Pera Capital Partners
Pera Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Istanbul, Turkey, focusing on growth capital investments in the lower middle market. Established in 2010, the firm targets medium-sized enterprises in sectors such as services, branded consumer goods, and light manufacturing. Pera typically invests between €5 million and €15 million in companies with annual sales ranging from €10 million to €70 million, often seeking to acquire controlling stakes. The firm aims to support business owners considering divestment and provides operational and strategic guidance at the board level. Pera is backed by prominent institutional investors, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Fund, which enhances its capacity to assist Turkish companies in achieving their growth objectives.
Private Equity Round in 2018
Bimser is the enterprise information management software provider with more than 1,500 blue chip customers in Turkey.
Private Equity Round in 2017
Asset Medikal Tasarim A.S designs and manufactures medical products. The company provides disposable infusion products, such as intravenous valves, I.V. filters, and bag and vial adapters; OEM products, including one direction swabable valves, needle free valve transparent silicone, needleless valve for tube with transparent silicone, valve luer slips, Y-connector with swabable valves, and other products; and components. It also manufactures medical manufacturing equipment for medical manufacturing companies, such as dispenser and UV light sources, tube cutting machines, ultrasonic welding machines, and plastic injection molds. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
PTS Worldwide Express
Acquisition in 2017
PTS Worldwide Express is the international express courier company in Turkey, serving more than 5,000 customers.
Private Equity Round in 2015
Koza Gida is the specialty food distributor in Turkey. The company represents over 60 well-known international brands as well as high quality local suppliers.
AUTO KING, founded on June 2000 in Turkey, is the first and single “Micro Repair” franchise brand and independent damage repair chain of Turkey, aims to repair of small and medium scale of damages in and outside of a motor vehicle bodywork, trim, glass, plastic and aluminum alloyed components without replacing the parts at the AUTO KING Service Centres by using fast business processes and repair technics that contains know-how, in some cases in the context of mobile concept. The founder of AUTO KING, Mr. Fazıl Yücetin has been a professional in Automotive Sector in Turkey for 25 years holding various posts at production, design and development, sales and marketing, after sales and CEO positions without anyinterruption until June 2000, following his graduation as a Mechanical Engineer in Istanbul. Fazıl Yucetin has combined his accumulated knowledge and experience over the years, together with the most advanced American based quick repair techniques and created AUTO KING franchise business model with the understanding of fixing a damaged part instead of replacing it, aiming to save time and money to those, who always pay the bill, motor vehicle owners and insurance companies and also contrıbuting added value to the country’s economy. AUTO KING, actually an international global brand, serves about 400.000 vehicle owners with its 50units of Service Centres in Turkey, Russia, Greece and Cyprus, 110.000 m2 covered service area and a capacity of over 1500 trained workforce. The first branch Service Centre of AUTO KING has started its activities in 25th of June 2014 with 3.000 m2 covered service area in Athens and workforce trained in Auto King Academy. .
Private Equity Round in 2012
The FU carries out mortgage business, which guarantees the loans of banks and financial institutions, loans of non-financial institutions.