2008 - Financial Advisor to the Government of Turkey
In 2008, Raiffeisen Investment was part of an advisory consortium to the Government of Turkey on the privatisation of the electricity distribution companies Baskent Elektrik Dagıtım (BEDAŞ) and Sakarya Elektrik Dagıtım AS (SEDAŞ) by means of share sale. BEDAŞ was sold for EUR 776m to Enerjisa, a consortium formed by Verbund and Sabancı while SEDAŞ was sold for EUR 380m to Akcez, a consortium between CEZ and Akenerji. Both deals were closed in September 2008.
2008 – Buy-side advisor to Heineken
In 2008, Raiffeisen Investment advised Heineken CEE, with its headquarters in Austria, on the acquisition of the majority of the share capital of Belarus based brewing company Rechitsapivo.
2008 – Buy-side Advisor to Vienna Stock Exchange
In 2008 Raiffeisen Investment advised Vienna Stock Exchange on the acquisition of 81% of the shares in the Ljubljana Stock Exchange. This transaction could mark the starting point for a consolidation of the South-eastern-European stock exchange landscape.


