Alpacar Associates provided financial advisory services to Investcorp, a Bahrain-based global private equity giant with AuM exceeding of $34 billion, and Özer Hıncal, the founding shareholder of the company, on the sale of Arvento Mobile Systems to Brisa, a joint venture between Sabancı Holding and the world tyre industry leader Bridgestone Corporation. This acquisition underscores Alpacar Associates’ expertise in serving financial sponsors in their exits.

Alpacar Associates provided financial advisory services to Alapala Group, one of the world's leading players in grain milling and processing systems with more than 600 turnkey project references around the globe, for the acquisition of 70% share of Axor from Sagittario and Axor co-founders. This acquisition underscores Alpacar Associates’ expertise in advising domestic groups around international acquisitions.

Alpacar Associates provided financial advisory services to Constantia Flexibles, Vienna based leading flexible packaging manufacturer on the acquisition of 100% shares of Propak, a Yıldız Holding company. This transaction underscores Alpacar Associates’ unique experience in advising multinational companies in their investments into Turkey as well as deep sector expertise in packaging.

Alpacar Associates provided financial advisory services to Ege Kimya, the leading chemical manufacturer in Turkey, for the arrangement of financing in the acquisition of 49% shares of Egesil and working capital financing through a syndicate of three banks. This transaction underscores Alpacar Associates’ expertise in serving industry leaders and secure outstanding outcomes for its client in financing transactions even in a volatile financial market environment.

Alpacar Associates provided financial advisory to Mediterra Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm dedicated to investments in Turkey with AuM exceeding of €330 million, on the sale of Mobiliz  to GPS Bulgaria. Alpacar Associates worked closely with Mobiliz throughout the transaction, structured a two stage auction process and through a carefully executed process managed to achieve a solid outcome for the sellers.

This transaction illustrates our unique ability to secure outstanding outcomes on cross-border transactions with strategic buyers and also underscores Alpacar Associates’ expertise in serving private equity funds, adds to our consistent track record of successfully executing competitive sell-side M&A processes.

Alpacar Associates provided financial advisory services to Mid Europa Partners on the sale of its portfolio company CMC, the leading independent business process outsourcing (BPO) services provider in Turkey. This transaction marks Alpacar Associates’ ongoing track record of successfully providing sell side financial advisory services to leading private equity investment firms.

Alpacar Associates and STJ Advisors jointly advised VDS Limited, a company controlled by Turkish Private Equity houses Actera Group and Esas Holding, on the IPO/M&A dual-track process of U.N. Ro-Ro, the largest intermodal freight transport service between Turkey and Europe. Ultimately, U.N. Ro-Ro was sold to Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS for a final valuation of €950 million. Alpacar Associates’ consistent advice, extensive feedback and refinement were critical in driving this transaction to success, and this further solidifies Alpacar Associates’ expertise in successfully maneuvering dual-track processes to beneficial exits for clients.

Alpacar Associates provided sell-side advisory to Groupama Emeklilik, a key player in the Turkish private pension business, to transfer its private pension contracts and funds to Fiba Emeklilik, a subsidiary of Fiba Group, one of Turkey’s prominent conglomerates. Total portfolio size was $244 million. Designating the right potential bidders, providing unrivalled access to key decision makers and maintaining competition amongst potential bidders throughout the process, Alpacar Associates added immense value and ensured that the client’s interests were preserved at every step.

This transaction underscores Alpacar Associates’ expertise in serving prominent multinational institutions, experience in the competitive sell-side M&A processes and commitment to the financial services sector.

Alpacar Associates acted as financial advisor to Turkish PE house Actera Group on its acquisition of the majority stake in Korozo Ambalaj with a $340 million deal size. Alpacar’s deep understanding of the industry and swift deal execution capacity were key in achieving success in this transaction. Moreover, Alpacar Associates’ close monitoring of the potential interloper landscape was critical in achieving the client’s interests.

This transaction enhances Alpacar Associates’ expertise in competitive buy-side M&A processes and commitment for the packaging industry.

Alpacar Associates provided sell-side advisory to Gözde Girişim, the private equity arm of Yıldız Holding which predominantly operates in the global confectionery industry, who agreed to sell its subsidiary Farmamak to Klöckner Pentaplast, a world-leading producer of rigid films, for a total consideration of $46 million. Alpacar Associates’ tailored process management allowed Farmamak’s strengths to shine while incurring minimum disruption to ongoing operations.

This transaction exemplifies Alpacar Associates’ bespoke client solutions while highlighting our expertise in sell-side M&A processes and track record of engaging with multinational companies on both the buy-side and the sell-side.

Alpacar Associates provided sell-side financial advisory to Clear Channel International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCO), on the sale of its Turkish operations, including Clear Channel Tanıtım ve İletişim A.Ş. and Mars Reklam Prodüksüyon A.Ş. to a private investor.

Alpacar Associates’ efficient sale process with minimum disruption and clean contract (SPA) with very limited reps and warranties maximized value for the selling shareholders. This transaction highlights Alpacar Associates’ expertise in sell side M&A transactions and our track record of working with multinational companies.

Alpacar Associates provided buy-side advisory to Lesaffre et Compagnie, the France-based company engaged in the production of baker’s yeast and yeast extracts, on the acquisition of Dosu Maya from Yıldız Holding, one of the leading groups in Turkey, operating in a wide range of industries including food & beverage, packaging etc. for a total consideration of $220 million.

Alpacar Associates acted as exclusive financial advisor to Lesaffre and managed the commercially sensitive process where the second largest player in the market bought the third one out. The transaction closed after receiving customary approvals including that of the Turkish Competition Authority. In addition, Alpacar Associates structured the deal such that Lesaffre’s very high environmental standards were met.

Alpacar Associates provided buy-side advisory to Yıldız Holding and Şok Marketler on the acquisition of DiaSA for a total consideration of $178 million. Thanks to the close relationship of Alpacar Associates with the buyers, discussions between Yıldız Holding and DiaSA’s shareholders were easily conducted. The transaction was signed in a short period of time, i.e. 2 months from initial contact to signing.

Alpacar Associates negotiated the best price for our client and carefully monitored the landscape for any interlopers to enable its client to secure a bilateral process. Furthermore, we delivered the highest level of decision makers at the target to our client.

Alpacar Associates provided buy-side advisory services to Bereket Energy Group, one of Turkey’s leading electricity generation and distribution platforms, which acquired 100% of the equity capital of CGX (UK) Limited.

Alpacar helped the client sign and close the transaction in a very short period of time while shaping the transaction perimeter to perfectly align with the client’s expectations.