Serkan Elden is a Managing Director of PineBridge’s private equity business in the Gateway markets of Turkey, the Middle East, Russia/FSU and Africa.
Prior to that, Elden was the CEO of Fintur, a US$1.2 billion multi-country Eurasian telecom co with c8.5 million subscribers, where he led the acquisition of MCT Corp, doubling the regional portfolio of the company.
Elden was actively involved in the development of the regional private equity industry; with his management roles at AIG’s funds in Turkey and Silk Road countries and his role as a Senior Investment Officer of the U.S.-Government backed Enterprise Fund. He carried several of his investments to public markets, including the London-listed oil & gas junior, Burren Energy, and Istanbul-listed Galatasaray Sportif, a sports marketing JV between Galatasaray Football Club and AIG.
Elden holds an MBA from University of N.Carolina and a BSc.EE from Hacettepe University. He is a board member of the AmCham-Turkey (ABFT); a member of the Turkish Corporate Governance Association, American Turkish Society and Endeavor-Turkey. In addition to his native language, Turkish, he speaks English, Russian, Azeri and is learning Arabic.
PineBridge Investments
PineBridge is an independent, multi-asset class investment firm with US $83 billion in AUM and operations in over 30 countries. With an AUM exceeding US$23 billion, PineBridge has deep and broad alternative investment capabilities in both developed and emerging markets spanning alternative asset classes globally, including sponsored 32 private equity funds and investments with more than 100 hedge fund managers. 92% of the active private equity funds of PineBridge rank in the top 1st and 2nd quartile.
PineBridge is a global pioneer of emerging markets private equity investments with a history of more than 35 years with close to US$10 billion investment commitments to emerging markets to date.
PineBridge Gateway Partners, the regional investment platform, is one of the oldest private equity management firms in the rapidly developing markets of Turkey, Middle East, Africa, and Russia/FSU with teams in Istanbul, Moscow, Cairo and Johannesburg since the mid-90’s.