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Dr. Tomas Vrana
Managing Partner
Emad Y. Al-Monayea
Managing Partner
Dr. Philip Boigner
Partner
Naveen Sharda, CFA
Vice President
Lukas Graf Blucher Von Wahlstatt
Advisory Board
Murat Cetinkaya
Advisory Board
Dominik Von Ribbentrop
Partner
Joshua Chesno
Analyst
Justin Hanley
Analyst
Sukru Haskan
Partner Wealth Management and Fund-of-Funds
Pieter Botes
Director Investments
Christian R. Mouchbahani
Advisory Board
Hetanxi Maheshwari
Administrative Assistant
Dr. Andrew Morozov
Advisory Board
René Keun
Executive Assistant & Sales Coordinator
Dr. Tomas Vrana
Managing Partner
As managing partner Tomas is heading the company’s business development, global fundraising services and corporate finance business. As of today, Tomas has advised 100+ private equity and investment funds, approximately EUR 15 billion in total value, on structuring and marketing. Tomas is personally involved in raising funds from investors. He has an excellent international network of clients and investors located mainly in the European Union and the Middle East.
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He has been a part of various high caliber delegations on missions to support the German government, including one to the Middle East, with the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and one with Germany’s Minister of Economy and Technology, Mr. Michael Glos.
Before Moravia, Tomas was co-founder of ECMG AG (Germany), where he was in charge of corporate finance and private equity advisory services. He worked with Steag AG and participated in the key management development program at Henkel. He, subsequently, became managing director at GFKL (subsidiary of Goldman Sachs International). Tomas holds an MSc from the University of Oxford (UK), an MBA from the University of Essen (Germany) and a PhD in economics/private equity from the Carolo Wilhelmina University Braunschweig (Germany).
Emad Y. Al-Monayea
Managing Partner
As managing partner, Emad is in charge of Moravia’s investment banking activities, fundraising services in the MidEast and Asia as well as Moravia’s global investment services. Emad has more than 32 years of experience in investment and corporate finance, in government and private sectors. Emad joined Kuwait Finance House, Kuwait (KFH) in 1999 as the Deputy Director of the Direct Investment Department, the private equity arm of KFH.
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In 2004 he was appointed to head the International Investment Department of KFH, responsible for international corporate finance, debt capital markets products and investment banking services. During his tenure at the International Investment Department, Emad and his team succeeded in structuring and arranging number of international landmark transactions and won various international awards for KFH in the Islamic corporate finance and investment banking arena.
In 2008, KFH entrusted him to establish Liquidity Management House (now KFHIC) with the mandate to evolve as an international sukuk house in addition to its international corporate finance activities.
Before joining KFH, Emad was with Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the investment arm of the Government of Kuwait, for 15 years. During that time he was instrumental in setting up the Direct Investment Department of KIA.
Emad is a frequent speaker at leading international conferences, and is a key contributor to the development of Islamic capital market industry. Emad holds a BSc degree from Kuwait University and has completed the Executive Finance program of INSEAD, France and the Strategies for Effective Negotiation, Persuasion and Decision-Making program by Harvard University, USA.
Dr. Philip Boigner
Partner
Philip supports our private markets funds business and global investment banking activities. He has managed capital for sovereign wealth funds, family offices and investment companies with combined AUM of more than $350 billion. He has global experience and a successful track record of executing venture capital, private equity, real estate and fund investments. Philip has a diverse skill set ranging from private markets and alternative assets to innovation, ecosystem building and investment platform design.
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Before re-joining Moravia Capital as Partner, Philip worked with Moravia Capital from 2006 to 2010 and has been serving as Moravia’s Supervisory Board until 2020.He holds two doctoral degrees and three master’s degrees. His articles have been published in several peer-reviewed journals, Forbes Magazine, the Entrepreneurship Magazine and many others.
Naveen Sharda
Vice President
Naveen is responsible for fund raising and maintaining relationships with investors in Middle East and Asia Pacific. He is also supporting Moravia team in fund structuring, preparing marketing material and other fund documents. Previously, he was working with Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (India’s leading diversified financial service company) in corporate strategy, where he has worked on M&A transactions, market entry projects, fund raising and investor relations. He also has experience in buy-side research and risk advisory.
