Darby Private Equity Exits Sirma

Darby Private Equity, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, announced that its Darby Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund will exit its holdings in Sirma, a Turkish bottled water and beverage manufacturer. The firm is selling a majority interest in Sirma to Danone. Darby made a mezzanine investment in Sirma in 2010, and a follow-on equity and mezzanine investment in 2011. Terms of the deal were not released.

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