Promotions and new Partner at PortfoLion

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 04. 29. 11:07

In addition to the promotion of several colleagues, PortfoLion Capital Partners, a venture and private equity fund manager belonging to the OTP Group, has also announced the appointment of Zsolt Mihály as a partner. The newly appointed partner has participated in several successful transactions over the past eight years, including acquisitions related to the Szallas Group, most recently in the purchase of a minority stake in the Polish 4fizjo at the end of last year and the €8.5 million investment round of Coding Giants. In addition to his previous duties, Zsolt Mihály also takes an active role in the management and shaping the strategy of the fund manager.

PortfoLion’s management usually holds the appointment of colleagues at the beginning of the year, thanks to which, starting this year, five investment professionals will have new positions next to their names: Richárd Rusznák Senior Investment Associate, Balázs Branauer and Péter Máthé Investment Manager, Dániel Kiss-Király Principal, while Zsolt Mihály will continue his activities at the firm in the role of Partner.

Zsolt Mihály started his investment career eight years ago as an analyst at PortfoLion, then helped the fund manager grow as an investment manager and Principal. The professional has significant experience in the field of Private and Growth Equity, where he typically invests between 4 and 40 million euros to provide growth opportunities to companies in a more mature phase. The investor’s field of vision most often includes companies that already have a significant market share at the local level and are aiming for international expansion.

Over the past years, Zsolt Mihály has led several successful investments and played a key role in the strategic support of companies. It currently works with portfolio companies such as Pepita, a leading player in the Hungarian e-commerce market, Codecool, known from the edtech sector, and Polish Coding Giants, Finshape, a developer of banking software, and 4FIZJO, an e-commerce platform striving to become a regional leader in its category, whose investment was announced last December.