mi-Ba concept to CF Group, giving CF Group a majority stake in the Banh-mi-Ba chain. The funding will support CF Group’s expansion and development of its restaurant and food concepts.