About Turkven
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Turkven is the leading alternative asset manager in Turkey, managing over USD700 million in private equity and real estate. The firm has raised the first ever private equity fund for Turkey in 2002 and raised its second fund in 2007. Turkven has a team of 24 investment professionals based in Istanbul focusing on buy-out opportunities in Turkey and the region.

  • Established in 2000, Turkven is the first independent private equity fund manager
    in Turkey
    .
  • Turkven has no Turkish investors and has raised all its funds from international,
    institutional investors with assets totaling over $1000 billion.
  • Turkven has invested in 7 companies resulting in total equity and debt
    placements of over $600 million.
  • Turkven has raised its second fund from large international, institutional
    investors in 2007, growing its fund size almost tenfold to reach $500 million
    in private equity funds under management.
  • Turkven has also established a real estate advisory arm, Turkven Real Estate,
    to manage a $200 million institutional real estate portfolio with over 400 assets.
  • Turkven conducted the first private equity backed leveraged buy-out in Turkey
    with UNO Bakery in 2003.
  • Turkven works closely with Advent International, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, with $10 billion in capital raised and over 500 investments.
  • Turkven has co-invested successfully with Advent International, IFC, FMO,
    Providence Private Equity and DEG.

Investment Professionals

  • Seymur TARI
    Seymur was formerly CFO of a Turkish company and previously worked at McKinsey & Company in Istanbul focusing on financial analysis, sales force and supply chain management and at Caterpillar Inc. in Geneva as a product manager. Seymur has an MBA from INSEAD and an MS and BSc in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from ETH Zurich.
    Seymur represents Turkven on the Boards of Provus, Intercity, Trendtech, Pronet and Roma.
  • Evren UNVER
    Evren was formerly with McKinsey & Company in Istanbul and Seoul, focusing on telecommunications and financial institutions. Evren was previously at Andersen Consulting in Boston. Evren has an MBA from INSEAD and an MS and BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the MIT, Boston.
    Evren represents Turkven on the Boards of Provus, Trendtech and Intercity.
  • Eren NIL
    Eren has a background in investment banking, having worked for JPMorganChase in the New York, London, Moscow and Istanbul offices. Eren was formerly at Finansbank where he specialized in equity public offerings. Eren has an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University, Chicago.
  • Sepin SINANLIOGLU INCEER
    Sepin was formerly a Senior Auditor with Arthur Andersen in Istanbul, focusing on financial institutions, packaging and automotive. Sepin has a BA in Business Administration from the Bogazici (Bosphorus) University, Istanbul.
    Sepin represents Turkven on the Board of Provus and the Strategy Committee of Intercity.
  • Kerem ONURSAL
    Kerem
    was formerly a Senior Associate with McKinsey & Company in Berlin focusing on strategy development for various industries including pharma, automotive and private equity. Kerem has a BSc in Industrial Engineering  and Economics from Northwestern University, Chicago.
    Kerem represents Turkven on the Boards of Pronet and Roma.
  • Bedii Can YUCAOGLU
    Can was formerly a Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company in Berlin and Istanbul focusing on sales force effectiveness, value based management and due diligence. Can has an MBA from Harvard Business School, Boston, and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, Chicago. Can leads the Turkven Real Estate team.
  • Göktekin DINCERLER
    Goktekin was formerly the Assistant General Manager of Avea, the mobile communications JV of Telecom Italia and Turk Telekom in Turkey and a partner with McKinsey & Company in Istanbul and Houston with banking and telecoms focus. Goktekin has an MBA from the University of Texas Austin, a MSc from Stanford University, and a BSc from Bilkent University in Electrical Engineering. Goktekin represents Turkven on the Board of Provus.
  • Bülent KARAGOZ
    Bulent is the former CEO of Nurolbank in Istanbul and has 16 year of M&A experience including private equity transactions at Bankers Trust and as a freelance advisor. Bulent has an MBA from Bilkent University and a BSc from ODTU in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Selim KENDER
    Selim was formerly the Head of Fortis Bank Leveraged Finance in Istanbul, an investment banker with Finansbank and an executive at NTL Corecomm. Selim has an MBA from Columbia University and a BSc from the University of Texas Austin.
  • Izzet TALU
    Izzet was formerly a Director with UBS in Istanbul, focusing on mid-cap M&A deals. He was previously at Creditanstalt Investment Banking, where he worked on numerous equity capital market transactions. Izzet has an MBA from RSM Erasmus, Rotterdam, and a BA in Business Administration from the Koc University, Istanbul.
  • Sedat BAROKAS
    Sedat was formerly with Fideltus and Dundas Unlu M&A firms in Istanbul and has three years of investment banking experience with JP Morgan in NY. Sedat has an MA from Brandeis University in Finance and a BA in Business Administration from Richmond College.
  • Omer PAKSOY
    Omer was formerly a Senior Associate in Transaction Services with Pricewaterhouse-Coopers and an auditor with Ernst & Young in Istanbul. Omer has a BSc from the Syracuse University in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Onur TEKINTURHAN
    Onur was formerly managing Business Development for Retail Banking at the Turkish Economy Bank (TEB) in Istanbul and has three years of CRM experience with Capital One Services in Richmond, USA. Onur has an MBA from the University of Maryland and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Bogazici (Bosphorus) University.
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