Pragma Capital Partners

Pragma Capital Partners (PCP) is a prominent private equity firm based in Istanbul, Turkey, specializing in investments across various sectors and stages. The firm employs buyout and growth equity strategies to support visionary entrepreneurs and management teams in fast-growing, export-oriented, and tech-enabled companies. PCP is sector-agnostic, investing in a wide range of industries, and is stage-agnostic, focusing on both established and emerging companies across leveraged buyout, growth buyout, growth equity, and venture growth asset classes. The firm is also size-agnostic, with the ability to invest in companies ranging from €10 million to €250 million in enterprise value. PCP is an active investor, supporting management teams in key strategic and operational decisions, including strategy and value creation plan development, corporate governance, instilling global best practices, acquisitions and divestitures, recruiting, and financing. The firm holds board seats in all its investments, allowing it to realize synergies across portfolio companies, customers, suppliers, and investors. PCP has invested in 17 companies through its multi-asset and single-asset funds, as well as in the form of principal investments, managing an AUM exceeding US$1 billion. Notable investments include a 60% stake in HMS, the largest independent structural aerospace components manufacturer in Turkey, and a 50% stake in Alpar, a manufacturer of high-pressure die-cast parts for the automotive industry. The firm also invested in Bimed, the leading cable gland manufacturer in EMEA, and Beta-Pak, the leading thermoform packaging machinery manufacturer in Turkey and the Middle East. PCP's portfolio spans various industries, including aerospace, auto parts, water filtration, electrical equipment, packaging equipment, heavy machinery, metals and mining, cybersecurity, HR tech, sustainability, additive manufacturing, business services, biotech, and e-commerce. The firm's investment approach is characterized by its flexibility in deal structures, including majority, minority, or joint-control transactions, based on the stage of the company and the sources of value creation plan. PCP's active involvement in portfolio companies, combined with its diverse investment strategy, positions it as a significant player in the Turkish private equity landscape.