Tomasz Czechowicz Explained

Tomasz Czechowicz
Birth Place:Legnica, Poland
Nationality:Polish
Occupation:Businessman
Alma Mater:Wroclaw University of Technology
Warsaw School of Economics

Tomasz Czechowicz (born 23 June 1970) is a Polish entrepreneur and a private equity investor. He is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of MCI Capital SA, one of the most dynamic private equity groups in Central and Eastern Europe. He also serves on the supervisory boards of multiple companies. Czechowicz manages a group of investment funds active in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe. The funds are primarily focused on supporting companies in the technology and internet services sectors.[1]

Education

Czechowicz is a graduate of Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław University of Economics, Master of Business Administration received from the University of Minnesota and the Warsaw School of Economics.[2]

Business ventures

Czechowicz began pursuing various business ventures from a young age. As a teenager, he coded, produced and sold computer accessories at the trade center in Wrocław,[3] and later in Warsaw as well.[4] When he moved to Wrocław to attend the university, he also began importing old and new computers to Poland, among them Commodore 64s, which made him one of the company's largest European customers.

In 1990 Tomasz Czechowicz, Janusz Krasnopolski and Tomasz Gomułkiewicz co-founded JTT Computer SA. The company continued importing Commodores. In 1997, the company reached a milestone agreement with Intel and Microsoft that allowed them to begin assembling their own PCs under the ADAX brand.[5] Czechowicz was the company's CEO until 1998. During these eight years, he turned the company into the leading Central European PC assembly and distribution business,[1] generating over $100 mln in revenue.[6] In a 2006 interview Tomasz Czechowicz said his experience at this company played a significant role in shaping him and his future business ventures.[7] In an interview from 2016, he commented that JTT Computer S.A. was one of his biggest business challenges, but also one which prepared him well for his next business endeavors.

In 1999, after leaving JTT Computer S.A., Czechowicz founded MCI Group, one of the leading private equity firms in Poland[8] and in Europe, and has been its managing partner since.

MCI Capital ASI SA is a private equity fund with an equity capitalization of EUR 395 million (as of 31 December 2021). MCI focuses on buyout and expansion capital investments in businesses operating in or supporting the digital economy, with a preferred investment size of €30-100 million in a single project. MCI currently holds shares in thirteen portfolio companies and, in line with its investment strategy, plans to pursue 2 to 3 new investments annually.[9]

Some of MCI’s most significant investments completed to date include, amongst others: iZettle (which was sold to PayPal for over $2 billion),[10] RemoteMyApp (sold to Intel Corporation),[11] ATMan (sold to a Goldman Sachs-managed investment fund),[12] WP.pl (sale of the entire block of shares by Orange to the O2 Group, which sold part of its shares to the MCI fund, debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange – record capitalization of EUR 800 million),[13] Invia (sold to Rockaway Group for over PLN 300 million),[14] Netrisk (implementation of the "buy & build" strategy to build a leading European insurance leader, recapitalization with TA Associates),[15] Dotcard (sale of one of the Polish leaders in the e-payment market for PLN 315 million to a strategic investor Nexi Group/Nets, a digital leader on the European market), [16], sale of e-shop Mall.cz to Naspers,[17] sale of Mall.cz to Naspers, [18] and exit from Lifebrain to Investindustrial.[19]

Awards

Personal interests

Tomasz Czechowicz devotes his free time to a number of sports. He was quoted in Onet Biznes, saying that “Doing sports allows me to decrease the amount of days I need for the holiday. Thanks to this hobby, I keep myself in good condition, which is necessary in this profession."

