Economic and Strategic Studies

Economic and Strategic Studies

Analyst on Global and Turkish macroeconomic developments with a focus on Central Bank policies.Closely tracks Central Bank of Rupublic of Turkey. Follows all offical data released by TurkStat, Turkish Treasury, and other relevant sources. Monitors FX, Debt, and Capital Markets trying to gauge the impact of data releases and developments on market pricing.All comments and analyses evaluate political and diplomatic interaction on economies and markets.

Global Macro Analyst - Daily Morning Note Editor with a focus on developments around global markets and economies, REIT Analyst, Special IB Projects

Drafted and published a new daily markets bulletin with a focus on developments around global markets and economiesWorked on major global macroeconomic data series analyzing their interdependence and potential impact on marketsGained deep insight in developments and debates on economic history and in historic trends of major data seriesCovered REITs listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange and relevant real estate developments locally and internationally, prepared internal advisory reportsClients and Projects:Actively assisted Corporate Finance department in their ongoing projectsPrivatization of Tasucu Port and Adjacent Land Plot: Advised Privatization Administration of Turkey on the sell-side. Prepared Information Memorandum, conducted market research on the potential of Turkish yacht tourism, evaluated alternatives for a planned restructuring of the port as a mega-yacht marinaStrategic Structuring of Halk REIT IPO: Advised Halk REIT and HalkBank on the IPO process, prepared draft prospectus, drafted management and board presentations on structuring of the process and on choosing a valid real estate portfolio theme for the REIT subsidiary of HalkBank

M&A Analyst, deal execution, cross-border transactions, privatizations

Clients and Projects:Participated actively in execution of major cross-border M&A and privatization projects on buy- and sell-sidePrivatization of Baskent Gas Distribution CompanyPrivatization of Electricity Distribution RegionsAcquisition of a Turkish Energy Generation and Trade CompanyInvestment opportunity for Infrastructure FundsDivestiture of Yapi Kredi Sigorta and EmeklilikDivestiture of Nurol BankSale process of Migros Acquisition opportunity of a Turkish ManufacturerPrivatization of Milli PiyangoNon Project Basis Tasks and Duties:Highly experienced in preparing Company One Pagers, Market Updates and ChartsWorked closely with Milan based insurance and Vienna based FIG teams, actively monitoring sector developments and keeping benchmarks up-to-date - entered quarterly financial data into the database, ensured integrity of the spreadsheetTracked macroeconomic and markets data releases for in-house purposes; developed, updated, and maintained relevant templates (such as F/X rates, GDP, Foreign Shareholding in ISE, etc.)