Advent International Corporation, through its acquisition vehicle Advent Water (Luxembourg) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 75.32% stake in Devin AD from Devin Beteiligungs GmbH, the holding company of Soravia Group AG.
 
Devin AD, a listed Bulgaria based company headquartered in Sofia, is a provider of bottled mineral water, spring water, carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks and mineral water pumps. Advent Water (Luxembourg) is an acquisition vehicle created by Advent International Corporation, the US based private equity firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Soravia Group AG, the Austria based company headquartered in Vienna, is engaged in real estate business and equity investments.

Goodyear SA has agreed to acquire the remaining 34.01% stake of Firma Oponiarska Debica SA. The transaction will be conducted via a tender offer.
 
Goodyear SA is a Luxembourg based tires manufacturer and an affiliate of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, the listed US based company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, which is a developer, manufacturer, distributor and seller of tires and related polymer products. Firma Oponiarska Debica SA (TC Debica SA), the listed Poland based company headquartered in Debica, is a Poland based producer of passenger and light truck tires.

Mobile Czech Republic AS, the Czech Republic based provider of mobile telecommunications services, and a portfolio company of Mid Europa Partners, the UK based private equity firm and Al Bateen Investment Company, the UAE based investment company, has agreed to acquire retail telecom business of Ceske Radiokomunikace AS, the Czech Republic based provider of telecommunication services including radio and television broadcasting, for an undisclosed consideration.

T-Mobile will acquire residential and small businesses division including the 130 employees and more than 100,000 customers. Al Bateen and Mid Europa Partners, holds 100% stake in Ceske Radiokomunikace and 39.2% stake in T-Mobile Czech Republic.
 
Through the acquisition T-Mobile plans to provide fixed services & internet access via DSL and become a major alternative provider. The acquisition will further strengthen T-Mobile’s ability to provide better integrated solutions for the entire market segment. The deal is subject to competition authorities' approval and is expected to complete by the end of November 2009.

Spoldzielnia Mleczarska Mlekovita, the Polish provider of dry, condensed and evaporated dairy products, has agreed to acquire Spoldzielnia Mleczarska Kurpie, the Polish dairy producer, for an undisclosed consideration.

Kurpie employed around 200 employees. This acquisition will allow Mlekovita to increase its production capacity by around 0.5m liters to 3.5m liters of milk daily. The transaction has received approval from the regulatory authorities.

CME Production B.V. has agreed to acquire MediaPro Entertainment from Media Pro Management S.A. and MediaPro BV.

CME Production B.V., the Bermuda based company headquartered in Hamilton, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., the listed Bermuda based TV broadcasting company operating leading networks in six central and eastern European countries.

Smit International Overseas BV (Smit International), the Netherlands based logistics services providing company and a subsidiary of Smit Internationale NV, the listed Netherlands based maritime services provider has acquired a 50% stake in Towage & Marine Assistance UAB, the Lithuania based company providing ship assistance and all marine related services, for a consideration of EUR 15.5m, valuing the company at EUR 30m.

Under the terms of agreement, Towage & Marine and Smit International have formed a joint venture Towmar Smit Baltic, UAB based in Klaipeda seaport, Lithuania. Towage & Marine will contribute all of its business including tugboats, employees, shares in subsidiaries SIA Towmar and SIA Tug Services to the joint venture for a 50% stake in the joint venture company. The transaction has been approved by the Lithuanian competition authority.

Aero2 Sp. z o.o., the Polish mobile telecommunications company, has acquired Mobyland Sp. z o.o., the Poland based mobile phone operator, from Eutelia SpA, the listed Italian telecommunications company for a consideration of EUR 13m.

Aero2 has made an upfront payment of EUR 11m and balance EUR 2m will be payable after two months. The transaction is part of Eutelia's divestment strategy and will help it reduce its debt by EUR 13m with a possibility to reduce it by further EUR 1.6m based on future contracts of Mobyland.

In September 2008, Eutelia has signed a preliminary agreement with Zoo Network Sarl for the sale of Mobyland for EUR 34m, but the agreement was later cancelled.

 J&T Finance Group AS, the Slovakia based financial services company, has agreed to acquire International Power Opatovice AS, the Czech Republic based company engaged in providing electric power, heat and building materials, from International Power Plc, the listed UK based power generation company, for an enterprise value of CZK 22.5bn (EUR 863.94m), including existing project level debt of CZK 4.8bn (EUR 184.31m).International Power will gain cash proceeds of CZK 17.7bn (EUR 679.63m) from the sale.
 
The transaction includes International Power Opatovice's interests in its subsidiaries Prazskss Teplssrenskss and Energotrans. The company holds a 49% stake in Prazskss Teplssrenskss, the Czech Republic based company engaged in the district heating business, which in turn holds a 100% stake in Energotrans, the 352MW (172MW net) combined heat and power plant. International Power Opatovice also owns and operates a 363MW Opatovice coal-fired combined heat and power plant, located in Prague.