Griffin Capital Partners is the largest privately-owned investment and asset manager in private equity and real estate, energy transition and circular economy, consumers, technology and other sectors in CEE and Germany. It is one of the region’s most active and innovative investors and a one-stop-shop for international investors willing to invest in CEE, Germany and other selected Western European markets. The Company identifies targets, executes acquisition transactions, develops strategies, arranges financing at every step of the investment lifecycle, offers full in-house, best-in-class legal and tax support, and provides full reporting, administration, and domiciliation services.

The Company invests funds of both its owners and renowned international investors and strategic partners. Since 2014, Griffin and its partners have deployed over EUR 4 billion of equity into more than 30 deals. The gross asset value of Griffin-managed investments across eighteen different platforms exceeds EUR 8 billion.

Current investments are held with Griffin’s strategic partners such as Ares Management Corporation, Bridgepoint, Kajima Corporation, Madison International Realty, Marguerite, Oaktree Capital Management, PIMCO, Redefine Properties, Signal Capital Partners and WING.

Griffin has a large team of over 70 professionals based in Poland and Germany, with diverse expertise, a strong track record and extensive private equity and real estate know-how, with combined 370 years of industry experience and over 100 successful exits in the last 30 years.

The Eastbridge Group is a family holding company based in Luxembourg, created in 1990 by its founder, Yaron ‘Ronny’ Bruckner. Throughout its history, Eastbridge has invested in multiple markets and diverse industries such as real estate, consumer goods and F&B, telecom and media, and technology. Despite being a family-controlled business, Eastbridge, has attracted several renowned financial investors over its history. The genesis of Eastbridge was the change of the political and economic systems in the CEE region, followed by its expansion into Western European and the US markets.

Starting in the 1990’s, Eastbridge formed several joint ventures with leading global companies, including L’Oreal, Eastman Kodak, Nestle, Canal+, Inditex/Zara, LVMH, PPR (now the Kering Group) and many others. Additionally, Eastbridge developed several proprietary consumer brands in retail, F&B, and e-commerce. Eastbridge was also an early investor in Telecom and TV markets in CEE. Part of the Eastbridge consumer and TMT portfolio was listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, making it one of the largest Polish consumer goods conglomerates. Eastbridge had more than 30 corporate exits within the consumer sector, achieving over a 30% IRR. Eastbridge gradually divested from its consumer assets until 2016, but several consumer brands originated by Eastbridge are still operating in the CEE market.

In 1998, Eastbridge was the investor behind privatization of Domy Towarowe Centrum, a retail and real estate conglomerate. From this venture, Eastbridge has developed a strong real estate practice in Poland, with its subsidiary, Centrum Development and Investments, becoming one of the leading commercial developers in the country.

In 2003, Eastbridge began its investments in New York City, USA. Through its subsidiary, Downtown Holdings, Eastbridge has purchased several iconic buildings in Lower Manhattan, transforming old historic buildings from offices into multifamily rental residential units. Currently, Eastbridge owns several trophy assets, such as 63 Wall Street, 67 Wall Street, 20 Exchange Place, 70 Pine Street in New York.

In 2003, Eastbridge started its investments in the New York City, US. Eastbridge has been purchasing several iconic buildings in lower Manhattan, transforming the old historic buildings from offices into multifamily rental residential use. Eastbridge owns currently several trophy assets, such as 63 Wall Street, 67 Wall Street, 20 Exchange Place, 70 Pine Street (former AIG headquarters) in New York. Its New York subsidiary, DTH Capital, has been one of the most active investors in the market over last years.

In 2010, Eastbridge acquired Immobel, a leading Benelux developer listed on the Brussles Stock Exchange. After implementing several projects in Benelux and expanding the company’s activities into a new market – Poland, Eastbridge exited its investment in Immobel at the end of 2015.