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SoftBank Joins Two Gulf Wealth Funds for Debut Turkey Investment
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The announcement confirmed a Bloomberg Newsreportin July on Trendyol’s plans.\nQatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi sovereign fundADQandPrinceville Capitalalso joined the round. It marked SoftBank’s first investment in Turkey.\n“The funding proceeds will support Trendyol’s growth both within Turkey and internationally,” said Demet Mutlu, the company’s founder and chief executive officer. “In particular, Trendyol will continue its investment in nationwide infrastructure, technology and logistics, accelerate digitalization of Turkish SMEs.”\nThe e-commerce company has benefited from a surge in online buying in Turkey, which jumped 66% last year, according to the trade ministry. Trendyol’s gross merchandise value, a measure of the products it sells on its platform, has grown by about 20 times in the past three years and is on track to hit $10 billion this year, people familiar with the companysaidin April.\nThe company may sell shares in two years through an initial public offering, the people said at the time.\nE-Commerce, Payments\n“Trendyol seamlessly integrates e-commerce, payments and delivery, with deep industry expertise in sectors such as fashion, with a unique consumer offer that we believe will be highly scalable across new markets and geographies,” said Anthony Doeh, partner forSoftBank InvestmentAdvisers, which manages the Japanese conglomerate’s Vision Fund 2.\nThe funding round made Trendyol Turkey’s only “decacorn” with a valuation of more than $10 billion. The company hit $9.4 billion in value earlier this year when its top stakeholder, Alibaba, invested $350 million, according to the country’s commercial registry.\nBorsa Istanbul’s most valuable company, steelmaker Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari AS, has a market capitalization of about $8.4 billion.\nTech companies in Turkey have attracted more international investment in the past year, pushing valuations higher.Hepsiburada, Trendyol’s main rival in Turkey, wasvaluedat $3.9 billion in its initial public offering onNasdaqearlier in July.Zynga Inc.bought game-maker Peak for $1.8 billion last year, and Getir, a quick grocery delivery app, fetched a$7.6 billionvaluation in its latest investment round from private equity firms in June.\nCitigroup Inc.is the sole financial adviser and placement agent for Trendyol in the transaction, according to the statement.\nMutlu, a Harvard Business School dropout, founded the company in 2010. 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