Poland accumulated nearly half of the total investment value for the CEE in 2012 and led the region in terms of buyout and growth capital investments, according to a report by EVCA Central and Eastern Europe Task Force. ...

The Slovakian government announced plans to split and sell off parts of incumbent cargo operator ZSSK Cargo, according to media reports, July 10. ...

Poland placed 30th out of 146 states in Ernst & Young's 2012 business attractiveness ranking, and third place in the Central European region, the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita wrote Sept. 26. ...

Polish State Treasury sold a 85-percent stake in Poland's largest furniture maker, Meble Emilia, to Luxembourg-based private equity fund Griffin Topco II for a total of PLN 115 mln, Polish economic daily Puls Biznesu reported Sept. 21. ...

Polish businessman Jaroslaw Pawluk, CEO of Track Tec group, announced his intention to focus on Polish and/or Romanian railway companies, Polish daily Puls Biznesu wrote Sept. 20. ...

Doosan, Korean producer of industrial equipment, is targeting large Polish energy projects with the aim to enter the lucrative Polish energy market, Polish economic daily Puls Biznesu wrote Sept. 20, 2012.   ...

Polish capital group Elektrim, operating in telecommunications, energy and real estate markets and controlled by Polish entrepreneur and billionaire Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, will shortly increase its ownership in one of its foremost assets - the ZE PAK group of power plants, Polish daily Puls Biznesu reported Aug. 22, 2012. ...

Oceanic, the Polish private cosmetics producer, is seeking distribution partners and potential targets on the Spanish market, looking to expand abroad, Puls Biznesu reported August 20. ...

Indian tire manufacturer Apollo Tyres, which has been contemplating a decision to invest in Poland or Hungary, once again withdrew from negotiations in Poland, Polish daily Puls Biznesu announced Aug. 13, 2012. ...

German investment fund Union Investment Real Estate acquired Poland's largest shopping mall, Manufaktura, in Lodz, for an estimated EUR 350-400 mln, Puls Biznesu reported July 30, 2012. ...