Kozikoglu Partners is an independent boutique investment banking firm based in Istanbul, providing tailor made financial advisory services on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and fundraisings.
Kozikoglu Partners was founded by Akin Kozikoglu who has more than 15 years of Turkiye focused investment banking experience and took part in landmark deals with a total deal size of US$35bn.
Our team has unique experience in advising on a full range of critical transactions, in a wide variety of industries and with highly reputable international and Turkish clients.
Prior to establishing Kozikoglu Partners, he was a Director of Corporate Finance at the investment banking arm of the most valuable and second largest private bank of Turkiye. Akin began his investment banking career in New York, after completing his graduate studies at Columbia University.
Akin has more than 15 years of investment banking experience and closed US$35bn worth of DCM, ECM and M&A transactions. Some of his notable transactions include acquisition of 50% shares of SEDAS & SEPAS by Torunlar, privatization of Baskentgaz for US$1,162mn, purchase of Engie’s Turkish assets by Palmet, sale of Zorlu Holding’s wind assets, sale of Unimetal, US$551mn rights issue of Tesco Kipa, delisting of Yapi Kredi Sigorta, IPO of Bizim Toptan, Isık Plastik, Baskentgaz and Galata Wind.
Akın earned a BSc degree in Industrial Engineering with distinction from Purdue University and MSc degree from Columbia University in Operations Research.
Zaferhan Soylu has more than 8 years of investment banking experience and closed US$500mn worth of M&A & IPO transactions. Prior to joining Kozikoglu Partners, he was a Senior Associate at Pragma, Manager at Ernst & Young, Associate at Garanti BBVA and Analyst at TEB/BNP Paribas.
Some of his notable transactions include tender offer, squeeze-out and delisting process of Izocam, the acquisition of Bereketli Wind Power Plant by Is Portfoy from Kinesis Enerji and the IPOs of Aydem and Galata Wind. Zaferhan holds a BA degree in Economics from Koc University.
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