Akinon
Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2016, Akinon specializes in cloud-based omnichannel applications for the retail industry. Its suite of products includes an order management system (Akinon OMS), inventory management tool (Akinon Instore App), advanced catalog management solution (Omnitron), eCommerce platform (Akinon Commerce), and a mobile app builder (Akinon Native AppBuilder). Headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, with offices in London, Dubai, and Athens, Akinon enables businesses to create unique shopping experiences across various channels.
Ace Games
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020, Ace Games is a game development studio specializing in creating mobile games for global audiences. Their portfolio includes colorful puzzles, farming simulations, adventure games, and location-based experiences, ensuring entertainment for users of all ages.
Vivense
Private Equity Round in 2020
Vivense is a Turkish online furniture retailer that connects customers with furniture manufacturers. It offers a broad range of furniture items such as sofas, chairs, tables, beds, dining tables, lighting, and decor. Through its platform, customers can order furniture online, with free delivery available for certain products.
Korozo
Acquisition in 2017
Founded in 1973, Korozo is Turkey's largest and one of Europe's leading manufacturers of flexible packaging. With revenues exceeding €250 million, the company specializes in food and non-food packaging, hygiene product components, kitchen consumables, and in-mould labels.
Celebi
Private Equity Round in 2013
Çelebi was established in 1958 as the first privately-owned ground handling services company in Turkey and has since evolved into an internationally leading ground handling and cargo services provider with operations at 39 airports in Turkey, Austria, Germany, Hungary and India, employing more than 14,000 people and generating €270 million in revenues. The company provides its customers with a diverse range of ground handling, cargo and warehouse management, and executive aviation services.
Mars Cinema Group
Acquisition in 2010
Mars Cinema Group is by far the largest operator of movie theaters in Turkey operating 74 multiplexes in 28 provinces under the Cinemaximum brand. The company has a box office market share of 50%, a cinema advertising market share of over 90% and is the leading distributor of movies in the country.
In June 2016, the company was sold to the CJ Group of Korea for a total consideration of US$800 million, making it one of the largest private equity exits to-date in Turkey and one of the most sizeable transactions in the cinema space globally.