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Selçuk Yorgancioğlu, Executive Director & Turkey Country Head, Abraaj Capital
Since joining Abraaj last year, Mr. Yorgancioglu has worked on the acquisition and subsequent partnership with Turkish premium hospital operator Acibadem Healthcare, as well as units Acibadem Insurance, A+ Catering and Acibadem Project Management. He started his career at Interbank in Turkey in 1992. Between 1993 and 1998, he worked for ABN AMRO in Amsterdam and London as part of the Emerging Markets Investment Banking Group. Between 1998 and 2000, he served as an EVP and Head of Investment Banking at Finansbank Group in Turkey. For seven years from 2000, Mr. Yorgancioglu was at Deutsche Bank in London as a Managing Director with the Emerging Markets Investment Banking team. In his final year at Deutsche, he was the bank’s CEO in Turkey, managing 250 people, and overseeing the banking, brokerage, asset management and mortgage businesses.
Abraaj Capital
Abraaj Capital is a Dubai based private equity company that invests in the growing economies of Turkey, the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA). In Turkey, Abraaj co-owns Acibadem Healthcare Group, the country’s largest privately owned hospital operator, and Numarine, a maker of luxury yachts based in Gebze, outside Istanbul. Acibadem also has smaller insurance, project management and hospital-services units, and employs a total of more than 7,000 people. Abraaj’s team of nine in Istanbul is headed by Turkish national Selcuk Yorgancioglu, an experienced financier who was previously CEO of Deutsche Bank in Turkey. Since inception in 2002, Abraaj has raised about US$ 7 billion from professional investors around the world, including East Asia, the Middle East and North America. The company operates five offices in the MENASA region, including Riyadh, Cairo and Karachi. More than 150 people, including about 75 investment professionals, work in Abraaj, drawn from the region and the global talent pool. Abraaj is a long-term investor, typically three to seven years. It works with its partner companies to develop them into regional and global champions, leveraging Abraaj’s capital and expertise in governance, management best-practices and regional contacts. Abraaj Capital Ltd is licensed by the Dubai International Financial Centre and operates according to international regulatory standards. Abraaj is also a Patron of the Arts. This year awarded its US$ 1 million Abraaj Capital Art Prize to famed Turkish artist Kutlug Atman and two others. For more information, visit www.abraaj.com
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