Mahmut L. ÃÂnlü (born 30 March 1967) is a Turkish business executive and entrepreneur. ÃÂnlü established ÃÂNLà& Co, and is its chairman and CEO .
ÃÂnlü was born in Istanbul, Turkey, where he completed his high school education. He was the co-president of the Student Council as well as the member of athletics team and the National Champion folklore team. ÃÂnlü studied Mechanical Engineering in BoÃÂaziçi University between 1985 and 1988. Then he continued his education in Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, where he graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department in 1989. He received his MBA degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Rice University, Houston, Texas in 1991.
Mahmut ÃÂnlü started his career as an Associate in âÂÂðktisat Bankasñâ in 1992, where he worked on major privatization projects, issuance of the first Asset Back Security in the Turkish capital markets as well as several corporate bonds. He also managed an equity fund during his assignment. He left ðktisat Bank for Yatñrñm Bank at the end of 1992, and he was promoted to Deputy general manager of the Bank in 1994. He established the corporate finance, research and institutional capital markets departments. He helped the bank to become the market leader in IPO and corporate finance M&A advisory in 1994âÂÂ1995. He left Yatñrñm Bank to establish Dundas ÃÂnlü & Co in 1996, In the partnership with Alasdair Dundas to offer independent financial advisory services. In 2002, Mahmut L. ÃÂnlü and his partners acquired Ià Âñklar Menkul DeÃÂerler, a local broker, to offer a wider range of investment banking services. In 2007, Standard Bank London became a partner by acquiring around 67% shareholding in Dundas ÃÂnlü from Alasdair Dundas and TahincioÃÂlu Group, which complemented the business with a global network and the company was renamed "Standard ÃÂnlü", where he continued to be CEO. Between 2007 and 2012, Mahmut L. He was a member of the International EXCO in Standard Bank, acting also as the Standard Bank representative in Turkey. In 2012, he became the majority shareholder of Standard ÃÂnlü by acquiring the majority of Standard Bank's shares and renamed the group as ÃÂNLà& Co. He is the chairman and CEO of the company. He is a member of Young Entrepreneurship Council of TOBB (Turkish: Union of Chambers Commodity Exchanges).
ÃÂnlü is married to à Âebnem KalyoncuoÃÂlu ÃÂnlü and he lives in Istanbul with his family. Among his civic activities, ÃÂnlü is an admirer of Contemporary and Oriental Arts. Both he and his wife support contemporary artists. ÃÂnlü also has a collection of comics and old books. He is dedicated to improving education and women's role in Turkish society through support of various NGos and charities.