Cerberus, Garanti To Invest $1B In Turkey

Global private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management and Turkish bank Garanti Securities will jointly invest up to $1 billion in Turkey.

Global private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management and Turkish bank Garanti Securities will jointly invest up to $1 billion in Turkey, AltAssets reports. They are looking to make individual initial investments of $400 million and generate $600 million from outside investors. They could also raise an additional $1 billion in debt.

The two are planning to invest between $50 million and $250 million per deal. With real GDP growth of 8.9 per cent in 2010, Turkey is the fastest developing economy among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries.

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