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Year
Type
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acquired 100% of

2008
Advisor to the Seller

Betasan is the market leader in Turkish wound care market. Betasan’s product portfolio consists of mainly first aid strips, plasters (surgical tapes), capsicum plasters, elastic and gauze bandages and wound dressings.

PiLS is a private equity investor established in January 2006, specializing in the healthcare industry. The fund, focused solely on healthcare, has invested in the pharmaceutical sector through a number of transactions, total value of which represented approximately €220 million, within the first year of operation.

Münir Şahin İlaç, a portfolio company of Partners in Life Sciences (PiLS), acquired 100% of Betasan.


acquired 30% of

2008
Advisor to the Seller

Peyman is one of the leading snack food companies in Turkey, with 2007 revenues of approximately US$40 million.

Esas Holding is an investment group owned by Sabancı family that has invested in 11 companies in 5 main sectors including health, food, aviation, electronics retail and real estate.

Esas Holding acquired 30% of Peyman.


acquired 100% of

2008
Advisor to the Seller

Sardunya is the third largest catering company in Turkey with around 1,500 employees servicing over 120 local and international clients. The company is part of Sardunya Group, which generated combined revenues of US$130 million in 2007 from food and food services.

ISS is one of the world’s leading facility services groups operating in 51 countries with 440,000 employees, serving over 125,000 clients. ISS generated US$11.7 billion net sales in 2007 from its core activities of cleaning, catering, office support, property services and security. ISS Turkey services over 1,000 clients with 14,500 employees.

ISS acquired 100% of Sardunya Hazır Yemek, the contract catering arm of Sardunya Group.