1994 – East Fund Management (EFM) founded as a subsidiary of GiroCredit a leading Austrian bank, to manage listed and unlisted investments in Central and Eastern Europe.
1996 – Alliance Capital purchases a 51% stake in EFM.
1996 to 1999 – EFM launches alone or in partnership a variety of Private Equity Funds such as ILAB24, Czech Direct Equity Fund, Romanian Investment Fund, EBAI.
1996 to 2000 – EFM launches a variety of offshore and local Mutual Funds investing in Equity and Fixed Income Funds and acquires advisory mandates for Central Europe.
1996 to 2000 – EFM opens offices in Romania, Czech Republic and the Baltics.
2000 – EFM wins the tender against international competition to manage the EBRD sponsored Slovak Post Privatization Fund and opens its Slovak Office.
2001 – Dave Williams (former CEO and Chairman of Alliance Capital) along with senior management purchases EFM. Company sells its listed equity and fixed income business and focuses on Private Equity.
2002 – Senior Management purchases 100% of EFM and its holding company and renames group to HKK Partners.
2009 – HKK launches a new Private Equity Fund, SIP Investment Partners LP, focusing on Central Europe.
2019 – The HKK Group launches Mozaik Investments www.mozaikinvestments.com to invest in SMEs in CE.