Turkey Private Equity and M&A Forum 2021 | EEL Events | 26 October 2021 | Online

The event will welcome funds and M&A investors already active or considering entry into the market and target companies seeking M&A partners to debate on directions the industry is moving out of the pandemic market.

The stellar speaker line-up will look at the current deal market, Private Equity landscape and latest Merger & Acquisition trends such as distressed M&A, cross-border, divestitures, carve-outs and others. You will also hear about recent transactions in various sub-sectors, including TMT, fintech, energy, e-commerce, retail and automobiles and get a real insight into deal opportunities for Venture Capital funds and Turkey’s unicorns that should be on investors’ radar.

Programme Highlights
• The Turkish economic environment and the impact on transactions
• Private Equity landscape
• Deals outlook for the rest of 2021 and 2022
• Where will we see transactions in the coming year? Sector focus: TMT, fintech, energy, gaming, e-commerce, retail and automobiles
• M&A trends: distressed M&A, cross-border, divestitures, carve-outs and others
• The journey of Turkish Unicorns
• Tech Venture Capital space
• IPOs and exit trends
• ESG considerations

2021 Speakers

Bahar Sayiner
Head of Investment Banking,Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş.

Sadık Çulcuoğlu
Head of Corporate Finance, Yapı Kredi Yatırım

Orhan Ayanlar
Partner, Mediterra Capital

Radboud Vlaar
Managing Partner, Finch Capital

Cem Baytok
Managing Partner, idacapital

Mehmet Ali Deniz
Head of Global Strategy and M&A, Global Investment Holdings

Emre Demirel
Partner, Turkven Private Equity

Göktürk Işıkpınar
CIO, AK Portfoy

Melsa Ararat
Founding Director, Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey, Partner, ILLAC Ltd

2021 Sponsors and Partners

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Clifford Chance
• Cifti
• YapiKredi

PARTNERS:
• TEBA
• Etid
• Turkish British
• Ife