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Description / Business Sector: Ground Handling Services / Services
Deal Source: Investment Bank
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Hamdi Akin
CEO: M. Mujdat Yucel
Investment by Is PE: €8,000,000 (US$10,808,000)
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (6.67%)
Investment Type: Buyout
Investment Date: 24/03/2010
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 3,040
Highlights: Havas has formed a JV with Turkish Airlines, namely, TGS Ground Handling Services Inc., to provide ground handling services to Turkish Airlines
Status: Current
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: Pharmaceuticals / Healthcare
Deal Source: İş Private Equity
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Ömer Erol Frik
CEO: A.Türksel Ataöv
Investment by İş PE: US$ 13,358,325
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (20%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 03/12/2008
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 386
Highlights: The fastest growing pharmaceuticals company between 2005-2007, with 57.30% CAGR
Status: Current
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: Dialysis Services / Healthcare
Deal Source: İş Private Equity
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Basri Yılmaz
CEO: Basri Yılmaz
Investment by İş PE: US$ 2,500,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity-Minority (25,78%)
Investment Type: Growth equity and Buy-Out
Investment Date: 17/12/2007
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 76
Highlights: Reaching 4 dialysis centers in total with new dialysis center openings in Tuzla and Kurtkoy in the light of regional penetration strategy.
Status: Current
 
 
ortopro
 
 
Description / Business Sector: Orthopedic Surgery Industry / Healthcare
Deal Source: Advisory Firm
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Tolga Yalçınkaya
CEO: Mehmet Tanyolaç
Investment by İş PE: US$ 6,000,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (30%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 10/12/2007
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 118
Highlights: In the framework of capacity expansion and modernisation, moving the current factory from Cigli, Izmir to Ege Free Trade Zone as December; modernisation of equipment park.
Status: Current
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: Insulation / Construction Materials
Deal Source: İş Investment
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Orhan Turan
CEO: Bülent Çolak
Investment by İş PE: US$ 5,000,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (17.24%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 09/07/2007
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 191
Highlights: Following partnership with İş PE, ODE will obtain required funding to construct its biggest investment, a glass wool manufacturing plant to achieve a complete product range and become an international player.
- 2007, Ernst & Young, Enterpreneur of the year
- ODE moved up 193 places in second ICI (Istanbul Chamber of Industry) 500 list to be the 261st.
- ODE finished its glass wool manufacturing facility. Production started in November 2008.
Status: Current
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: Fleet Rental / Services
Deal Source: İş Private Equity
HQ: Ankara
Chairman: Gürkan Gençler
CEO: Gürkan Gençler
Investment by İş PE: US$ 4,000,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (15.69%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 12/10/2006
Number of Employees: 113
Status: Realized
Exit Date: 23/06/2008
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: Fair and Exhibition / Services
Deal Source: Investment Bank
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: T. Bülent ünal
CEO: T. Bülent ünal
Investment by İş PE: US$ 7,000,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (29.75%)
Investment Type: Balance sheet restructuring
Investment Date: 23/12/2005 - 28/02/2006 (2 tranches)
Number of Employees: 356
Status: Realized
Exit Date: 16/02/2007
 
Website: www.tuyap.com
 
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Description / Business Sector: Carpet and Home Accessories / Retail
Deal Source: İş Private Equity
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Cem Şengör
CEO: Cem Şengör
Investment by İş PE: US$ 3,500,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (33.33%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 20/07/2004 - 25/04/2006 (2 tranches)
Number of Employees: 188
Highlights: Successful expansion in Middle East and Europe under way. Own store in London Kings Road, corners in Harrods, and Selfridges (London), ABC Carpets (New York), franchise stores in Beirut, Dubai, Jordan, Kuwait.
Status: Realized
Exit Date: 15/07/2008
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: IP Convergence / Technology
Deal Source: İş Private Equity
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Tankut Turhan
CEO: Arda Ünsal
Investment by İş VC: US$ 3,000,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Majority (88.24%)
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Date: 30/09/2003 - 20/12/2006 (5 tranches)
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 35
Highlights: Winner of many Cisco awards; Selected as one of the six "Cisco Technology Developer Program" members out of 300 companies (2005); Continued international growth through Dubai office opened in 08/2006 and California office in 11/2006.
Status: Current
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: Movie Theater / Retail
Deal Source: İş Private Equity
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Muzaffer Yıldırım
CEO: Muzaffer Yıldırım
Investment by İş PE: US$ 11,500,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Majority (66.28%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 30/07/2003 - 29/06/2005 (4 tranches)
Number of Employees: 412
Status: Realized
Exit Date: 22/08/2006
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: Voice Automation / Technology
Deal Source: Investment Bank
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Coşkun Ural
CEO: Hatice Ayas
Investment by İş PE: US$ 1,850,000
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (34.98%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 27/12/2002 - 22/03/2004 (2 tranches)
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 62
Highlights: Continued growth in domestic market and neighbouring countries; subsidiary in Poland.
Status: Current
 
 
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Description / Business Sector: System Integrator / Technology
Deal Source: İş Private Equity
HQ: Istanbul
Chairman: Turgut Gürsoy
CEO: Mehmet Ali Tombalak
Investment by İş PE: US$ 3,188,889
Is PE Shareholding: Equity - Minority (10.00%)
Investment Type: Growth equity
Investment Date: 15/10/2002 - 23/10/2003 (2 tranches)
Number of Employees (as of 2009): 461
Highlights: Focusing on high profit margin services business segment
Status: Current
 
 
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