John Komninakidis Vice President, Sales-Middle East, Turkey, Greece Datasite

John Komninakidis is the Vice President - Middle East, Turkey &  Greece at Datasite. John joined Datasite in 2017 and has contributed to the development of Datasite’s global expansion within the region, assisting investment banks, law firms, private equity and corporate clients’ data room projects across multiple sectors.

Before joining Datasite, he previously led due diligence processes in the privatizations and private sectors, including management of virtual data rooms from start to finish. 

John holds a B.Sc. in Economics from Piraeus University (GR) and dual M.Sc. in Information Management and Telecom Management from Syracuse University (NY,USA). He is a certified PMP® from the Project Management Institute. 

Eren Kurşun Partner Esin Attorney Partnership, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein

Eren Kurşun heads the M&A and private equity practices of Esin Attorney Partnership, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein. He graduated from İstanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Law in 2004. Eren holds an MBA degree from Boğaziçi University. He began his career in 2005 at a global law firm, specializing in M&A, private equity and capital markets. He has worked on some of the landmark M&A transactions in Turkey including Peak Games, Garanti Bank, Doğan Media, Trendyol, U.N. Ro-Ro, Acıbadem Hospitals and OYAK Cement transactions.

Abhishek Sharma CEO Foundation Holdings

Abhishek Sharma, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) founded Foundation Holdings, a strategic, global investment firm focused on building sustainable, industry defining companies in the healthcare, education and consumer sectors across India and the GCC in November 2016. Under his leadership, Foundation Holdings has won the Global Business Outlook Award 2018 for the ‘Best Health Care Investment Management Firm.’

Abhishek’s global industry experience across sectors began as a Financial Analyst at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, he then moved on the work with Sun Capital Partners, a $10 billion middle-market private equity firm. During his decade long career in the U.S., Abhishek advised specifically on M&As and IPOs, his clients included American media conglomerate, Viacom and the Warner Music Group. He also held Senior Leadership Roles at UAE’s Ithmar Captial, where his focus was buyout and growth equity investments.

Abhishek is recognized as a former founding management member of Head of Education at Amanat Holdings, an AED 2.5 billion company listed on the Dubai Financial Market. He was a key player behind the Al Noor Hospital Group transaction on the London Stock Exchange, an IPO that was voted as the best transaction in the Middle East and North America (MENA) region for 2012-2013. Another landmark investment was with K-12 primary a secondary education provider, Madaares PJSC, a deal that made it one of Madaares’ five largest shareholders.

Abhishek Sharma was ranked as the 'Emerging Indian CEO in the UAE' at the 2017 UAE-India Economic Forum Awards and as the ‘Emerging Indian CEO for Private Equity and Investments’ in 2018. He was also on the Forbes Middle East 2018 list of the “Top 100 Indian Business Owners in the Arab World” list.

Abhishek sits on various boards across the GCC and India.

Abhishek set up the Atharv Foundation in India after his son, the Foundation is dedicated to providing education to children in need. He is also a donor and volunteers with Dubai Cares and The Clinton Foundation.

The Fastest Growing Healthcare Firm in the UAE 2019

Siddesh Mayenkar Head of MENA coverage and General Manager Mergermarket and Debtwire

Responsible for news coverage for Acuris in the Middle East and North Africa region for #mergermarket and #debtwire