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Naveen is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared all 3 level of CFA. He is a technology enthusiast and deeply interested in understanding of various business models and their value drivers.
Lukas Graf Blucher Von Wahlstatt
Advisory Board
Count Blücher is a successful business angel with investments in Europe, the U.S.A. and Canada. His expertise stems from his activities as a turn around manager in the ’80s for SMEs in IT and Med Tech. He has successfully in the past and to date still maintains managerial responsibilities for the majority of his investments. Dipl. Ing. Lukas Graf Blücher holds a degree in electrical engineering after studying electrical engineering and semiconductor physics.
Murat Cetinkaya
Advisory Board
Mr. Murat Cetinkaya is the former Governor of Central Bank of Republic of Turkey. He has been a member of top-level economic policy-making platforms in Turkey, such as Financial Stability and Development Committee and an active participant in several international organizations and in high-level policy-making groups. He was the official representative of Turkey in G-20. He actively contributed to the works of Financial Stability Board and Bank for International Settlement.
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Prior to his appointment as Governor, Mr. Cetinkaya was Deputy Governor in the Bank between 2012 and 2016. During this term, he had been a member of Monetary Policy Committee.
Before joining Central Bank, Mr. Cetinkaya served in banking industry, working in areas of treasury, international banking, investment banking and investor relations. He started his career at Albaraka Turkish Participation Bank and worked in treasury and international banking departments. He then joined T. Halk Bankası A.S. and served as Executive Vice President responsible for international banking and investor relations. He was Executive Vice President in Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank from 2008 to 2012.
Mr. Cetinkaya studied Political Science and International Relations, with a double major in Sociology, at Boğaziçi (Bosphorus) University.
Dominik Von Ribbentrop
Partner
Dominik is a hands-on entrepreneur and has built up two successful companies over the last twenty years. As restructuring and digitalisation expert, he turned around as CEO an insolvent manufacturing company reorganising supplier relations, process along the value chain and sales and marketing. The company became highly profitable and was sold after 14 years. As CFO Dominik has organised numerous investing rounds raising capital from VC to larger PE funds. He has been involved in IPO and M&A transactions and has developed a deep understanding of the capital markets.
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His intense operational and transactional experience and network of professional and private investors allows Dominik to develop tailor-made financing and exit solutions for shareholders and companies (from growth to mature).
Dominik is an investor in listed micro-, small- and midcap companies following a thorough bottom-up value investing approach. He likes to take an active ownership role introducing concrete advice and leads and cooperating with the management team and shareholders.
He gained his MBA from Insead and worked in venture capital and private equity in Frankfurt, London and Munich.
Arvind Sharda
Analyst
Arvind has over 5 years of experience in financial markets mostly focused on startup fund raising and Venture Capital. Most recently, he has been working as Venture Partner at a leading angel investment platform in India, where he was guiding startups in capital raising. He also has experience in legal practice in The Honorable Mumbai High Court and has earned his graduation in Commerce from Mumbai University.
Joshua Chesno
Analyst
Joshua Chesno has joined Moravia Capital as an Analyst, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the financial sector. With a background in accounting and a proven track record in navigating the intricacies of public-listed companies, Joshua has earned recognition as a skilled senior accountant and analyst. Equipped with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Accounting, specialized in Financial Management, Joshua has refined his expertise in meticulous financial oversight.
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Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a commitment to precision, a sharp attention to detail, and an unwavering dedication to upholding the highest standards of financial integrity and ethics.
With his strategic mindset and analytical ability, he is a valuable addition to the team.
Justin Hanley
Analyst
Justin joined Moravia Capital as an Analyst. Previously, Justin contributed to the success of a well-known Real Estate Group as a Transactions Coordinator. His experience includes data analysis, projecting future business growth, ensuring precise and strategic budget management, and elevating the team’s efficiency. He holds a BS in Economics and an MBA from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Justin’s journey has been marked by a relentless pursuit of knowledge and excellence.
