2008 - Sell-side Advisor to Proton Tehnologies
In 2008, Raiffeisen Investment acted as the sell-side M&A advisor for the shareholders of Proton Tehnologies, the leading GSM retailer in Romania. Enterprise value EUR 5m, acquired by Vodafone Romania.
2007 - Buy-side Advisor to AIG
In 2007, Raiffeisen Investment advised AIG Capital Management on the acquisition of Bulgarian Telecom Company. A 90% stake has been acquired for EUR 1.6bn.
2007 – Privatisation Advisor to the Government
In 2007 Raiffeisen Investment acted as sole financial advisor to the Directorate for Privatisation of the Republic of Srpska on the 65% sale of the incumbent telecom company Telekom Srpske. Transaction value EUR 646 m.
2007 - Financial Advisor to Providence Equity
In 2007 Raiffeisen Investment, together with Lazard, acted as financial advisor to Providence Equity on the acquisition of a stake in Volia, the number one cable TV and Broadband Internet provider in Ukraine. Transaction size was over USD 200m, the largest Western private equity investment in Ukraine.
2007 - Sell-side Advisor to the National Bank of Austria
In 2005 Raiffeisen Investment advised OeNB on the sale of the smartcards-manufacturer AustriaCard to the Greek Lycos Group.
2006 - Sell-side Advisor to Efect Media Shareholders
In August 2006, Raiffeisen Investment Romania advised the shareholders of the third largest Romanian outdoor media player, Efect media, to partially divest their shareholding. The acquirer was Multireklam, the Hungarian market leader.
2005 – Buy-side Advisor to Medicur Holding
ORF, the Austrian national broadcasting corporation, spun off its broadcasting and satellite assets into a separate legal entity in 2005 and then held a competitive tender to sell a 40% stake. Raiffeisen Investment advised Medicur, a media company based in Vienna, on their successful bid for a 40% stake in ORS.
2005 – Sell-side Advisor to a bank consortium
In 2005 Raiffeisen Investment advised the consortium of owners (Austrian National Bank etc.) on the sale of 100% of the shares in the largest Austrian payment processor to First Data Corporation, the NYSE listed leader in electronic commerce and payment services.
2005 – Buy-side Advisor to Telekom Austria Group
In 2005 Raiffeisen Investment advised Telekom Austria on the acquisition of 100% of Mobiltel AD, Bulgaria's largest mobile operator. The deal size amounted to EUR 1.6bn.
2005 – Privatisation Advisor to the Government
RIAG advised the government of Montenegro during the sale of a 51.12% majority shareholding in the incumbent national provider, Telecom Montenegro (TCG). The deal size amounted to EUR 114m.