Merkezi, Ankara’da bulunan Rönesans Holding, dünyanın en büyük müteahhitlik şirketlerinin sıralandığı ENR listesinde dünyada 50. sırada yer alırken, Avrupa'nın ve Türkiye’nin en büyük uluslararası müteahhitlik şirketlerinden biridir. Türkiye ve Avrupa başta olmak üzere, Orta Asya ve Afrika'da 40'dan fazla ülkeye uzanan geniş bir coğrafyada 1993 yılından beri; inşaat, enerji, sağlık, gayrimenkul ve endüstriyel yatırımlar alanlarında ana müteahhit ve yatırımcı olarak faaliyet gösteren Rönesans Holding’in iştirakleri arasında Hollanda merkezli Ballast Nedam ve Almanya merkezli Heitkamp Industrial Solutions GmbH da bulunmaktadır.
Uluslararası deneyimini, ileri mühendislik bilgisi ve finansal gücü bir araya getiren Rönesans Holding; ortakları GIC, Meridiam Infrastructure, Sojitz, Samsung C&T, TotalEnergies, ve Dünya Bankası kuruluşu IFC (grubun azınlık hissedarlarından) ile birlikte Türkiye ve yurt dışındaki öncü projelere 8 milyar Euro’nun üzerinde yatırım yapmıştır.
Rönesans Holding, the conglomerate's leading investment entity headquartered in Ankara, is the 50th largest international contracting company globally and one of the largest in Europe. With operations spanning 40 countries across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa, including subsidiaries such as Ballast Nedam in the Netherlands and Heitkamp Industrial Solutions GmbH in Germany, Rönesans has been operating as the main contractor and investor successfully for more than 30 years in construction, real estate, concession, renewable energy and industrials.
Under the leadership of its Honorary President, Erman Ilıcak, Rönesans, along with its partners GIC, Meridiam Infrastructure, Sojitz, Samsung C&T, TotalEnergies, and IFC of the World Bank Group (minority shareholder in the group), has invested more than EUR 8 billion into pioneering projects globally.
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