Murat Ulker
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Murat Ulker

Turkey 67 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Food
Residence
Istanbul
Education
Bogazici University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.
    42,504,000 shares @ -
    -
    BIMAS.E-TR
  • Bizim Toptan SatiG Magazalari A.g.
    33,716,000 shares @ -
    -
    BIZIM.E-TR
  • Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi A.S.
    159,652,000 shares @ -
    -
    GOZDE.E-TR
  • Kerevitas Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
    318,500,000 shares @ -
    -
    BESLR.E-TR
  • Saf Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi A.S.
    0 shares @ -
    -
    SAFGY-TR
  • Sok Marketler Ticaret
    108,400,000 shares @ -
    -
    SOKM.E-TR
  • Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi A.S.
    15,587,000 shares @ -
    -
    ULKER.E-TR

Biography

Murat Ulker owns 63% of Yildiz Holding, which produces a wide range of food products and non-alcoholic beverages.

Yildiz spent $850 million to buy Belgian chocolatier Godiva in 2007 and $3.2 billion to buy United Biscuits of the U.K. in 2014.

To establish a more global structure, he merged United Biscuit, Ulker Biscuit and DeMet's Candy under the roof of London-based Pladis Foods.

In early 2019, Godiva announced the sale of parts of its Asia-Pacific business, along with a production facility in Belgium, to PE firm MBK Partners.

Yildiz is using some of the proceeds from the sale to expand Godiva's cafe business from 20 stores to more than 2,000 globally by 2025.

About

In 2020, Ulker handed over the chairmanship of Yildiz, which he'd held for 20 years, to his nephew Ali Ulker.

In 2014, Ulker donated $24 million to Harvard University. A research facility focused on genetic diseases is named after his father, Sabri Ulker.