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He thrives on challenges and continuously seeks opportunities for personal and professional growth, embodying a commitment to continual improvement and success.
Sukru Haskan
Partner Wealth Management and Fund-of-Funds
Sukru Haskan has spent his entire career with passion in finance and he has worked in Singapore, London, Zurich and Istanbul. He founded and is currently running an external asset management firm in London; focusing on clients from emerging markets. Before setting up his own firms, he had worked in large institutions such as Barclays and UBS. He holds double major in BSc in Economics & Finance and BA in Business Administration with high honours. He also hold MSc in International Business Economics from City University, London with distinction.
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Sukru partnered with Moravia Capital on the Wealth Management and Fund-of-Funds side.
Pieter Botes
Director Investments
Pieter Botes is an Investment Professional with international capital market experience of more than 20 years. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Management and a Master’s degree in Business Leadership and worked globally across investment verticals and geographies for companies like Investec, RMB and Deloitte. Pieter has an entrepreneurial spirit and is the founder of RBN Fund Managers and RBN Capital, African Impact Investing pioneers. Pieter is the initiator of MOREFA, a Joint Venture between RBN and Moravia Capital AG.
Jürgen Wohlberg
Partner Technology
Jürgen has over 20 years of ITC experience priding himself with wide knowledge ranging from industry standard solutions architecture, managed IT services, communication technology, networking, surveillance and also, solid experience of SDLC and it’s different methodologies. He has deep interests in Cloud Technologies, FinTech, Cyber Security and Internet of Things. At Moravia Capital, Jürgen is responsible for creating, analysing and evaluating technology deal flow opportunities.
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His role is to analyse the technologies and their future market potential as a success denominator for us and our investors. He also advises our clients on their product strategies and their engineering practices.
He has also held positions at WDSGlobal, Vodacom and Unisys, in various operational and technical capacities. Jürgen is a certified A+ and N+ technician. He completed his MCSE and was a certified Microsoft Professional by 2000 whereafter he studied a BCOM Informatics degree at the University of Pretoria.
Christian R. Mouchbahani
Advisory Board
Mr. Mouchbahani, Founding and Managing Partner of M Capital Group, (“MCG”), has held major senior international and regional, management and board positions across US, Europe and Middle East. Previously, he was CEO of Jeffries Investment Banking for MENA region, Management Board Member of Dubai Bank, Morgan Stanley, Paribas, BNP Paribas and The National Investor. He is a member of the President’s Global Council of New York University (New York, US), and a member of City – University London, Middle East Advisory Board (London and Dubai).
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He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Economics from New York University, and is fluent in English, French, German and Arabic.
Hetanxi Maheshwari
Administrative Assistant
Hetanxi works as Team assistant with Moravia Capital. She is a Post graduate in commerce and a trained teacher.
Dr. Andrew Morozov
Advisory Board
Dr. Andrew Morozov is a Managing Director of Amhurst Capital Partners, a New York-based private investment firm. His activities as alternative investment manager are based on extensive experience in the fields of private equity investing, corporate management, entrepreneurship, and management consulting in the US and across Europe. Dr. Morozov spends most of his time working on investing in innovative technology projects around the globe.
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Dr. Morozov earned a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Moscow Institute of Technology and Physics and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
René Keun
Executive Assistant & Sales Coordinator
René joined Moravia Capital as Executive Assistant and Sales Coordinator. As an accomplished and dedicated executive assistant, René brings a wealth of experience in providing high-level administrative support to executives and senior management teams. With meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills, she thrives in fast-paced environments, managing multiple priorities while maintaining a professional and composed demeanour.
Managing Partner
As managing partner, Emad is in charge of Moravia’s investment banking activities, fundraising services in the MidEast and Asia as well as Moravia’s global investment services.
