
PRINT THIS PAGE The role of advisors and cooperation attempts in private equity and venture capital18/12/2002. Source: PDF Corporate Finance. Levent Bosut 
The private equity industry in Turkey is very much in its infancy and is need of structural reform. Levent Bosut of PDF Corporate Finance outlines the difficulties that Turkey's venture capitalists face and the means by which the industry can be improved, largely through its venture capital association.
The Turkish venture capital industry has difficulty in raising new funds and international private equity funds pay scant regard to the market. Deal flow is limited and the exit environment is all but non-existent. These areas must be addressed before Turkey can compete on the international stage.
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TurkVCa is a non-profit organisation with a mission of facilitating the development of the private equity and venture capital industry in Turkey. TurkVCa intends to pursue this goal by creating a platform to improve interaction and cooperation among the market participants such as: funds, ventures, government, third party providers (corporate finance advisors, lawyers, accounting firms, technical and human resource consultants), local and international institutional and high net worth investors, international venture capital associations, other non-profit associations, academy and capital markets. For more information please visit www.turkvca.org

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