Private Equity Breakfast - Turkey

The Private Equity Breakfast is an annual event that is sponsored and hosted through the joint cooperation of Pedersen & Partners and CMS Cameron Mckenna. The purpose of this event is to bring together investment professionals to discuss and share experiences and comments regarding the current industry climate and future developments

08.00 – 08.30 Arrival and networking

08.30 – 08.45  Introduction

John Fitzpatrick, Partner, CMS 
Sabit Tapan, Partner, Pedersen & Partners

08.45 – 10.15 Hot Private Equity Issues

– Panel discussion –

co-chaired by David Butts (CMS) and Sabit Tapan (Pedersen  & Partners), followed by Free Ranging Roundtable Discussions

Panelists:

Gokalp Cak, Vice Chairman of the Executive Board, Netlog
Mehmet Ilkin, Senior Banker, EBRD
Omar Syed, Managing Director - Turkey & Central Asia, AbraajGroup
Mehmet Tiryakioglu, Chairman of the Board, Tiryaki Agro
İbrahim Turhan, Chairman, Borsa Istanbul
Kerim Türkmen, Partner, Mid Europa Partners
Güray Zora, Managing Director, Co-Head of Advisory - Ünlü & Co

Topics: 

• Private Equity as partner for Turkish entrepreneurs or family businesses
• What are companies/management expecting of private equity investors?
• What are some alternatives to PE for Turkish entrepreneurs or family businesses?
• Market changes - impact on portfolio and creation of opportunities
• Outlook for PE in Turkey and Emerging Markets

10.15 – 10.20 Closing remarks – John Fitzpatrick (CMS)

10.20 – 11.00 Coffee and networking