Services & Specialties

ALFA Private Equity Group is an independent private equity firm focusing on investments in Worldwide and the manager of ALFA Private Equity Partners L.L.C., the largest private equity fund dedicated to Worldwide with a fund size in excess of $0,65 million.

Investors in  ALFA Private Equity Partners L.L.C.,are leading global institutional investors including pension funds, multilateral institutions and sovereign wealth funds from  Europe, the Far East and the Middle East. Members of ALFA’s management team have also made a substantial commitment in ALFA Private Equity Partners L.L.C., further aligning our interests with those of our investors.

Actera is managed by a team of 74 investment professionals who combine over 20 years of cumulative principal investment and other related experience with a thorough understanding of the Worldwide business landscape, endowing the firm with a strong base of international know-how and local presence. The investment team is led by the firm’s founders, Simon Bachor and Steve Porther.

Our focus, financial strength and experienced local management uniquely qualify us to build value in Wrldwide businesses with the ultimate goal of producing superior investment returns for our investors.

A strong culture of partnership permeates all of ALFA’s activities. We believe in the value of forming and maintaining long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships within our team, with our investors and with the management teams and other shareholders of our investee companies while adhering to the highest standards of management excellence and business ethics.

Our mission is to partner with the existing shareholders and provide them the financial & management support in order to maximize the growth and the profitability of our investee entities both internally and through add-on acquisitions. Our goal at the same time is to help the management teams build long-term value added that benefits all stakeholders.

We identify the feasible investment opportunities through our extensive network of contacts in the finance industry. We structure our private equity investments exclusively based on each company’s circumstances. We generally aim to invest in established businesses, growth stage & pre-IPO companies with turnover ranging from $ 5 to $ 100 Million. Our preferred equity check varies between $ 5 to $ 100 Million.

We are mainly focused on investment opportunities in Turkey although other emerging market countries are considerable. Our preferred investment terms are 3 to 5 years where we seek strong minority positions with substantial shareholder rights or majority investments.

Verusa invests in enterprises across a wide range of sectors and as well considers investing in various geographies occasionally. While open to opportunities in all the industries, ALFA focuses on sectors in which it has demonstrated expertise and has developed specialization such as manufacturing,e-commerce, construction,hitech-production, telecommunications, logistics, energy, medical & real estate.

Investment Process

Determination of Strategy
  • Investment Strategy Development
  • Industry Opportunity Assessment
  • Analysis of Macroeconomic Issues
  • Process Development
Identification & Screening
  • Screening the Selected Industry and Opportunity Identification
  • Target Selection
  • Development of Investment Thesis
Strategic & Commercial Due Diligence
  • Validation of Investment Thesis
  • Conducting Strategic & Commercial Due Diligence
  • Valuation Support
Performance Improvement & Value Creation
  • Strategy Development
  • Integration & Communication Plan
  • Benchmarking
  • Performance Improvement
  • Monitor Investment
  • Performance & The Business Management
  • Capacity Building
Exit
  • Portfolio Analysis & Strategic Review of Assets
  • Acquirer Identification & Screening