European Imaging Group Acquires Majority Stake in Cyfrowe.pl
March 16, 2022
European Imaging Group (an AURELIUS portfolio company) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Cyfrowe.pl, the leading Polish omni-channel retailer of high-end photo and video equipment. The deal positions EIG to expand its pan‑European specialist retail platform into Poland and Eastern Europe while keeping Cyfrowe's founder Jaroslaw Banacki in a shareholder and management role.
- Buyers
- European Imaging Group, AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA
- Targets
- Cyfrowe.pl
- Platforms
- European Imaging Group
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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