Kulczyk Investments
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Kulczyk Investments SA is an international investment company, founded by a Polish entrepreneur Jan Kulczyk
, focused on the creation of deals and investment opportunities in global emerging markets. Kulczyk Holding SA is responsible for the operations of the group in Poland
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Strategic industries: oil & gas, mineral resources, infrastructure, power generation, as well as power and gas distribution and trading.
International Advisory Board:
, one of Central Europe’s largest refiners.
. In 2009, the company acquired a 90% stake in Chemikals, a company that manages a modern rail terminal located at the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast
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resulted in the creation of Kompania Piwowarska, one of the most advanced brewing companies in the world and the largest in Poland, with a current domestic market share of 42.9%. In 2009, Kulczyk Investments became one of SABMiller
larger shareholders and started a new, global phase of cooperation with this world’s second beer producer.
, Volkswagen
and Porsche
in Poland since 1994. It is also selling Bentley
cars. Holds shares in Skoda Auto Polska.
. In 2010 Kulczyk Investments established a joint venture with Silverstein Properties Inc, one of the most respectable American real estate companies. Kulczyk Silverstein Properties plans to erect Chmielna Tower, one of the most advanced office buildings in Warsaw.
Jan Kulczyk
Jan Kulczyk, born June 24, 1950, in Bydgoszcz, is a prominent Polish business oligarch. He is the owner of Kulczyk Holding with headquarters in Warsaw, and an international investment house Kulczyk Investments with headquarters in Luxembourg and offices in London, Kiev and Dubai...
, focused on the creation of deals and investment opportunities in global emerging markets. Kulczyk Holding SA is responsible for the operations of the group in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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Strategic industries: oil & gas, mineral resources, infrastructure, power generation, as well as power and gas distribution and trading.
International Advisory Board:
- James L. JonesJames L. JonesJames Logan Jones, Jr. is the former United States National Security Advisor and a retired United States Marine Corps General....
, retired US Marine Corps General, former US National Security Advisor. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander - Horst KöhlerHorst KöhlerHorst Köhler is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU and the CSU, and the liberal FDP, Köhler was elected to his first five-year term by the Federal Assembly on...
, former President of Germany (2004-2009), former Chairman of International Monetary Fund and General Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Aleksander KwaśniewskiAleksander KwasniewskiAleksander Kwaśniewski is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule he was active in the Socialist Union of Polish Students and was the Minister for Sport in the communist government in the 1980s...
, former President of Poland (1995-2005), respected diplomat and active participant of international public life
Oil & gas
Kulczyk Investments is the majority shareholder in Kulczyk Oil Ventures and Loon Energy Corporation, two Canadian E&P companies. In September 2008 Kulczyk Investments acquired a stake in Aurelian Oil & Gas, an oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company. Kulczyk Investments’ subsidiary company used to be the largest private investor in PKN OrlenPKN Orlen
PKN Orlen is a major European oil refiner, and petrol retailer. The company is Poland's and Central Europe's largest publicly traded firm with major operations in Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, and the Baltic States...
, one of Central Europe’s largest refiners.
Power generation, power and gas distribution and trading
Kulczyk Investments holds a 100% stake in Polenergia, a company operating on the energy market in Poland, and a 100% stake in an energy trading venture KI Energy Trading. In early 2011 the company acquired Elektrociepłownia Nowa Sarzyna, a gas fired heat and power plan in Southern Poland. In the field of energy distribution, Kulczyk Investments took part in the drafting of complex agreements related to the supply and transfer of energy in Poland.Infrastructure
Kulczyk Investments carries out infrastructure projects in Poland through its subsidiaries Autostrada Wielkopolska, Autostrada Wielkopolska II and Autostrada Eksploatacja. The companies hold a concession to construct and operate a section of the East - West A2 motorway in Western Poland. Construction of the A2 motorway is the largest concession based investment project in Poland carried out in public-private partnership. Since 2005, Kulczyk Investments is the majority shareholder of PEKAES, a logistics operator listed on the Warsaw Stock ExchangeWarsaw Stock Exchange
The Warsaw Stock Exchange , , is a stock exchange located in Warsaw, Poland. It has a capitalization of € 220 bln .The WSE is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges.-History:...
. In 2009, the company acquired a 90% stake in Chemikals, a company that manages a modern rail terminal located at the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
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Brewing
Kulczyk group has been present in this sector for nearly 15 years. The investment in Lech Browary Wielkopolski and the effective cooperation with SABMillerSABMiller
SABMiller plc is a global brewing and bottling company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's second-largest brewing company measured by revenues and is also a major bottler of Coca-Cola. Its brands include Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell...
resulted in the creation of Kompania Piwowarska, one of the most advanced brewing companies in the world and the largest in Poland, with a current domestic market share of 42.9%. In 2009, Kulczyk Investments became one of SABMiller
SABMiller
SABMiller plc is a global brewing and bottling company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's second-largest brewing company measured by revenues and is also a major bottler of Coca-Cola. Its brands include Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell...
larger shareholders and started a new, global phase of cooperation with this world’s second beer producer.
Automotive
Through its subsidiaries, Kulczyk Investments has been the leading importer of AudiAudi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
, Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
and Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
in Poland since 1994. It is also selling Bentley
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later...
cars. Holds shares in Skoda Auto Polska.
Real estate
Kulczyk Investments owns a few buildings in prime locations in WarsawWarsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. In 2010 Kulczyk Investments established a joint venture with Silverstein Properties Inc, one of the most respectable American real estate companies. Kulczyk Silverstein Properties plans to erect Chmielna Tower, one of the most advanced office buildings in Warsaw.