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomasz Czechowicz, Polish entrepreneur, sets the standard for prosperity. Financial Times. 2017-11-27.
  2. Web site: Tomasz Czechowicz . 2023-06-15 . www.forbes.pl.
  3. Web site: Tomasz Czechowicz – ludzie – whoiswho Pulsu Biznesu. ludzie.pb.pl. pl. 2017-11-27.
  4. News: Najbogatsi Polacy: drapieżnik z intuicją. 2013-06-28. Onet Biznes. 2017-11-27. pl-PL.
  5. News: JTT Computer - bankructwo przez fiskusa, czy na zlecenie konkurencji?. Bonek. Tomasz. 2006-03-02. WP money. 2017-11-27. pl-PL.
  6. Web site: RE-Invest - Portfolio. onepixeluniverse. www.jtt.pl. 2017-11-27.
  7. News: Tomasz Czechowicz, prezes MCI. Gąsiorowski. Daniel. 2006-02-06. WP money. 2017-11-27. pl-PL.
  8. Web site: Polish Startups Must Look Beyond Home. Rooney. Ben. 2013-07-17. WSJ. en-US. 2017-11-27.
  9. Web site: Q&A: Tomasz Czechowicz, MCI Capital. realdeals.eu.com. en-US. 2022-09-20.
  10. Web site: Polski fundusz uczestniczył w przejęciu przez PayPal fintechowego jednorożca. BusinessInsider.com.pl. pl. 2022-09-20.
  11. Web site: Szczecińska spółka Red Sky kupiona przez Intela. ceo.com.pl. pl. 2022-09-20.
  12. Web site: Goldman Sachs Invests $500m in Data Center Platform Global Compute. dgtlinfra.com. en. 2022-09-20.
  13. Web site: Wirtualna Polska oficjalnie sprzedana. Do Grupy o2 wszedł fundusz MCI Management. Forsal.pl. pl. 2022-09-20.
  14. Web site: Polish MCI sells travel portal Invia to Czech Rockaway. Reuters.com. en. 2022-09-20.
  15. Web site: MCI.EuroVentures Completes Partial Sale of Stake in Netrisk to TA Associates. MCI.pl. en. 2022-09-20.
  16. Web site: Nets acquires Polish online payment service providers Dotpay/eCard from MCI Capital. Nets.eu. en. 2022-09-20.
  17. Web site: Polish MCI sells travel portal Invia to Czech Rockaway. 2023-09-18.
  18. Web site: MCI Management dostał za Mall.cz blisko 150 mln zł. Parkiet.com. pl. 2023-09-18.
  19. News: MCI wyszedł z lifebrainu. 2017-11-27. pl-PL.
  20. Web site: Tomasz Janusz Czechowicz: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com. 2017-11-27.
  21. Web site: Weforum.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511132632/http://www.weforum.org/content/pages/global-leaders-tomorrow-glt-community. 2015-05-11. dead.
  22. Web site: PEManagers – Tomasz Czechowicz. www.privateequitymanagers.pl. 2017-11-27.
  23. Web site: Tomasz Czechowicz najnowsze informacje, komentarze, opinie. CEO Magazyn Polska. pl-PL. 2017-11-27.
  24. Web site: The Entrepreneur Awards of the Year Un site utilisant WordPress. theentrepreneurawards.net. fr-FR. 2017-11-27.
  25. Web site: Szefowie spółek IT wśród „Top Menedżerów 2015 roku”. Pasławski. Krzysztof. www.crn.pl. pl. 2017-11-27.
  26. News: Tomasz Czechowicz. 2013-02-21. 2017-11-27. pl-PL.
  27. News: Tomasz Czechowicz. 2011-03-07. 2017-11-27. pl-PL.
  28. News: 2016. 2017-06-27. 2017-11-27. pl-PL.
  29. Web site: 100 Najbogatszych Polaków 2014. Rankingi Wprost. pl. 2017-11-27.
  30. Web site: 100 Najbogatszych Polaków 2015. Rankingi Wprost. pl. 2017-11-27.
  31. Web site: 100 Najbogatszych Polaków 2016. Rankingi Wprost. pl. 2017-11-27.
  32. Web site: 100 Najbogatszych Polaków 2017. Rankingi Wprost. pl. 2017-11-27.
  33. News: Winners announced at the inaugural CEE Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) Awards . CEE Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Awards . 3 August 2018 . en-US.
  34. Web site: Another edition of the prestigious "Investment Forum & Private Equity Awards Gala" conference, bringing together the leaders of investment markets, will take place on June 6 at the Westin hotel in Warsaw.. www.executive-club.com.pl. en-GB. 2017-11-27.
  35. Web site: Znamy Przedsiębiorcę Roku "Forbesa". Forbes.pl. pl. 2022-09-20.
  36. News: Tomasz Czechowicz: Dyktator z laptopem. 2017-11-27. pl.

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