Emad has more than 32 years of experience in investment and corporate finance, in government and private sectors. Emad joined Kuwait Finance House, Kuwait (KFH) in 1999 as the Deputy Director of the Direct Investment Department, the private equity arm of KFH. In 2004 he was appointed to head the International Investment Department of KFH, responsible for international corporate finance, debt capital markets products and investment banking services. During his tenure at the International Investment Department, Emad and his team succeeded in structuring and arranging number of international landmark transactions and won various international awards for KFH in the Islamic corporate finance and investment banking arena.
In 2008, KFH entrusted him to establish Liquidity Management House (now KFHIC) with the mandate to evolve as an international sukuk house in addition to its international corporate finance activities.
Before joining KFH, Emad was with Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the investment arm of the Government of Kuwait, for 15 years. During that time he was instrumental in setting up the Direct Investment Department of KIA.
Emad is a frequent speaker at leading international conferences, and is a key contributor to the development of Islamic capital market industry. Emad holds a BSc degree from Kuwait University and has completed the Executive Finance program of INSEAD, France and the Strategies for Effective Negotiation, Persuasion and Decision-Making program by Harvard University, USA.
Partner
Vice President
Naveen is responsible for fund raising and maintaining relationships with investors in Middle East and Asia Pacific. He is also supporting Moravia team in fund structuring, preparing marketing material and other fund documents.
Previously, he was working with Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (India’s leading diversified financial service company) in corporate strategy, where he has worked on M&A transactions, market entry projects, fund raising and investor relations. He also has experience in buy-side research and risk advisory.
Naveen is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared all 3 level of CFA. He is a technology enthusiast and deeply interested in understanding of various business models and their value drivers.
Advisory Board
Count Blücher is a successful business angel with investments in Europe, the U.S.A. and Canada. His expertise stems from his activities as a turn around manager in the ’80s for SMEs in IT and Med Tech. He has successfully in the past and to date still maintains managerial responsibilities for the majority of his investments.
Dipl. Ing. Lukas Graf Blücher holds a degree in electrical engineering after studying electrical engineering and semiconductor physics.
Advisory Board
Mr. Murat Cetinkaya is the former Governor of Central Bank of Republic of Turkey. He has been a member of top-level economic policy-making platforms in Turkey, such as Financial Stability and Development Committee and an active participant in several international organizations and in high-level policy-making groups. He was the official representative of Turkey in G-20. He actively contributed to the works of Financial Stability Board and Bank for International Settlement. Prior to his appointment as Governor, Mr. Cetinkaya was Deputy Governor in the Bank between 2012 and 2016. During this term, he had been a member of Monetary Policy Committee.
Before joining Central Bank, Mr. Cetinkaya served in banking industry, working in areas of treasury, international banking, investment banking and investor relations. He started his career at Albaraka Turkish Participation Bank and worked in treasury and international banking departments. He then joined T. Halk Bankası A.S. and served as Executive Vice President responsible for international banking and investor relations. He was Executive Vice President in Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank from 2008 to 2012.
Mr. Cetinkaya studied Political Science and International Relations, with a double major in Sociology, at Boğaziçi (Bosphorus) University.
Partner
Dominik is a hands-on entrepreneur and has built up two successful companies over the last twenty years. As restructuring and digitalisation expert, he turned around as CEO an insolvent manufacturing company reorganising supplier relations, process along the value chain and sales and marketing. The company became highly profitable and was sold after 14 years.
As CFO Dominik has organised numerous investing rounds raising capital from VC to larger PE funds. He has been involved in IPO and M&A transactions and has developed a deep understanding of the capital markets. His intense operational and transactional experience and network of professional and private investors allows Dominik to develop tailor-made financing and exit solutions for shareholders and companies (from growth to mature).
Dominik is an investor in listed micro-, small- and midcap companies following a thorough bottom-up value investing approach. He likes to take an active ownership role introducing concrete advice and leads and cooperating with the management team and shareholders.
He gained his MBA from Insead and worked in venture capital and private equity in Frankfurt, London and Munich.
Analyst
Arvind has over 5 years of experience in financial markets mostly focused on startup fund raising and Venture Capital.
Most recently, he has been working as Venture Partner at a leading angel investment platform in India, where he was guiding startups in capital raising.
