FARUK KAHRAMAN

Mr. Faruk Kahraman is the resident senior partner in Southeast Europe. In tenures as principal, corporate executive and board member in international financial and private business concerns for almost  two decades with substantial exposure to a wide diversity of strategies, situations, industries, technologies, geographies and cultures, he developed invested in and managed assets, businesses and partnerships in Turkey, the US, the UK, Continental Europe Southeast Europe and the Levant. He specializes in all major classes of alternative investments including product development and special situations involving strategic or major management and funding arrangements. The size of sign-offs to date under his direct management exceeds USD 1.0 billion. He joined the firm in 2004 and has been overseeing its operations in Southeast Europe, Caspian and Levant ever since. Previously, he worked for BNP Paribas (formerly TEB) Financial Holdings Group in Istanbul as the founding chief executive of TEB Private Capital Ltd and also as a board member at the asset management and new media subsidiaries of the same group operating in Turkey and Europe. Under his management, the subsidiary launched and managed a series of alternative investment funds in venture capital and private equity, including a global early stage technology fund and an OPIC sponsored private equity fund dedicated to Southeast Europe. Prior to TEB, he was with Ernst & Young and worked for its Philadelphia and Istanbul Offices as a professional in ABAS, Special and Entrepreneurial Services Groups for over a decade. Mr. Kahraman is a recognized expert and speaker of certain note at seminars and conferences on entrepreneurship, survival models and financing structures for mid-market businesses, major and strategic debt financings and turnaround situations. Mr. Kahraman holds double majors in Humanities from Istanbul University, an MBA from Istanbul University and an M.A. in Finance and Accounting from Marmara University.