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- KRUK Spólka Akcyjna (KRU.WA) is a leading European debt management company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Wrocław, Poland, that purchases and collects primarily unsecured retail debt portfolios for its own account while providing receivables management services on commission to banks, insurers, leasing companies, telecommunications operators, and FMCG firms; it also offers consumer loans through its Wonga brand in Poland and Romania, alongside ancillary activities including financial intermediation, detective services, IT development, real estate management, and credit information services. The company operates across key markets in Poland, Romania, Italy, Spain, and France, with over 3,500 full-time employees and listings on the Warsaw Stock Exchange's WIG20 index as well as bonds on Catalyst and Nasdaq Sweden. Its segments encompass consumer debts, mortgage debts, corporate debts, commissioned portfolios, and other products, targeting non-performing loans from financial institutions through a pro-settlement approach focused on amicable, tailored repayment solutions. Recent developments include entry into the French market in December 2023 with 13 unsecured retail debt portfolio acquisitions totaling PLN 83 million in 2024 via local servicing partners; expansion of the Wonga loan portfolio, doubling its carrying amount since 2019 to PLN 362 million with Q1-Q3 2024 EBITDA of PLN 72 million; record Q3 2025 cash EBITDA exceeding PLN 2 billion over nine months alongside PLN 1.4 billion in new portfolio deployments; sale of credit reference agency Biuro Informacji Gospodarczej ERIF BIG S.A.; halting new investments in Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany; and launch of a 2025-2029 strategy targeting PLN 15 billion in debt portfolio investments, doubling the carrying amount to PLN 20 billion, PLN 29 billion in 20-year recoveries from existing portfolios, PLN 500 million digital transformation spend, and ROE approaching 20% under conservative assumptions.