Argus Capital

ARGUS is supported by leading institutional investors and family offices from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Japan. Many leading banks active in the Region are investors in ARGUS, giving ARGUS ready access to providers of debt financing for its transactions. ARGUS is independent and jointly owned by its partners. All investment decisio... ns are made internally by the firm's investment professionals, ensuring a flexible and timely approval process. With total commitments in excess of 400 million in its two funds, ARGUS has invested in eighteen companies in the Region since 1999. Our investments include many leading and well-known companies described under Portfolio Companies. Market-Detal (PMD) is leading Polish supermarket chain operating over 140 supermarkets across Poland under the POLOmarket brandname. PMD stores have an average selling area of between 400-500 sqm and carry ca. 6,500 stock keeping units (food and non-food). PMD, which is run by independent professionals, is an exceptionally well organized and well managed company. In 2012, ARGUS acquired a minority stake from the Company's founders. KCR is the largest Polish-owned firm in the CRO sector (a Contract Research Organization -" a company which conducts clinical trials). Since its beginning, KCR has conducted over 300 clinical trials in 7,500 centres, in which over 300,000 patients have participated. The company conducts phase II-IV clinical trials (mostly phase III studies), including tests in neurology, psychiatry, internal and contagious diseases, pulmonology, cardiology and gastrology. KCR has performed studies for a diverse mix of clients (large global pharma co's, mid-size regional pharma players, and biotech companies). In 2011, ARGUS acquired a minority stake from the existing shareholders of the company. Calucem previously known as Heidelberger Calcium Aluminates, is one of the leading worldwide suppliers of calcium aluminate cement, supplying high quality and specialty cement to both the refractory and building chemistry ...Read More