Elchin is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor and strategic business advisor whose experience encompasses cross-border business projects, joint ventures and private equity transactions across the US, Europe, and Middle East. Elchin focuses on strategic advisory, business reorganization, turnarounds, co-advisory engagements, M&A, sell-side and buy-side transactions as well as start-up advisory. He has vast experience with oil & gas, petrochemical, production, manufacturing and commercial real estate industries. Elchin has been servicing as an advisor to business owners and family offices on strategy, growth and business turnarounds. He graduated in business and economics from George Mason University (USA).

He speaks Azerbaijani, Turkish, English, and Russian.

Recent major projects involved:

• Acquisition and successful turnaround of engineering firm / 10X sales and personnel growth in 3 years.
• Formation of a management company for the diversified group of companies in Azerbaijan.
• Advised development and management of industrial/commercial real estate project.
• Advisory on spin-off of a major production unit into a standalone business.
• Establishment of the Kazakhstan and Ukraine offices and production lines for the Azerbaijani oil services business through acquisition.
• Acquisition and successful turnaround of the distressed logistics business in the USA.
• Establishment of partnership of an oil and gas procurement business and successful exit through the share sale.