Chairman at Yunus Asset Management since July 2016

Chairman of Smart Leasing (acquired from RBS) since August 2014

Deutsche Bank Dubai Office (August 2010- August 2014)
Co-head of StructuredFinance for Middle East & Turkey Structure Finance
Morgan Stanley London Office (August 1996- August 2010)
(7 years) Head of European Emerging Markets Structured Finance (covering Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Turkey), comprising both local markets risk origination and distribution of these risks to institutional investors (hedge funds, pension funds and banks). Structured funding transactions in excess of $5.0 billion, including structured loans and hedging transactions with major Turkish banks and some various corporates in Turkey (e.g. Yasar Holding structured funding, Ege Seramik hybrid financing, Mey İçki FX heding transactions, etc). Managed EM NPL book between 2008 and 2010.
(7 years) Investment Banking Division (Financial Services Sector M&A Transactions (e.g. $12 billion Fortis acquisition of Generel de Banque in Belgium), various funding transactions in Turkey (e.g. $1.9 billion Turkcell IPO, Sabancı Holding IPO, Akbank secondary equity offerings, etc)

Education:
Columbia Business School MBA (May 1996). FulbrightScholar.
Bosphorus University Civil EngineeringSchool (May 1993). Graduatedfirst with High Honors.

Education: Istanbul University

Expertise: Real Estate Law, Project Development Law, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Energy and Natural Resources Law, Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law, Privatization Law, Industrial Zones Law, Tax Law, International Trade and Customs Law

Legal counseling service in design, structure, finance and implementation of many large-scale projects involving both national and international entrepreneurs in the fields of Commercial and Corporate Law, Merger and Acquisitions, Banking and Finance, Real Estate Law, Energy and Natural Resources Law and Industrial Property Law and assisted clients from various business sectors in establishment of the legal infrastructure of multilateral and large- scale projects such as joint ventures and consortiums.

He provides legal services to public authorities as well as private project developers and private entrepreneurs in the fields of Real Estate, Tax Law and Zoning Law including project-focused development of public lands during the tender process, construction and operation phases. Furthermore, he provides counseling services to international clients and investors in phases of project development, construction, acquisition and operation of shopping malls, hotels, hospitals, universities, commercial and residential real estate projects and other large-scale and multi-purpose real estate projects as well as development of management plans, construction agreements in return for land share and urban transformation projects.

He is also trademark and patent attorney since 2005.

Board Member and Real Estate and Investment Counsel at Yunus Asset Management Company. (2016 to date)
Dorukkaya Yapı İnş. Ltd. Şti. – Shareholder (2016-2018)
Recep Gül İnşaat – Founding Partner (2011-2015)
Sies Mühendislik Danışmanlık Taah. Ve Tic. Ltd. Şti – Shareholder (1999-2005)
Özcan Koçak İnşaat – CEO (2004-2007)
Recep Çelik İnşaat – CEO (2007-2009)

Responsible for recovery of real estate backed NPLs.
Real estate advisor to Yunus Asset Management (February 2019 to date)
Marketing and NPL Enforcement Officer at Smart Leasing and Yunus Asset Management (October 2014 to October 2018): .
Oversaw recovery of all real estate backed NPLs of Smart Leasing.
Credit specialist focusing on real estate companies at Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank (June 2012 to October 2014):
Finance specialist for 2 years at Tibet & SultanlarGroup (October 2010 to October 2011):

Education:
Yıldız Technical University, MBA (June 2014)
Sakarya University, BA in Economics (June 2010)

Education: Istanbul University Expertise:

During his Ph.D. in Germany, he has also worked in the Transportation, Aviation and Logistics practice group of the leading German commercial law firm Arnedce Sibeth Dabelstein for five years.

He was involved with various legal and business matters, especially those related to the Transportation and Logistics industry such as coordination, representation and resolution of legal disputes/claims arising from loss, damage and delay regarding domestic and international transportation of goods by road, air and sea as well as multimodal cargo transport, advice on regulatory matters in the field of German and international transport, logistics, warehousing and forwarding law, support in the review and drafting of contracts of carriage, storage and logistics contracts, framework contracts with suppliers and subcontractors as well as standard terms and conditions.

In addition, he took part in the legal assistance and representation of internationally operating Turkish dients with respect of daims concerning contractual and commercial law matters in Germany.

He also assisted in preparing the transport law chapter of the Handbook on International Business Law (“Holger, Biirskens, in: Handbuch Intemationales Wirtschaftsrecht edited by Herbert Kronke/Wemer Melis/Hans Kuhn, 2nd edition 2017, Part E. Transport”).