Founding and Early Ventures

by two individuals after engaging in preliminary advisory business activities in Vienna during the late 1980s. The founders possess an impressive track record in international business and fund management in Hungary and German-speaking countries. In its early years, Ventura worked on various privatization projects, providing consulting services for the State Privatization Agency and conducting post-closing audits of the transactions.

In partnership with Polgári Bank, a subsidiary of Budapest Bank, Ventura established Citizen Investment Plc. to capitalize on the personal income tax refund opportunity available at the time. Ventura managed the fund, with Polgári Bank and Ventura serving as the main investors. The fund, focused on small-cap turn-around investments, successfully completed over 15 transactions, including notable ventures such as KEMIKÁL Rt. and the dairy farm KISALFÖLD Kft. In 1996, GE Capital acquired Budapest Bank, leading to the successful liquidation of the fund. During this process, Ventura acquired KEMIKÁL from Citizen.

Collaborating with Global Equity Investments

with the Global Equity Investments Group of Bank of America (GEI) on a non-exclusivebasis, with the objective of identifying private equity investmentopportunities in Hungary and supporting GEI in pursuing such projects.

Private Equity Advisory and Transformation

In 1998, Ventura, specializing in advising private equity investors active in Hungary, led a syndicate of financial investors, including the Global Equity Investments Group of Bank of America and DBG of Deutsche Bank. Over a period of four years, HC Invest Kft was created by Ventura for the acquisition of Hungarocamion, ultimately creating a highly profitable and growing business with over 3,500 employees. The company was acquired in November 2003 by Waberer’s, a leading freight transporter.

Following the successful exit of Hungarocamion, Ventura retained its interest in the logistics industry and acquired shares in E-track GmbH and Smart Join Logistic Kft.

Diversification and Expansion

In a spin-off deal, Ventura acquired TeleDirect Kft., the call center subsidiary of the RINGIER Group, the largest printed media group in the CEE region. Subsequently, TeleDirect was successfully managed and experienced continuous growth. In 2022, the company's business profile was reshaped to become a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) company operating in the European market. In 2023, TD-BPO, a branch of TeleDirect, was established in Malta.

Excellence in Innovation

The same shareholders as Ventura established the dealer network and introduced the HONDA car brand in Hungary. In 2004, they sold their interest in the distributor and established RM Royal Motor as a well-knowndealership in the country.

After the successful exit from the Hungarocamion deal in 2005, Ventura maintained itsinterest in the logistics industry. The company made strategic investments inthe MASPED Group, a renowned general forwarding group in the CEE region. Ventura became a minority shareholder of MASPED Camion, the road transport armof the group. Subsequently, the company was rebranded as MASPED Tlog, and a newexpress service business named MASPED Express was established.

Strategic Transition

By 2010, the revenue of MASPED Tlog had tripled, and regional branches were successfully set up in Poland and Romania. However, in 2012, Ventura decided to exit from MASPED Tlog and sold its interest to MASPEDHoldings. Additionally, MASPED Express was sold to the RABEN Group, completing Ventura's strategic moves in the logistics industry.

Pioneering Future Ventures

Today, Ventura Zrt. actively seeks new investment opportunities and provides dedicated support to the development of other companies in the market through its consulting activities. In addition to working with international private equity investors, Ventura is actively engaged in merger and acquisition transactions.