Is Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS is private equity and venture capital arm of Turkiye Is Bankasi AS specializing in mezzanine, early venture, mid venture, late venture, development, emerging growth, mature, middle market, and expansion stages and considers acquisitions, management buyout, workout or turnaround, growth capital recapitalization, restructurings, and privatization investments in small and medium sized enterprises. It seeks to make investments in companies operating in the retail; branded FMCG; services with a focus on catering, security, facility management, and logistics; healthcare and pharmaceuticals; building materials; chemicals; education; tourism; energy; TMT (technology, media, telecom); and information technology, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy; media; food, beverage and tobacco sectors. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in Turkey, and in international markets. It typically invests between TRY 10 million ($0.31 million) and TRY 40 million ($1.24 million) per project. The firm may seek co-investor for higher investments and takes both minority and majority stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm's investments through equity investment, convertible debt, or structured debt-equity mix, are generally made by means of growth capital or project-based restructuring transactions. It typically invests in equity or convertible bonds and exits its investments between three years and seven years through an initial public offering, strategic sale, or sale back to the original shareholders. Is Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi AS was founded in 2000 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
