Private company

Zentiva

Logo: zentiva.cz4

Zentiva is a Czech pharmaceutical company based in Prague, founded in 1993.1 It was founded by National Property Fund.1 It employed 1,198 people in 2024.1 It is part of Advent International.1

Zentiva este o companie farmaceutică cu sediul în Praga, Republica Cehă. Compania dezvoltă, produce și comercializează o gamă largă de medicamente generice și OTC-uri.2 From the Romanian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • Industrychemical industry1
  • HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic1
  • Websitewww.zentiva.cz
  • Legal formakciová společnost, komanditní společnost1
  • LEI549300P2BLZPOC065E633
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressDolní Měcholupy, 10237 Praha 10, Czechia3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, 492400303
Zentiva
Photo: Lovecz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Corporate structure

Zentiva is part of a group headed by Advent International. 17 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by National Property Fund in 1993.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Zentiva employees by year11.2K in 2024−11% since 1996
05001.0K1.5K1996: 1.4K1.4K19962016: 6516512016−52%2017: 6426422017−1%2018: 8118112018+26%2019: 9329322019+15%2020: 1.0K1.0K2020+8%2021: 1.0K1.0K2021+3%2022: 1.1K1.1K2022+2%2023: 1.1K1.1K2023+6%2024: 1.2K1.2K2024+6%
  • 20241,1981
  • 20231,1251
  • 20221,0581
  • 20211,0371
  • 20201,0101
  • 20199321
  • 20188111
  • 20176421

Timeline

  1. 2018Acquired Acquired by Advent International1
  2. 2009Renamed Name changed to Zentiva, k.s.1
  3. 2004Renamed Name changed to Zentiva, a.s.1
  4. 1993Founded Founded1

Sources

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