acquired 46% of 
2009
Advisor to the Seller
Taftel is a leading contemporary tafting carpet manufacturer in Turkey deploying in-house developed automated hand-tufting technology. The company has annual production capacity of 216,000 sqm. The Company is the major and exclusive supplier of Step Carpet.
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 Taftel Carpet.
raised debt finance
€18.5 million
2009
Advisor to the 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.
Isbank, one the largest private banks in Turkey supplied €18.5 million project finance and working capital finance to Best.
acquired 100% of
2009
Advisor to the Buyer
Lehman Brothers Menkul Degerler is the Turkish brokerage firm owned by Lehman Brothers Group.
Erste, is a leading Austria-based banking group. Erste has around 16,500 employees and serves with more than 1000 branches. Erste operates in Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary and Ukraine through its subsidiaries.
Erste acquired 100% of Lehman Brothers Menkul Degerler.
