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Chinar Capital Advisors

M&A and Strategic Advisory for Corporates and Entrepreneurs

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About Us

Mission

Fostering capital markets development and independent entrepreneurs across the frontier markets of Central Asia and the Caspian region.

We believe in PE investments as a means of addressing economic development in the region through diversified ownership, improved corporate governance, and access to smart money.

People

Chinar Capital Advisors is a team of cross-functional experts with backgrounds in Finance and Investment, IT, and HR acting as sell and buy-side advisors and turnaround specialists across various sectors of new and old economies.

Tamerlan Hamidzadeh

With over 20 years of private equity experience in international PE markets and transborder transactions, Tamerlan grew through the ranks in the PE industry from an Investment Officer position in AIG’s Silk Road Fund and Country Director for Bedminster Capital Management to the key man and founding partner role in the Aureos Central Asia fund.

  • With a focus on investment discipline, Tamerlan's core values include prudence and emphasis on long-term value creation through meticulous post-investment value creation.
  • Currently based out of London, Tamerlan is advising PE deals mostly on the sell side at pre-investment stages in the role of Change Manager, deeply involved in reengineering target operations for later sale.

Core Functional Expertise

  • Strategic and Tactical Planning
  • Turnarounds and Crisis Management
  • Deal Sourcing and Execution
  • PE Fund and Deal-by-Deal Advisory
  • HR Management as part of Turnarounds and Team Building

Sector Experience

  • Retail Chain Turnarounds
  • Cement Greenfield Pre-Investment Preparation
  • WAS Provider for Mobile Operators
  • Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream)
  • Medical Outpatient Services
  • Telecoms (Cable, Cellular, Solutions for Mobile Operators)
  • Banking (Midsized, SME-focused)

Tamerlan has an MBA from Emory University, Atlanta, GA, and has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) since 2006.

Our Offerings

M&A Advisory

  • Market screening
  • Transaction execution

Financing Advisory

  • Financing strategy review
  • Equity raising
  • Debt/Bank financing

Transaction (Preparation) Service

  • Business plan support
  • Valuation
  • Financial due diligence
  • Employee ownership/Option plan

Network Support

  • Business partners
  • Industry experts
  • Access to investors

Sparring Partner

  • Trusted counselor on strategic/operational issues

Strategic Advisory

  • Industry trends
  • Competitive positioning
  • Portfolio analysis
  • Value enhancement/Equity story
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Active Mandates

Geothermal Greenhouses Business

Debt restructuring and sell-side advisory mandate for a zero gas emissions greenhouses company heated by geothermal waters from long-abandoned and recuperated oil wells.

Oil Services Company

Restructuring and sell mandate for a medium-sized oil services company operating in the Caspian region.

Diversified Group

Restructuring and strategic asset reallocation exercise for a diversified group seeking to find its core competency.

Credentials

Family Office

Drafted a full Investment Policy Statement defining the investment goals and objectives for a family office with $1 billion AUM.

Pharmacies Operator and Wholesaler

As a strategy head, played a key role in the full turnaround of a large business (> $500 million turnover) by breaking down the business into separately operating units: pharmacies, logistics, and wholesaler.

Fintech Scoring Solution Provider

Strategic transformation, crisis management, and refocusing of the business model.

Cable Triple Play Operator

Buy-side advisory for the acquisition by a local family office of a privately run cable operator.

Niche Perfumery Retail Chain

Strategic transformation and sell-side advisory.

Cement Producer

Sell-side advisory.

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