EP Group

EP Group, a.s.
FormerlyEP Group Investments a.s. (2019–2020)
EP Corporate Group, a.s. (2020–2024)
TypePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
FoundedOctober 30, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-30)
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Key peopleDaniel Křetínský (chairman and CEO)
Revenue€66.8 billion (2025)
€4.55 billion (2025)
Total assets€74.6 billion (2025)
Subsidiaries
Websiteepgroup.eu/en

EP Group, a.s. is a Czech holding company headquartered in Prague. Controlled by businessman Daniel Křetínský, it has investments in energy, postal services and logistics, wholesale and retail, media, and real estate. Its holdings include interests in Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), International Distribution Services (IDS), and Metro AG.

The group reported revenue of €66.8 billion for 2025, following the consolidation of acquisitions including Metro and IDS. In 2026, it entered the Fortune Global 500 at number 179.

History

The company was registered in October 2019 as EP Group Investments and renamed EP Corporate Group in January 2020. In December 2020, Daniel Křetínský announced consolidation of his and EPH management's strategic investments under EP Corporate Group. The registered name changed to EP Group in October 2024. The group publicly announced the change in January 2025, when Jan Špringl succeeded Křetínský as chief executive of EPH.

In May 2024, EP Group agreed to acquire International Distribution Services (IDS), the parent company of Royal Mail and General Logistics Systems (GLS), in a transaction valuing IDS's equity at £3.6 billion. The British government approved the transaction in December and IDS became part of EP Group's consolidated businesses during 2025.

During 2025, EP Group also consolidated Metro AG and increased its interest in Slovenské elektrárne. In March, its subsidiary EP Energy Transition acquired PPF Group's remaining 30% interest in LEAG. Also in March, EP Group transferred Elektrárny Opatovice and United Energy from EP Infrastructure to its newly established subsidiary EP Heat & Power.

In January 2026, EP Group announced a takeover proposal for Fnac Darty at €36 per share. Its subsidiary Vesa Equity Investment already held approximately 28.5% of the company. The offer opened in May. In April, EPH and TotalEnergies completed a transaction establishing TTEP, a jointly owned European power-generation business.

References

  1. 1 2 Zatloukal, Jiří (5 June 2026). "Zisk 110 miliard. Na čem vydělává impérium Daniela Křetínského". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lopatka, Jan (3 June 2026). "Kretinsky's EP Group earnings jump in 2025 after major acquisitions". London South East. Reuters.
  3. 1 2 Nádoba, Jiří (29 January 2025). "Křetínský přejmenoval svou hlavní firmu, do EPH vybral nového šéfa" [Křetínský renamed his main company and selected a new head of EPH]. Seznam Zprávy (in Czech).
  4. ↑ "Křetínského EP Group vstoupila do pětistovky největších firem světa. Obsadila rovnou 179. místo" [Křetínský's EP Group entered the world's 500 largest companies at number 179]. Forbes Česko (in Czech). 29 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "EP Group". Fortune. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  6. 1 2 Consolidated annual report for the year 2024 (PDF) (Report). EP Group. p. 267.
  7. ↑ "Křetínský reorganizuje svou skupinu do nového holdingu. Do EPH se asi vrátí Tkáč". Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 11 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "UK government approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire". Associated Press. 16 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "EP Energy Transition wird alleiniger Anteilseigner von LEAG" (in German). LEAG. 24 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Czech billionaire Kretinsky's takeover of Fnac Darty aims to block Chinese giant JD.com's influence". Le Monde. 27 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Opening on May 12 of the takeover bid initiated by EP Group". Fnac Darty. 11 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Europe: TotalEnergies finalizes the acquisition of 50% of a portfolio of flexible power generation assets from EPH" (Press release). TotalEnergies. 29 April 2026.