Operators first, advisors second
Navex Capital serves private equity investors, capital providers, and business owners in the maritime, shipping, transport, and logistics sectors, combining strategic insight with hands-on operating leadership. We focus on sub-$200M deals in the US, Canada, and Europe.
A specialist boutique, built by people who have run the business
Most advisors in our space come from banking or consulting. We come from the bridge and the boardroom. The founding team has spent decades operating and leading maritime and transport companies through growth, integration, and exit, and that perspective shapes every engagement.
We work where financial capital is plentiful but focused operational expertise is not, helping investors and owners make faster, higher-quality decisions and reach better outcomes.
To give private equity firms, institutional investors, and business owners the strategic insight, hands-on leadership, and diligence rigor that drive durable growth and lasting enterprise value across maritime, transport, logistics, and marine services.
To be the strategic partner and board-level advisor of choice for capital allocators and operators navigating investment, transformation, and growth across the global maritime and logistics landscape.
Core values
Integrity first
We advise honestly, even when the honest answer is to walk away from a deal.
Entrepreneurial thinking
We think like owners and operators, because we have been both.
Sector mastery
Deep, specific knowledge of maritime and transport, not generalist theory.
Client-centered partnership
We measure ourselves by your outcome, not by the size of the engagement.
Execution excellence
Plans matter only if they ship. We stay until the work is done.
Long-term value creation
We build value that survives the hold period, not just the headline.
We advise on the deal, then help run the business after
Bankers broker the transaction and move on. We do the commercial and operational work before you commit, then step in to run the value-creation after you close. One team across the full lifecycle.
The team behind the firm
"After 25 years running these businesses, I started Navex to do the part most advisors skip: staying after the deal to make the plan real."Harun (Aaron) Duzgoren, Founder
Harun (Aaron) Duzgoren
Harun has led commercial, operational, and strategic functions across global maritime and transport enterprises for more than 25 years. He has worked across North America, South America, EMEA, and APAC, partnered with seven private equity sponsors, and delivered five successful exits, pairing boardroom strategy with hands-on operational execution. He has held interim leadership and board roles through value-creation phases, turnarounds, and integrations.
Founding team
- Deniz Kırcova
- Salih Durmus