Mediterra Capital Management Limited (“Mediterra”), is an independent private equity firm focused on investing in Turkish companies and manages Mediterra Capital Partners I, LP. Mediterra held the First Close of its debut fund, Mediterra Capital Partners I, in May 2011 at €100 million, backed by international institutional investors such as European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi) and Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, member of KfW Bankengruppe (DEG), as well as leading Turkish industrialist families and entrepreneurs as Limited Partners in the fund.
Mediterra’s exclusive investment adviser Mediterra Private Equity Limited employs a world class team that has global private equity experience as well as Turkish deal making experience, with investment professionals from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), Lehman Brothers, Bedminster Capital and İş Private Equity. The Team has served on 21 boards in 9 countries, and invested $2.0 billion globally and over $750.0 million of equity capital in Turkey in 9 companies.
Mediterra is actively investing in mid-market companies with enterprise values ranging from €25 million to €250 million, geographically focusing on broader Turkey particularly to Anatolian businesses and targeting export driven industrial companies as well as domestic consumer demand driven sectors.