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acquired 50% of

US$270 million

2007
Advisor to the Buyer

Denizli Cement is a modern cement facility with a clinker capacity of 1.8 million tonnes and is the market leader in its region. It has limestone reserves of more than 100 million tonnes and produced 1.8 million tonnes of cement in 2006. Denizli also operates a network of 13 ready-mixed concrete plants in Denizli and the surrounding area, which produced 1.3 million cubic meters of concrete in 2006.

Headquartered in Ireland, CRH operates in 27 countries and employs around 80,000 people. CRH realized net sales of €18.7 billion in 2006.

CRH has acquired 50% of Denizli Cement from Eren Holdings, a privately-owned industrial group.


acquired 100% of

2007
Advisor to the Seller

CMC is one of the leading Turkish call center service companies with 1,000 employees servicing over 40 local and international clients.

ISS is the world’s leading facility management company operating in 50 countries with 410,000 employees and serving over 125,000 clients. ISS Turkey services 900 clients with 12,000 employees.

ISS acquired 100% of CMC.

Founding shareholders

acquired 51%

from

2007
Advisor to the Buyer

Tüyap is the leading fairs and exhibitions organizer in Turkey. It serves to more than 12,000 domestic and foreign exhibitors from 52 countries with exhibitions on 60 different topics. The company hosts on average 2 million visitors each year. Tüyap operates 115,000 sqm exhibition area in Istanbul, Bursa, Konya and Adana.

Tüyap acquired back its 51% shareholding from the private equity investors İş Venture Capital and Netherlands Development Finance Company FMO for a total consideration of US$18.5 million.