Franklin Templeton-backed Darby Private Equity Pera and Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Koza Gida.

Franklin Templeton-backed Darby Private Equity Pera and Capital Partners, the two private equity firms, completed the acquisition of Koza Gida, a Turkey-based specialty foods distributor. Financial terms were not disclosed. Koza Gida will use the new investment to expand into new product categories, enlarge and update its distribution infrastructure and expand employee training. "The financial support we have received from Darby and Pera will allow us to expand into new product categories, enlarge and update our distribution infrastructure as well as expand employee training. Going into the next stage of our organic growth, we see this as an opportunity to increase our efficiency while maintaining our roots as experts in the high quality food business," Kerem Sezer, Koza Gida Chairman.