Ekol is leading logistics company with a fleet of 1,100 vehicles, 16 warehouses in Turkey and 1 warehouse in Germany. The company employs around 2,000 personnel.

Invest AD, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Council, is engaged in private equity, real estate, asset management, infrastructure and investment banking segments.

Invest AD acquired minority of Ekol Lojistik.

Step is the leading contemporary carpet retailer in Turkey. The Company has a turnover of over US$35 million in 2008. Step has an extensive retail network in Turkey and is developing an increasing presence in international markets through its flagship store in London, its franchisees in the Middle East and South Africa, and corners at Harrods of London, Lutz of Austria, ABC of USA, etc.

Swicorp Private Equity is a leading private equity firm with a specific regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Since 2005, Swicorp raised nearly US$1.4 billion in private equity funds from Middle East based investors.

Swicorp acquired 46% of Step Carpet.

Altıntel Port, located at Dilovasi, 60 km east of Istanbul, covers an area of 115,000 sqm. The Port has a single jetty, as well as 44 storage tanks with 45,000 cbm total capacity. The company is in the process of building 9 new tanks, which would increase the storage capacity to over 60,000 cbm.

Arkem is a regional distributor of chemicals handling more than 200 products.

Arkem acquired 100% of Altıntel Port.