Valeri Petrov

Bancroft is an active manager which invests in companies in Central Eastern Europe, the Baltic countries, the Balkans and Turkey. Through their Bancroft I fund, they pursue later-stage investment opportunities in businesses with strategic value and experienced management in the media, engineering, telecommunications and export-oriented manufacturing sectors. Through their Bancroft II fund the firm aims to invest €10-€20 million in strategic and mature companies led by experienced management teams with successful track records in all sectors except armaments, tobacco, spirits, gambling, and most kinds of property investing. They take minority or majority positions in investee companies and always seek a board seat. Bancroft will invest larger amounts with co-investors and typically aims to exit an investment in three to five years.

Manufactures and distributes paints, varnishes, lacquers, coating, plasticizers, anhydrides and other chemicals

Explores and markets oil and natural gas

Functions as a College/University

Axxess Capital invests in private market companies located in the South East Europe countries, primarily in Romania and Bulgaria. The firm invests in various sectors. It participates in small and mid-market capital transactions, buy-outs, growth equity investments and distressed/ spin-offs/ turnarounds with an investment size between EUR 5 - 15 million. The firm takes controlling interest.

Eleven Bulgaria invests in companies located in Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of climate & sustainability, fintech, future of work and healthcare. It participates in early stage transactions with an investment size of EUR 0.25 - 1.5 million. The firm makes follow-on investments. It also acts as a lead investor.

Invests in startups

Impleo Management Services Ltd. is a management consulting and investment banking boutique that offers services including management outsourcing, restructuring, turnaround support, and transaction advisory. The private company is based in Malinova Valley, Bulgaria. The Bulgarian company provides expert managers to address resource gaps and assist with permanent hiring, conducts risk analysis, profitability enhancement, cash flow and cost management, corporate structure alignment, and operational improvements, and offers turnaround assistance to stabilize finances and operations, improve liquidity, negotiate financing, and optimize debt. Transaction advisory services support buy- and sell-side deals through due diligence, risk management, and deal execution. The company was founded by Valeri Petrov.