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Ipek Cruz

Investor

Advisor (FO & Private investments) at LaunchBay Capital

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Ipek Cruz has over 25 years of experience in financial markets with a focus on equities. She began as an analyst in equity research and strategy at Bloomberg, Société Générale, and Deutsche Bank, spent more than 16 years as Director of Sales at Deutsche Bank, and later served as Head of the European Office of Auerbach Grayson. Her work centers on financial and corporate advisory, engaging with sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and family and institutional relationships. She holds a BA from Oxford University and an MBA from Westminster Business School.

Experience

  1. Sultana Asset Management LLPDirector of Business Developmentcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. OM Capital Advisory LtdPrincipalcurrent2020 — presentGreater London
  3. Auerbach GraysonExecutive Director, Head of European Office2018 — 2020London, Greater London, United Kingdom
  4. Deutsche BankCEEMEA and LATAM Equity Sales Director2002 — 2018London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Societe Generale Securities Services - SGSSEquity Analyst1999 — 2001London, England, United Kingdom
  6. BloombergFinancial Services1998 — 1999

Education

  1. University of OxfordPrivate Markets Investments Programme2020 — 2021
  2. Harvard Business School Executive EducationExecutive Programme, Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies2019 — 2020
  3. Westminster Business SchoolMaster's Degree, International Business and Finance1997 — 1998
  4. University of OxfordMathematics and Mathematics & Statistics1993 — 1995
  5. Dokuz Eylul UniversityBachelor's degree, International Finance and Business Management1990 — 1993

Skills & more

StataMicrosoft ProductsMicrosoft PowerPointBloomberg TerminalBloombergExcelMS Office2Stakeholder EngagementData AnalysisVenture1Business Management1Interviewing1
+12 moreFund of Funds (FOF)Investor LiaisonInvestor DevelopmentInternational RelationsEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)Alpha GenerationStock PickingMedia RelationsDeal SourcingDeal ExecutionMarketing ManagementFixed Income Strategies
  • Oxford Private Markets Investments Programme — University of Oxford

From Ipek's professional profile.

Colleagues at LaunchBay Capital

Alan Vaksman
Founding Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Alex Dunning
Principal at LaunchBay Capital
Alex Rivkind
Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Christophe Petetin
Venture Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Denis Ryabinin
Venture Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Henry Lewis
Private markets associate at LaunchBay Capital
Irene Vaksman
Managing Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Justin Benjamin
CFO at LaunchBay Capital

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