Global Buyout Fund Reaches An Agreement to Acquire Stake in Yargici
Global Capital Management LTD, the alternative asset management arm of Global Investment House (Global), announced that the Global Buyout Fund (the Fund) has reached an agreement to acquire a stake in Yargici Konfeksiyon Ihracat ve Ticaret A.S. (Yargici), the leading upmarket women's apparel and accessories retailer in Turkey. Transaction will be finalized subject to regulatory approval.
Founded in 1978, Yargici is a premium retailer of women's apparel and accessories, operating in Istanbul (17), Ankara (2), Izmir (2), Bodrum (1) and Paris (1) with 23 stores and employs 252 people. Target customer base of the company is concentrated in the upper-middle to high income segment, within the range of A and B+ classes and aged between 19 and 55. The Company's sales grew at a CAGR of 32% between 2008 and 2010, whereas the women's apparel market grew at a CAGR of 2% during the same period.