IS Investment was established in 1996 as the investment banking arm of Isbank in Istanbul. IS Investment provides a wide array of financial services to local and foreign investors, including Corporate Finance, Investment Advisory, Asset Management, Brokerage and Research. IS Investment owns 99.79% of Camis Online, 70% of IS Asset Management, 74 % of Efes NPL Asset Management, 37.4% of IS Investment Trust, 33% of IS Private Equity, 6% of Turkish Derivatives Exchange and Maxis Securities Ltd is a full subsidiary of IS Investment in London. Also another full subsidiary IS Investment Gulf Ltd has been established in Dubai. With its largest individual and institutional customer base, IS Investment has 10 branches in Ankara, Bursa, Izmir, Adana, Istanbul (6 branches) and two representative offices in Almaty-Kazakhstan and Istanbul-Suadiye. In addition to this, IS Investment has a strong and widespread distribution network through the agency of more than 1000 Isbank branches distributed in various industry, business and residential centers all over Turkey. IS Investment represents a large and commanding presence in the Turkish investment market, reflected in its transaction volumes, ranking first not only in the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Stock Market since 2003, but also in the Turkish Derivatives Exchange (TurkDEX), since the foundation of the market in 2005.
