birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation alma_mater
İzmir , turkey tur 20 may 1967 selcuk yorgancioglu
 selcuk yorgancıoglu partner , the abraaj group & regional head for turkey and central asia university of new haven , istanbul university
selcuk yorgancioglu

selcuk yorgancıoglu -lrb- born may 20 , 1967 -rrb- is a turkish businessman in the finance sector .
yorgancıoglu currently is a partner and regional head for turkey and central asia , the abraaj group .
the abraaj group -lrb- formerly known as abraaj capital -rrb- is the leading private equity investor operating in the growth markets of africa , latin america , middle east , south asia , south east asia , turkey and central asia .
the abraaj group currently manages us$ 9.0 billion across 20 + sector and country-specific funds , encompassing private equity and real estate investments .
yorgancıoglu is most notable within the turkish investment community for the abraaj group 's recent investment to hepsiburada.com in partnership with doğan group companies and abraaj 's multi billion dollar exit from acıbadem healthcare group to khazanah nasional/ihh , the investment holding arm of the government of malaysia .
as part of the deal , abraaj got 50 % cash and 50 % shares in ihh .
ihh was later floated jointly on malaysia and singapore stock exchanges .
year-to-date , it was the third biggest public offering in the world in 2012 .
this deal raised significant attention to abraaj and the founder arif naqvi and his turkish business partner selcuk yorgancioglu .
under yorgancioglu 's lead , the abraaj group recently bought 80 % of the turkish dairy manufacturer , yorsan .
yorsan deal was led by yorgancioglu and his turkish team , with another planned investment in horizon according to bloomberg .
