Key facts

€400m

Team Track Record

€75m

Current Portfolio Value

€30m

Total Investments

25

Transactions

9

Professionals

About us


ECP Tac Op LLC was established in July 2018 by Uroš Čufer and Ugur Yildirim, as a joint venture with Veld. 

Since incorporation, company successfully closed more than 10 transactions and it is currently managing an investment portfolio worth around € 75 mio.

Our team of experienced internationals consists of 9 dedicated specialists with an extensive track record and successs in NPL and special situations restructuring, servicing and management. It has a large network of relationships, deep understanding of local economies and their decision-making structures.

Its strength is demonstrated by an extensive track record in the area of dealsourcing, transaction execution, negotiation of restructuring agreements, management of acquired assets and successful exit execution. 

Ugur Yildirim

Ugur Yildirim

Managing Director, 
Co-Founder

Ugur has over 18 years of experience in investment management and is a co-founder and partner of Elements Capital Partners, a company which specializes in real estate and distressed investment opportunities. Previously has managed Mutual Fund, served as vice chairman of Asset Management companies in Croatia, Slovenia and as advisor to board in Turkey. He led the turnaround of these companies and successfully exit.   
Ugur studied at Istanbul Technical University Mechanical Engineering, MBA in University of Ljubljana and he is OPM 55 generation in Harvard Business School alumni 2021.

Uroš Čufer

Uroš Čufer

Managing Director, 
Co-Founder

Uroš is former Minister of Finance of Slovenia, a position he held during 2013-2014.  Prior to that he held positions within NLB, Slovenia’s largest Bank were he was Director of Financial Management and as Director of Analysis and Research at the Central Bank of Slovenia.  
Uroš has a PhD from University of Dauphine, Paris.

Katja Peček

Katja Peček

Chief Legal Officer

Katja is a qualified legal professional with multi-jurisdictional proficiency in corporate law, M&A, foreign direct investments, restructurings, asset management and RE financing. In the last decade she has been advising alternative investment funds and asset management companies. She worked at three prominent commercial law firms in Ljubljana, at the Court of Justice of the EU and at the Council of EU. 
Katja holds two master’s degrees in law from King's College London and IMO's Institute for International Maritime Law in Malta. She is currently obtaining an MBA degree from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Ljubljana.

Irma Latin

Irma Latin

Investment Manager

Irma started her career in ERSTE Bank Croatia, which is one of the largest banking groups in the CEE., where she worked as Analyst in a Corporate Department and Financial Markets Department.  
Irma’s academical background was primarily focused on a finance field. She gained the title of Master of Economics at Faculty of Economics and Business at University of Zagreb, Croatia, which she combined with scholarship program at University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Ozge Kirayoglu

Ozge Kirayoglu

Investment Manager

Ozge has 13 years of experience in investment banking, with a focus on Mergers & Acquisitions. He has advised on numerous buy-side and sell-side transactions at UBS and Royal Bank of Scotland (ABN Amro). Prior to joining ECP, Ozge acted as the CFO for Coca-Cola Icecek in Azerbaijan. 
Ozge has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Tomaž Ličen

Tomaž Ličen

Investment Manager

Tomaž is an Investment Manager at the ECP Tac Op and operates in the buy-side division. He has experience in mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, restructuring, valuations and other financial services for clients from a wide range of industries. Tomaž also worked as a fund manager in one of the largest mutual funds management companies in Slovenia.    
He holds a Master‘s degree in Finance and Banking from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Maribor and is a member of ACCA. He is also a certified real estate appraiser at the Slovenian institute of Audit.

Kristjan Štirn

Kristjan Štirn

Investment Analyst

Kristjan is an Investment Analyst at ECP Tac op and operates in the Buy-side division. Kristjan joined ECP from Deloitte, as associate in Financial Advisory and engaged in M&A, financial due diligence and valuations for various corporate entities ranging from industrials, automotive, Oil&Gas, banking and financial services. With prior experience as a real estate valuation analyst, he has gained experience in various residential and complex commercial real estate valuations.
Kristjan holds a master's degree (MSc) Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics.

Matej Pavlič

Matej Pavlič

Investor Relations / 
Real Estate Manager

Matej has more than 15 years of experience in real estate management, investments and everything connected to it. He has experience with real estate in European and US markets. For the past 13 years he has been managing the real estate portfolio for one of the largest investment companies in the country. 
Matej has a bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Maribor and MBA degree from Cotrugli Business School from Zagreb, Croatia. 
His responsibilities include curating relationships with investors and managing the real estate portfolio.

Špela Krašovec

Špela Krašovec

Office & HR Manager

Špela holds a Certificate of Proficiency in English and has more than 10 years of extensive experience in leading administration and HR in progressive international working environments, including a U.S. multinational company and U.S. Embassy in Slovenia. 
For the last 6 years she is in charge of a wide range of administrative and HR duties.

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