SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE:9984) is among investors interested in buying a stake in eobuwie.pl S.A. from CCC S.A. (WSE:CCC), two sources familiar with the situation said. CCC started to look for a minority investor for eobuwie in the year 2020, saying it needed a partner with e-commerce know-how as the group turns to online sales while traditional shops suffer from lockdown measures to stem the spread of COVID-19.

The sources also said that Cinven Limited, Advent International Corporation and Mid Europa Partners LLP were looking at eobuwie, adding that the pandemic had made e-commerce particularly interesting to investors. CCC said previously that it planned to close the sale in the first quarter, expecting that a new partner would invest around PLN 500 million ($133.70 million) in eobuwie. CCC, Advent International and Cinven declined to comment, while SoftBank and Mid Europa Partners were not immediately available.