Mid Europa promotes three to p

Central and Eastern Europe private equity specialist Mid Europa Partners has promoted three of its roster to partner.

Robert Knorr joined the firm in 1999 and is based in London. He has worked on a number of investments including Serbia Broadband, Calucem and Telemach. Prior to joining Mid Europa, he worked at Bankers Trust in London and Deutsche Bank in Milan.

Zbigniew Rekusz joined in 2002 and heads its Warsaw office. He has worked on a number of transactions including Wheelabrator, Invitel and Karneval. Prior to joining Mid Europa, Zbigniew worked at Barings Communications Equity and UNP Holdings.

Matthew Strassberg joined in 2002 and is based in London. Matthew has been involved in various investments including Luxmed/Medycyna Rodzinna, Bite, Aster and Invitel. Prior to joining Mid Europa, Matthew worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan and in private equity. Matthew has a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from INSEAD.