Genesis Capital exits GTH Catering after 16 years via management buyback
What's the deal? GTH CateringDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s shareholders have bought back a roughly 65% majority stake from Genesis Private Equity Fund IIIDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a fund of the Genesis CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Group. Česká spořitelnaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a subsidiary of Erste GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, provided the acquisition financing, with law firm SchoenherrDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → advising the bank.
Why now? The transaction ends Genesis Capital's nearly 16-year investment in GTH Catering.
What each side does: GTH Catering is the largest provider of corporate catering in the Czech Republic, running on-site restaurants, vending services and dining-facility design for industrial clients, healthcare facilities and schools across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Genesis CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, founded by Jan TauberDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, is a leading Czech private equity group focused on mid-sized Czech and Slovak companies.
By the numbers: GTH Catering generated revenues of CZK 2.4 billion in the Czech Republic in 2025. Deal terms were not disclosed.
Who advised: Schoenherr's team on the financing was led by counsel Kristýna Tupá, with associates Karolína Hlavinková and Vojtěch Niederle. JŠKDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → represented Genesis Private Equity Fund III.
The signal: The buyback shows Czech banks stepping in to finance ownership transitions as private equity funds return capital after long holds. For GTH Catering, it puts control back with its shareholders and closes a 16-year chapter with Genesis Capital.
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