Turkey
Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Economy
There were sparks in Turkey's energy sector this week, as Zorlu Enerji confirmed that one of its subsidiaries, Zorlu Natural Energy had signed a US$350mn loan with foreign branches...
2008-09-03Finance
Russian oil firm LUKOIL has agreed to purchase Akpet, a Turkish fuel distributor, for a little over US$500mn. The deal is part of LUKOIL's strategy to raise its market share in Turkey...
2008-07-31Finance
Dutch multi-national AEGON NV, one of the world's leading insurance companies has finalized the acquisition of the Turkish pension provider Ankara Emeklilik, as part of its broader...
2008-07-10Finance
On March 14 Turkish holding company Global Yatirim, who bid along with local subsidiary Energaz, was announced as the winning bidder for Ankara's gas distribution grid. Yatirim offered...
2008-03-20Finance
Turkey's insurance market is expected to see double-digit growth over the next few years, fuelled by the low degree of insurance penetration and a high degree of fragmentation. Turkey...
2008-03-04Finance
Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole...
2008-02-26




