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• World's first search fund consultancy and global accelerator.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Conducted digital maturity assessment with a focus on sales and marketing transformation for a leading Turkish conglomerate operating in home care, personal health, pharmaceutical, and construction categories.
• Built financial models according to different digitalization-enabled growth scenarios for an insurance agency and quantified the impact of these growth scenarios on the firm's north star KPIs.

Istanbul, Turkey

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Built financial model, led operational due diligence, and assisted financial due diligence in the acquisition effort of a $5.5M private leak detection and repair business
• Developed investment thesis, drafted investment memo, and actively participated in meetings with sellers, creating summary documents to organize negotiation points

Boston, MA, US

• Sourced 100,000+ leads, screened 20,000+ companies with $1-5M EBITDA, identified 4,000+ potential targets, and created 25+ LBO models, resulting in 100+ NDAs, 12 offers, and 3 LOIs
• Identified 50+ industry niches, maintained relationships with 20+ M&A brokers, and built brokered deal pipeline, resulting in 100+ confidential information memorandums analyzed

Istanbul, Turkey

• Provided extensive research coverage for companies specializing in shale gas extraction and manufacturing companies focusing on defense and aerospace sectors in Turkey
• Analyzed industry trends, made comparable company analysis, provided timely updates, and participated in weekly meetings, briefing fund managers on sectors and companies

Istanbul, Turkey

• Developed and published a 52-page manual explaining corporate finance to employees without a financial background; manual got translated into seven different languages for training
• Presented manual content for 1 hour to CFO and other finance executives
• Consolidated data for preparation of highly restricted financial reports and statements

Istanbul, Turkey

• Created a comic book specifically designed for visually impaired people by using tactile graphics
• Appeared in Hürriyet, a renowned Turkish newspaper, and invited to be a guest on a radio show
• Won “Best Student Company Award” at Vlajo's Flemish Trade Fair in Antwerp, Belgium
• Won “Most Innovative Product Award” at Junior Achievement Trade Fair in Istanbul, Turkey

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Finance And Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Omicron Zeta Fraternity, Boston University Turkish Student Association

Ib Diploma

High Level: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry Standard Level: Business Management, English Literature, Turkish Literature

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Brailletopia (Founder), Entrepreneurship Club, Swimming Team, Turkish Theatre Club, Cartoon Drawing Club, Young.