For Gerhard Grund, Board Member of Raiffeisen Investment parent Raiffeisen Centrobank, the award recognizes the excellence and professionalism of the work of one of the group’s leading M&A specialists. “I’m very proud to see that Gokce has been chosen for his accomplishments and expertise from a pool of international nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders,” Gerhard Grund points out.
An outstanding career in investment banking
Gokce Kabatepe was appointed Managing Director of the Turkish office for Raiffeisen Investment in 2008. Under his leadership, Raiffeisen Investment Turkey closed more than 30 transactions for a total volume of $12 bn. Gokce has 15 years of investment banking experience working at companies such as Raymond James Securities, Korfez Investment Bank in Istanbul and R.W. Pressprich in New York. During his career, Gokce has been involved in numerous M&A and capital market transactions in a variety of sectors.
The award
On October 1st, The M&A Advisor will host an Awards Gala at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan to introduce the 40 Under 40 Award Winners to the business community and celebrate their achievements. Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been recognizing the achievement of and facilitating connections between the world’s leading mergers and acquisitions, financing and turnaround professionals.
About Raiffeisen Centrobank and Raiffeisen Investment
Raiffeisen Centrobank and its Raiffeisen Investment subsidiary offices is a leading Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) advisor in Central Eastern Europe and Turkey. The core fields of business besides M&A are Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Privatisations, Structured Transactions, Private Placements and Merchant Banking. This is done by giving impartial advice and by combining top-level industry sector expertise of Raiffeisen Centrobank (Consumer Goods, Agro & Retail, Energy/Utilities, Financial Sponsors, Industrials, Life Sciences, Telecoms Media Technology) with local know-how through the Raiffeisen Investment network with more than 15 Country Offices.
For further information please contact:
Andrea Pelinka-Kinz Phone: + 43 (0) 1 515 20-614
E-Mail: pelinka-kinz(at)rcb.at
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