Lambros Papakonstantinou (Ideal Holdings – Oak Hill Advisors): we are interested in an acquisition in the industry – €400 million investment.

The completion of the 2nd limb of US-based Oak Hill Advisors‘ investment successful its associated task conveyance with Ideal Holdings successful the past 24 hours efficaciously marks the commencement of a caller concern circular with funds known to beryllium successful excess of $400 million.

The duo is already scanning the marketplace for caller acquisitions successful existing businesses, successful the nutrient (Barba Stathis) and IT/cybersecurity (Byte-Adacom) sectors, but not successful retail (Attica Stores), without ruling retired a corresponding determination into a new, “4th pillar”, with involvement being directed much broadly astatine the industrial assemblage (other than food), where, aft all, it had a beingness until 2024 with Astir successful the accumulation of metallic caps.

As of late, helium has had a beingness successful Astir successful the manufacture of alloy products successful Australia, with a beingness successful Astir successful the manufacture of aluminium

At the aforesaid time, nether the strategical program for the 4 years 2025-2028, further investments of €70 cardinal were identified, which volition beryllium directed to astatine slightest 2 subsidiaries, Barba Stathis (€50 million) and Attica Department Stores (€20 million).

The president of the listed holding company, Lambros Papaconstantinou, said astatine a briefing, successful the beingness of the heads of the subsidiaries, that there are contacts with people companies, and made it wide publically that determination is nary treatment astir Delta, Vivartia, and Hellenic Zimi with CVC.