What We Do Investment Banking Advisory Transactions
Year
Type
Sector
Target Country


raised debt finance

€30 million

2007
Advisor to Company

Best is engaged in manufacturing and sale of power and distribution transformers. It is the largest Turkish transformer company. In addition, it is a leading player in Middle East & Northern Africa, CIS Region and Europe with exports accounting for around 59% of its turnover for year 2007.

Isbank, the leading private bank in Turkey supplied €30 million project finance and working capital finance to Best.


acquired 100% of

2006
Advisor to the Buyer

Koca Beton is one of the leading suppliers of aggregates and ready mixed concrete in the Istanbul market. Koca Beton operates two limestone quarries with total reserves of 208 million tons and four concrete plants that have the capacity to produce 800,000 cubic meters of concrete per annum.

Tarmac, a subsidiary of Anglo American Industrial Mineral with 2005 revenues of US$4 billion. Tarmac is a global leader in the production of heavy building materials with operations in UK, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, China and Middle East.

Tarmac acquired 100% of Koca Beton.


acquired 51% of

Sanpan

2006
Advisor to the Buyer

Sanpan is the leading towel radiator producer in Turkey in terms of its technology.

Zehnder Group has a total of €390 million net sales in 2005 and 16 production facilities in Europe, US and China. Zehnder Group strategy is to grow in the Eastern European markets.

Zehnder Group acquired 51% of Sanpan.