CMS has advised Inter Europol on its acquisition of Pan-Pek from Enterprise VII private equity fund. Schoenherr advised the sellers.
Pan-Pek is a Croatian bakery producer.
Enterprise VII is managed by Enterprise Investors.
Founded in 1989 and initially focused on supplying fresh baked goods around Warsaw, Inter Europol has since grown into a European bakery producer. According to CMS, the transaction marks Inter Europol’s first international acquisition, representing a milestone in the Polish bakery group’s strategic expansion across Europe.
According to Schoenherr, Enterprise Investors became the majority shareholder in Pan-Pek in 2018 and acquired full ownership in 2020. Under their leadership, the company significantly expanded its production capacity and launched exports to Italy and the United States.
The CMS team included Croatia-based Partners Marija Zrno Prosic, Mia Kalajdzic, Marija Musec, Jelena Nushol Fijacko, Sandra Lisac, and Ana-Marija Skoko, Senior Associates Karmen Sinozic and Ana Slovenec, Attorneys at Law Dina Celikovic, Antonio Sabljic, and Alen Ivanovic, and Associates Eva Maria Ivanko and Barbara Grlic and Poland-based Partner Mateusz Stepien, Counsel Antoni Wandzilak, and Senior Associates Marta Osowska and Krystian Kowalski.
The Schoenherr team included Partners Luka Lopicic, Kresimira Kruslin, and Marcin Czaprowski, Attorney at Law Lucija Krznar, and Associate Doroteja Sturm.
