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Business Profile

Lara Trade Group is experienced in managing unrelated, diversified business portfolios.

We invest in and manage manufacturing and trading companies. Lara’s investment portfolio substantially benefits from Lara team’s ability to assist in identifying growth strategies, enriching operational platforms, professionalizing financial and reporting systems by leveraging Lara’s global network.

Manufacturing Companies

  • Investment criteria in manufacturing companies
  • We invest in companies domiciled in Turkey
  • We take the controlling stake in companies we invest

Investment profile in manufacturing companies

  • The company is in ailing state with distressed assets
  • The company has a promising product life cycle to create value after turnaround
  • Minimum ticket size ranges between $1 million to $20 million
  • The company has a minimum of 5 years’ experience and operational history

Trading Companies

  • Investment criteria in trading companies
  • We invest in commodity trading companies
  • We invest in export trading companies
  • We invest in companies whose buyer or seller is domiciled in Turkey

Investment profile in
trading companies

  • Hard and soft commodity trading
  • Minimum ticket size ranges between $1 million to $10 million
  • We step in as financier of the trade
  • We make collateral management (CMA) and stock management (SMA)
  • The exporter agrees to be a subcontractor to Lara Trade
  • Lara Trade as the actual exporter is the billing party to the importer
  • The Importer has a satisfactory trade credit insurance limit approved from a reputable insurer