- Sector: Internet
- CEO: Andrzej Wierzba
- Website: www.netmedia.com.pl
- Year founded: 1999
- Country: Warsaw, Poland
- Five-year revenue growth: 15,005%
- CAGR: 351%
Polish firm Netmedia provides specialist platforms for e-commerce in high-value markets, such as tourism and real estate. It was the first company to launch a multiple listing system for real estate brokers in Poland in 2002.
In 2006, it floated 20% of the business on the Warsaw Stock Exchange to fund its ambitious M&A strategy. "We had experienced fast organic growth but the M&A route is much more attractive for consolidating markets and growing revenues quickly," says Andrzej Wierzba, CEO and founder.
Since then, Netmedia has completed no fewer than 13 acquisitions, including its first outside of Poland, in Romania, in 2010; the first step towards consolidating the company's expansion through Central and Eastern Europe.
"Acquisitions themselves aren't difficult once you've done your diligence - it's everything that comes afterwards that is," explains Wierzba. "The key to this kind of growth is to keep your communication strong and be detail-oriented so that everyone's working towards a common goal."