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- MCI Capital Alternatywna Spólka Inwestycyjna S.A. (MCI.WA) is a Poland-based alternative investment company primarily engaged in private equity and venture capital activities focused on digital transformation, digital economy, and climatech sectors; it manages investment funds targeting growth-stage, expansion, buyout, and seed/early-stage opportunities in areas such as SaaS and B2B software, e-commerce and marketplaces (B2C/B2B), payments, fintech and insurtech, digital infrastructure, and energy/retail digital transformation across Central and Eastern Europe, DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), and Israel. The company operates through funds including MCI.EuroVentures (private equity/buyout), MCI.TechVentures (venture capital), MCI.BioVentures, Helix Ventures Partners, Internet Ventures, MCI.ImmoVentures, and MCI Gandalf Aktywnej Alokacji SFIO; it provides investment support via recapitalizations, carveouts, public-to-private transactions, and founder transitions, with assets under management exceeding PLN 2.7 billion (approximately EUR 650 million) as of late 2024 and a historical net IRR of around 28% on growth and private equity investments. Founded in 1999 by Tomasz Czechowicz and headquartered at ul. Rondo Ignacego Daszynskiego 1 in Warsaw, Poland, MCI Capital lists on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 2001 and maintains subsidiaries such as MCI Capital TFI S.A. and MCI Fund Management Sp. z o.o. Recent developments include the July 2025 sale of its stake in IAI Group, a leading Central and Eastern European e-commerce software provider, to Montagu Private Equity, marking one of the firm's largest exits; a full exit from Answear.com, a major fashion e-commerce platform, via an accelerated bookbuild yielding nearly 3x cash-on-cash return; a strategic partnership with WEBCON in 2025 for majority stake acquisition to accelerate the low-code software producer's international expansion; and bond issuances totaling PLN 170 million in recent years to support portfolio growth and extend debt maturity.