He also has experience in legal practice in The Honorable Mumbai High Court and has earned his graduation in Commerce from Mumbai University.
Analyst
Joshua Chesno has joined Moravia Capital as an Analyst, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the financial sector. With a background in accounting and a proven track record in navigating the intricacies of public-listed companies, Joshua has earned recognition as a skilled senior accountant and analyst.
Equipped with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Accounting, specialized in Financial Management, Joshua has refined his expertise in meticulous financial oversight. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a commitment to precision, a sharp attention to detail, and an unwavering dedication to upholding the highest standards of financial integrity and ethics.
With his strategic mindset and analytical ability, he is a valuable addition to the team.
Analyst
His experience includes data analysis, projecting future business growth, ensuring precise and strategic budget
management, and elevating the team’s efficiency.
He holds a BS in Economics and an MBA from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Justin’s journey has been marked by a relentless pursuit of knowledge and excellence. He thrives on challenges and continuously seeks opportunities for personal and professional growth, embodying a commitment to continual improvement and success.
Partner Wealth Management and Fund-of-Funds
Sukru Haskan has spent his entire career with passion in finance and he has worked in Singapore, London, Zurich and Istanbul.
He founded and is currently running an external asset management firm in London; focusing on clients from emerging markets. Before setting up his own firms, he had worked in large institutions such as Barclays and UBS.
He holds double major in BSc in Economics & Finance and BA in Business Administration with high honours. He also hold MSc in International Business Economics from City University, London with distinction.
Sukru partnered with Moravia Capital on the Wealth Management and Fund-of-Funds side.
Director Investments
Partner Technology
Jürgen has over 20 years of ITC experience priding himself with wide knowledge ranging from industry standard solutions architecture, managed IT services, communication technology, networking, surveillance and also, solid experience of SDLC and it’s different methodologies. He has deep interests in Cloud Technologies, FinTech, Cyber Security and Internet of Things.
@Moravia Capital, Jürgen is responsible for creating, analysing and evaluating technology deal flow opportunities. His role is to analyse the technologies and their future market potential as a success denominator for us and our investors. He also advises our clients on their product strategies and their engineering practices.
He has also held positions at WDSGlobal, Vodacom and Unisys, in various operational and technical capacities. Jürgen is a certified A+ and N+ technician. He completed his MCSE and was a certified Microsoft Professional by 2000 whereafter he studied a BCOM Informatics degree at the University of Pretoria.
Advisory Board
Mr. Mouchbahani, Founding and Managing Partner of M Capital Group, (“MCG”), has held major senior international and regional, management and board positions across US, Europe and Middle East. Previously, he was CEO of Jeffries Investment Banking for MENA region, Management Board Member of Dubai Bank, Morgan Stanley, Paribas, BNP Paribas and The National Investor.
He is a member of the President’s Global Council of New York University (New York, US), and a member of City – University London, Middle East Advisory Board (London and Dubai).
He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Economics from New York University, and is fluent in English, French, German and Arabic.
Administrative Assistant
Hetanxi works as Team assistant with Moravia Capital.
She is a Post graduate in commerce and a trained teacher.
Advisory Board
Dr. Andrew Morozov is a Managing Director of Amhurst Capital Partners, a New York-based private investment firm. His activities as alternative investment manager are based on extensive experience in the fields of private equity investing, corporate management, entrepreneurship, and management consulting in the US and across Europe. Dr. Morozov spends most of his time working on investing in innovative technology projects around the globe.
Dr. Morozov earned a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Moscow Institute of Technology and Physics and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Executive Assistant & Sales Coordinator
René joined Moravia Capital as Executive Assistant and Sales Coordinator.
As an accomplished and dedicated executive assistant, René brings a wealth of experience in providing high-level administrative support to executives and senior management teams.
With meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills, she thrives in fast-paced environments, managing multiple priorities while maintaining a professional and composed demeanour.
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Our team consists of experts in a myriad of sectors, from energy, engineering and numerous others. We also boast serious technology enthusiasts that are deeply interested in the understanding of various business models and their value drivers.
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