Ivan Botev

Vice President, Investments

Ivan joined Tuatara Capital in January 2018 as an Associate on the Investment Team. Ivan’s primary responsibilities include the identification and analysis of new investment opportunities, leading due diligence and execution for new investments, assisting with portfolio company monitoring, and tracking and analyzing cannabis industry trends.

Prior to joining Tuatara, Ivan was an Investment Banking Associate in the Healthcare Group at Lazard Frères & Co. Based in New York, Ivan was responsible for mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory services to large-cap companies within the healthcare services, medical technology, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology verticals. Prior to his tenure at Lazard, Ivan was an Investment Banking Associate at BNP Paribas where he worked on domestic and cross-border M&A assignments across the consumer/retail, industrials, healthcare, and financial institutions sectors. Ivan started his career at Wells Fargo as a financial analyst responsible for underwriting and executing leveraged loans for beer, wine and spirit distributors nationwide.

Ivan earned a B.B.A degree in Finance and Accounting with a minor in Applied Mathematics from Emory University. In his free time, Ivan enjoys soccer, reading, and spending time with friends.