Sabanci Holding is the parent company of the Sabanci Group, Turkey's leading industrial and financial conglomerate.
The Sabanci Group is composed of 68 companies, many of which are recognized market leaders in their respective sectors. Sabancı Holding's main business units include financial services, food and retailing, automotive, tire & tire reinforcement materials, cement, energy, trading and textiles. Sabancı Holding has controlling interests in 12 companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
The companies of the Sabanci Group currently operate in 18 countries and market their products in various regions of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North Africa and North and South America. Capitalizing on its strong reputation and instant name recognition in addition to its positive local relationships and knowledge of and experience in the Turkish market, the Sabancı Group has grown through the expansion of core businesses and the formation of joint ventures. Sabancı Holding's multinational business partners include such prominent companies as Citigroup, Verbund, Bridgestone, Toyota, Heidelberg Cement, Carrefour, Dia, Hilton International, Mitsubishi Motor Co., International Paper and Philip Morris.
In addition to coordination of finance, strategy and business development and human resources functions, Sabancı Holding determines the Group's vision and strategies, thus creating shareholder value through synergies across Group companies.
In 2007, the consolidated revenue of Sabanci Holding was US$ 14.9 billion with an EBITDA of US$ 2.3 billion.
The Sabanci Family is collectively Sabanci Holding's major shareholder with 78% of the share capital. Sabanci Holding shares are traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange with a free float of 22% and depository receipts are quoted on SEAQ International and Portal.