EIC is a private equity manager specializing in private equity buy-out investments in
Poland and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The principal shareholders of
EIC are Jacek Siwicki, Dariusz Prończuk, Michal Rusiecki, Rafal Bator, Sebastian Król,
Michal Kedzia, Tomasz Ciborowski and Tadeusz Galkowski.
EIC provides financial, investment and portfolio analysis services as required for the
benefit of its private equity funds (the “EI Funds”). The EI Funds’ primary investment
focus is to seek capital appreciation by acquiring, holding and realizing upon equity and
equity-related securities of primarily privately-held enterprises located in Poland and in
other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (the “CEE Region”). The EI Funds employ
a private equity buy-out strategy and invest predominantly in equity and equity-related
securities of medium-sized privately owned companies located in the CEE Region. Certain
EI Funds may also, from time to time, make limited investments in publicly traded
securities.
As described in the sub-section entitled Relationships with Certain Affiliates under “Other
Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” below, in providing investment advisory
services to the EI Funds, EIC draws on the local and regional investment expertise and
investment research capabilities of certain EIC affiliates in connection with identifying,
evaluating, conducting due diligence on, consummating and monitoring the EI Funds’
investments. However, with respect to each EI Fund, the general partner of such EI Fund
will retain the ultimate investment discretion and decision-making authority over the EI
Fund’s assets.
Generally, a related person of EIC serves as the general partner of each EI Fund, and EIC
serves as the investment adviser to each EI Fund. References to EIC in this Brochure
include, as the context requires, affiliates of EIC who:
(i) assist EIC in connection with the
investment advisory services EIC provides to the EI Funds or (ii) act in any capacity
referenced in the previous sentence.
EIC tailors its advisory services to the specific investment objectives and restrictions of
each EI Fund pursuant to the investment guidelines and restrictions set forth in each EI
Fund’s confidential private placement memorandum, limited partnership agreement and
other governing documents (collectively, the “Governing Documents”). Investors and
prospective investors of each EI Fund should refer to the Governing Documents of the
applicable EI Fund for complete information on the investment objectives and investment
restrictions with respect to such EI Fund. There is no assurance that any of the EI Funds’
investment objectives will be achieved.
The EI Funds are offered exclusively to accredited investors and/or qualified purchasers
pursuant to Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as
amended, the “Company Act”), and are therefore not required to register as investment
companies under the Company Act in reliance upon certain exemptions available to private
investment funds whose securities are not publicly offered.
In accordance with common industry practice, one or more of the EI Funds’ general
partners may enter into “side letters” or similar agreements with certain investors pursuant
to which the general partner grants the investor specific rights, benefits, or privileges that
are not made available to investors generally.
EIC does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
All assets of the EI Funds are managed on a discretionary basis in accordance with the
terms and conditions of each EI Fund’s Governing Documents. As of December 31, 2023,
EIC and its affiliates manage approximately $1,606,346,360 of client assets, all of which
are managed on a discretionary basis1.