Mehmetcan Özcan

• Project Manager responsible for all banking activities in Türkiye, covering both public and development banks.
• Built and maintained relationships with mid-level client counterparts, supporting business development activities and product positioning.
• Contributed to client strategy development, engagement plans and pitch books for sectoral and country-level origination.
• Conducted operational & financial analysis, credit assessments and integrity risk reviews for prospective clients and projects.
• Built complex financial models, led due diligence processes, and validated analysts’ financial projections.
• Assessed and articulated development impact for investment proposals.
• Led straightforward investment transactions, incorporating lessons learned from existing portfolio experience.
• Coordinated with internal teams (Legal, E&S, Sector Specialists, Economists) to enhance development impact and ensure financial sustainability.
• Performed credit & risk assessment, covenant monitoring, financial projections and risk flag tracking with minimal supervision.
• Responsible for quarterly rating reviews and loan loss reserve calculations for the assigned portfolio.
• Managed a portfolio of approx. €200–300m and contributed to a pipeline development of €200–300m annually.

Eurasia coverage: Balkans, Türkiye, Caucasus, Central Asia

• Conducted credit and climate rating assessments of financial counterparts as part of the annual monitoring program.
• Proposed internal ratings and prepared counterpart reviews, assessing financial strength, creditworthiness, and risk exposure.
• Identified contractual breaches, recommended remedies, and coordinated their implementation with internal teams and external co-financiers.
• Monitored loan contracts and guarantees, ensuring compliance with protective clauses and timely fulfilment of obligations.
• Managed client relationship activities, including organizing and participating in on-site monitoring visits.
• Coordinated and contributed to annual Project Monitoring Reports for NEU according to defined timelines.
• Performed ad-hoc counterpart reviews in response to market developments and emerging risks.
• Conducted regular and ad-hoc KYC due diligence and tax integrity checks.
• Supported disbursement processes, collaborated with disbursement analysts, and promoted utilization of signed loan facilities.
• Ensured cross-divisional coordination within PMM and across the Bank, supporting alignment of procedures and consistency in implementation.
• Conducted early warning signal (EWS) monitoring, prepared portfolio outlook commentary, and supported impairment testing.

• Structured and arranged long-term funding from international markets and external financial institutions.
• Managed end-to-end execution of Akbank’s capital market instruments, including Asset-Backed Securities, Eurobonds, Covered Bonds, as well as credit and loan market instruments such as syndicated loans and transactions with multilateral institutions.
• Oversaw transaction documentation, confidentiality, due diligence processes, external communication, and internal coordination across legal, treasury, ESG and related teams.
• Led financing deals and loan agreements with IFC, EBRD, and participated in Eurobond issuances.
• Developed Akbank’s 2022 ESG & Sustainability Financing Framework to align with international market expectations and support increased green/blue financing capacity.
• Coordinated regulatory alignment related to ESG integration within internal bank legislation and sustainability practices.
• Prepared monthly/quarterly Covered Bond reports and quarterly Securitization reports in line with investor and regulatory requirements.

• Prepared DCM origination materials and supported end-to-end wholesale funding processes, actively participating in deal execution (documentation, due diligence, roadshow coordination, book building and orderbook analysis).
• Produced monthly/quarterly Covered Bond reports and quarterly Securitization reports for investor and regulatory needs.
• Tracked developments in local and international regulations, supported internal teams with contractual and ESG financing requirements.
• Maintained market intelligence, strengthened knowledge of global capital markets, and developed cross-platform relationships within the Strategic Products & Debt Markets division.