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LEADER - overview
Established
1996
Location
Rogosh, Plovdiv district, Bulgaria
Primary Industry
Automobiles, Other Vehicles & Parts
About
Based in Rogosh, Bulgaria, and founded in 1996, LEADER- 96 Ltd. engineers and manufactures e-bikes. In July 2022, The Rohatyn Group acquired LEADER 96 Ltd. from KJK Capital.
The company is headed by its CEO Dimitar Zlatanov. The company has production facilities of 40000 sq. m. The company offers various brands of e-bikes such as leader modern affordable e-bikes, ORYX a mid and high-end MTB model, Panther a German brand for mid and high-end cities, and trekking, junior, and e-bikes.
The firm produces a wide range of products including e-Mtb, e-trekking, e-city, e-foldo, and e-gravel. The July 2022 acquisition will expand LEADER 96 Ltd. 's e-bike production and its product offerings.
Current Investors
The Rohatyn Group
Primary Industry
Automobiles, Other Vehicles & Parts
Sub Industries
Automobiles, Other Vehicles & Parts
Website
www.leader96.com
Verticals
Manufacturing
Company Stage
Mature
Total Amount Raised
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LEADER - timeline of key events

LEADER - financials
| Fiscal Year Ended | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (USD) | 17,267,000 | 24,907,000 | 29,564,000 | 38,743,000 | 54,987,000 | 61,702,000 | 53,575,000 | 70,149,000 | 92,687,000 | 112,001,000 | 160,243,000 | - | - | - |
| % Revenue Growth (YoY) | - | 44.2% | 18.7% | 31.0% | 41.9% | 12.2% | (13.2%) | 30.9% | 32.1% | 20.8% | 43.1% | - | - | - |
| EBITDA (USD) | 2,320,000 | 2,685,000 | 3,754,000 | 3,509,000 | 5,425,000 | 2,212,000 | 149,000 | 1,374,000 | 1,400,000 | 9,253,000 | 14,838,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Income (USD) | 1,831,000 | 2,156,000 | 3,231,000 | 2,656,000 | 4,403,000 | 1,029,000 | (1,016,000) | (208,000) | (424,000) | 7,338,000 | 12,860,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 10.6% | 8.7% | 10.9% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 1.7% | (1.9%) | (0.3%) | (0.5%) | 6.6% | 8.0% | - | - | - |
| % EBITDA Margin | 13.4% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 8.3% | 9.3% | - | - | - |
| NET Income (USD) | 1,144,000 | 1,300,000 | 2,371,000 | 1,600,000 | 3,233,000 | 816,000 | 4,295,000 | (1,596,000) | (1,146,000) | 6,262,000 | 9,542,000 | - | - | - |
| % Net Margin | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 8.0% | (2.3%) | (1.2%) | 5.6% | 6.0% | - | - | - |
LEADER - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Buyout | Completed | LEADER | - | ||||||||
| Add-on | Completed | Jaguar | - | ||||||||
| Add-on | Completed | PANTHER | - | ||||||||
| Buyout | Completed | LEADER | - |
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