September 2013

Delicpol acquired Cuprod

Our portfolio company, Delicpol, is consolidating the Polish confectionery market by acquiring 100% of the shares ofCuprod, a Polish manufacturer from Kluczborg. The transaction was financed by us and by AXA Private Equity.

 The acquisition of Cuprod is the next step in our strategy to build one of Europe’s major confectionery producers. Tomasz Grzybowski, the CEO of Delicpol, will manage the Group. Cuprod's founders and management team will remain in the Group.

"Consolidation of fragmented markets is an important part of our strategy. We don't exclude further M&As in Poland an in the region," said Ryszard Wojtkowski.

"Thanks to this transaction our production capacity increased, as well as the ability to diversify our product portfolio. It will allow us to better address customers' needs and to increase our presence on the market," said Tomasz Grzybowski, Delicpol's CEO.

"The merger with the market leader will help us fully utilize our production capacities createdin recent years and open the company to new challenges," added Krzysztof Kozłowski, CEO of Cuprod.

RP with the “ESG Fund of the Year - Emerging Markets” award

Resource Partners has won the “ESG Fund of the Year - Emerging Markets” award at the prestigious Private Equity Wire ESG Awards!  The award ceremony took place on October 9th in New York, where Małgorzata Bobrowska, Wojciech Pociecha and Paulina Janik proudly represented our team and accepted this incredible recognition.

Resource Partners-backed Buglo acquires Elverdal

Industry leader and Poland's largest manufacturer of playgrounds, Buglo Play, has acquired an overall stake and become the sole owner of Elverdal, a Danish company specialising in tailor-made projects. This transaction is an important part of Buglo Play's international expansion strategy and the implementation of the company’s key business objectives.