Intel Capital, together with Enterprise Investors, have sold their jointly held stake in Romania-based software company Siveco Romania back to its management. Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment and M&A organization, and Central and Eastern Europe-focused investment fund Enterprise Investors (through its Polish Enterprise Fund V) had held a joint 32.5% stake, acquired in 2005 for $12m; Siveco Romania Management held 25.3%, and Siveco Netherlanden 42.2%.
Siveco’s management funded the buy-back with a loan facility provided by Raiffeisen Bank.
Marcin Hejka, managing director of Intel Capital Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia, said: “Since our investment in 2005 in Siveco, we have seen the company grow and become one of the key players in the e-learning and enterprise application software market. I have personally led the investment in the company and I am happy to see that Siveco has done so well. Intel Capital would like to congratulate Siveco’s management on this transaction.”
Irina Socol, Siveco Romania co-founder, president and chief executive officer, said: “We learned so much from the partnership with Intel Capital and Enterprise Investors. The investors’ interest in the company is an honour, but we decided to self-evaluate the assets and the experience we have developed. We are marching on this new way with confidence, based on our team’s professionalism and portfolio and we are optimistic that we will manage to further develop our business locally and internationally”
Rafał Bator, Enterprise Investors partner, said: “Siveco has evolved from a national software provider into a major international player and we are happy to have supported the company’s expansion on international markets.”
Siveco was founded in 1992. Since 2005, its turnover increased from $35m to $89m in 2012.