Investment Summary

Pera Capital Partners and Darby Overseas Investments Invest In Koza Gida

On March 30, 2015, private equity firms Pera Capital Partners and Darby Overseas Investments invested in distribution company Koza Gida

Investment Highlights
  • This is Pera Capital Partners’ 1st and Darby Overseas Investments’ 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Pera Capital Partners’ 3rd and Darby Overseas Investments’ 2nd transaction in Turkey.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-03-30
Target Koza Gida
Sector Distribution
Investor(s) Pera Capital Partners
Darby Overseas Investments
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Koza Gida

Istanbul, Turkey
Koza Gida is a high quality specialty food, pastry ingredients and food equipment importer and distributor. Koza distributes specialty food ingredients from 85 world leading firms. The Company serves HORECA (hotels, restaurants, cafeterias), retailers and cake and pastry producers. Koza Gida was founded in 1994 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Pera Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market company investments and acquisitions in Turkey. Pera is a generalist investor and targets growth-oriented companies with €10 to €70 million in revenue. Pera Capital Partners was formed in 2012 and is headquartered in Istanbul.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Turkey M&A 3 of 6
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 Auto King

Istanbul, Turkey

Auto King is an auto service provider, serving the insurance companies and car-owners with its unique business applications for the small and medium-size damages. Auto King was founded in 2001 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Asset Medikal

Basaksehir, Turkey

Asset Medikal is a designer, manufacturer, and provider of IV infusion sets . Asset Medikal specializes in Sterile Infusion Therapy Devices containing needle-free IV connectors, Extension Lines, IV Filters, IV Set Accessories, and Disinfecting Caps. Asset Medikal was founded in 2009 and is based in Basaksehir, Turkey.

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Investor

Darby Overseas Investments

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Darby Overseas Investments is an emerging markets investment firm that sponsors and manages private equity, mezzanine finance, and fixed-income funds for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Darby targets investments in Latin/South America, Asia, and Europe. Sectors of interest include consumer products, specialty retail, distribution, packaging, hotel management, energy, financial services, media and publishing. Darby was formed in 1994 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 35
Sector: Distribution M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Turkey M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-21 Shayne International Holdings

Hangzhou, China

Shayne is a well-established manufacturer and exporter of high-end upholstered furniture and leather apparel, selling mainly to the US, where its customers include well known furniture retailers and department stores. The company's manufacturing operation was originally based in Taiwan and was subsequently moved to China in 1988.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-02 A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks

Riga, Latvia

A.S. Rigas Piensaimnieks is one of the largest dairy companies in Latvia. RPS specializes in value-added products of which the most important are processed cheese and curd snacks. RPS owns several widely recognized brands in Latvia and in the Baltic countries, including the Karums and Dzintars brands.

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