LONG-TERM OWNERS OF SERBIAN BUSINESSES
Ono što ste izgradili, ostaje.
Bastina Capital acquires established, owner-managed companies in Serbia and the wider region. We keep the name, the team and the customers, and we give founders a clear path to step back on their own terms.
WHY BAŠTINA
Across Serbia, thousands of companies founded in the 1990s are now run by owners who want to step back. Many have no successor in the family. Too often the business is wound down, or sold to a buyer who strips it.
We exist for the other outcome. We buy good businesses to keep them, run them well and grow them, so the work of a lifetime becomes a legacy rather than a closing-down sale.
WHAT WE DO
We buy a controlling stake in profitable, established companies. Founders can keep a share and a role if they wish.
The name on the door, the management team, the staff and the customer relationships stay. Change happens carefully and with the people who know the business.
We bring international capital, financial systems and relationships across Europe, so each company can win new customers and markets.
Owner-managed companies with a track record of 10 years or more, consistent profits and a loyal customer base.
Annual revenue of EUR 0.5m to 5m. Ten or more employees.
Manufacturing and industrial services, food and distribution, healthcare services such as dental and veterinary, and B2B services.
WHY PARTNER WITH US
HOW IT WORKS
WHO WE ARE
FOUNDING PARTNER
Began his career in M&A at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, advising on transactions including KKR's acquisition of Alliance Boots and the sale of Jimmy Choo. Later Managing Partner leading the UK M&A team at DealGlobe, advising international buyers on European acquisitions. Has worked in and around Serbia since 2010.
FOUNDING PARTNER
An internationally recognised financial services executive with more than 25 years' experience across enterprise transformation, risk and controls management, governance and organisational operational resilience across some of the world's largest banking institutions, including Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Wells Fargo and NatWest. Leads governance, risk, operations and reporting across the group.
TRACK RECORD
We have advised on major international transactions, served the world's largest banks, and today build and run our own operating businesses in the UK.
TRANSACTIONS
M&A at Goldman Sachs, including KKR's acquisition of Alliance Boots and the sale of Jimmy Choo. Cross-border acquisitions for international buyers at DealGlobe.
INSTITUTIONS
Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Wells Fargo and NatWest.
UK OPERATING BUSINESSES
Niru Experience, a premium short-stay hospitality management company, and Spotless Stars, a B2B property services business. Built on systems, automation and lean teams: the playbook we bring to every company we own.
Markets: Serbia first, then the Western Balkans. Based in London, working in Belgrade.
Every conversation is confidential. Your staff, customers and competitors hear nothing until you decide.
Clear terms in writing, no surprises late in the process, and a transparent structure that banks and advisers understand.
We are building a group to own for the long term, not to flip. Decisions are made with the next generation in mind.
START A CONVERSATION
Owners, advisers and introducers are welcome. We reply within two working days.
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Based in London, working in Belgrade
Write to us in confidence
A short note is enough: who you are, the company, and what you have in mind. Every enquiry is read by a partner and treated as confidential.
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