Piletilevi PLG Receives “Baltic Outbound Deal of the Year” Award at the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum
On 23 April, Piletilevi PLG received the “Baltic Outbound Deal of the Year” award at the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum held in Riga. The award was accepted by Sven Nuutmann, Founder and Chairman of the Management Board of the PLG group.
Piletilevi PLG was recognised for its acquisition of Ticketportal, the leading ticketing platform in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which was completed in June 2025. This transaction was clearly a transformative step for the company — a true game changer. It was not merely a successful international expansion for the group, but a significant leap into a new phase of development. By now, it is clear that this is not the peak of the growth story, but only its beginning — at best, the first quarter of the journey has been completed, while three quarters still lie ahead.
The Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum is one of the region’s best-known annual industry events for transaction market professionals, bringing together private equity and venture capital funds, investment bankers, advisers, and company owners and executives. This year’s forum was held under the theme “Bigger than the Baltics”, highlighting the region’s growing ambition to look beyond local markets, the rise in outbound investment activity, and the increasingly strong emergence of companies with international reach. According to the organisers, the forum attracts more than 250 top-level industry participants each year.
“This recognition is of great importance to the PLG group. It is also a clear sign that our international growth strategy and determined expansion have been noticed at the highest level of the Baltic transaction market. The acquisition of Ticketportal was a strategic step that strengthened PLG’s position in the international market and created a solid foundation for future investments. Today, our company operates in seven European countries, bringing together regional market leaders into one strong group. This transaction significantly expanded our presence in Central Europe and reinforced our position as a leading ticketing group in the region,” said Sven Nuutmann, Founder and Chairman of the Management Board of the PLG group.
Other nominees were the acquisition of Sunrise Poultry Farms by Agrova and the acquisition of C2 SmartLight Oy by Hansab OÜ. The awards recognised the most notable transactions completed in the Baltic region over the past year, highlighting deals that have shaped the market through their strategic importance, scale, complexity and innovation. The annual awards ceremony is traditionally held as part of the Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum, organised by Sorainen together with Baltic venture capital associations and leading business media.
About PLG group
The PLG group’s core business is a two-sided marketplace model that connects event organisers and ticket buyers across the Central European market. The Group combines strong local ticketing brands with a shared technology and operational backbone. Today, PLG operates in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Romania.
The PLG group is owned by Angel Rose Capital, the investment company of entrepreneur and Group founder Sven Nuutmann, BaltCap, the largest private equity investment firm in the Baltics, and Tristafan, an investment company based on Estonian capital.
This week, the company celebrates its 29th year of operations. The group’s greatest strengths are its loyal customer base and its professional team of nearly 300 employees.
Photo: Kristaps Lapiks
From left: Eva Berlaus, Managing Partner at Sorainen; Award Committee representative Šarūnas Skyrius, Partner at Superia; Sven Nuutmann, Founder and CEO of PLG group.