{"id":2611,"date":"2024-03-23T19:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T19:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stratum.eu\/ggef-i-makes-an-investment-in-elis-design-a-czech-designer-and-online-retailer-of-sustainable-and-meaningful-childrens-toys-and-furniture-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T10:44:21","slug":"ggef-i-and-adax-funds-join-forces-to-become-new-owners-of-ups-technology-the-market-leader-in-uninterruptible-power-supply-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stratum.eu\/cs\/ggef-i-and-adax-funds-join-forces-to-become-new-owners-of-ups-technology-the-market-leader-in-uninterruptible-power-supply-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Fondy GGEF I a ADAX spojily s\u00edly a jsou nov\u00fdmi majiteli l\u00eddra na trhu z\u00e1lo\u017en\u00edch syst\u00e9m\u016f nep\u0159etr\u017eit\u00e9ho nap\u00e1jen\u00ed UPS Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_id=&#8221;team&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#F6F6F5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;125px||125px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;100px||100px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;100px||100px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;anim right post_date&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|&#8211;et_global_heading_font_weight|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000435&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||25px||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiPGg1PiIsImFmdGVyIjoiPC9oNT4iLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;anim right post_title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|&#8211;et_global_heading_font_weight|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000435&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMT4iLCJhZnRlciI6IjwvaDE+In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221; anim right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#404040&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000435&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#004225&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"perex\">\n<h4><span>Both funds specialize in companies with high growth potential and own the same shareholding in UPS Technology. 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