Monaut Partners
A financial architect bridging capital and bespoke opportunities with its unparalled network of worldwide investment offices
About
Mon•aut \mɔ.naʊt\
The name is a composite of Money and Naut (Greek: nautes - sailor)
depicting a wordplay on investment management.
Monaut Partners provide merchant banking services to bridge GPs and investors across deals, sectors and geographies.
By design, we have a long-term, high-alpha, skin in the game culture that requires us to operate meticulously across several disciplines; sub-sector specific focused, financially structured and legally fenced.
The firm selectively identifies and structures complex off-market investment opportunities, capitalizing on its unparalleled network of GPs, family offices and strategic partners across the globe.
Executive Summary
Monaut Partners (MP) is merchant bank established by four seasoned investment professionals and operates on a global stage.
MP identifies key industry players (GPs) and investors across deals, sectors and geographies to bridge bespoke opportunities with strategic capital
MP selectively structures complex off-market investment opportunities, capitalizing on its unparalleled network of GPs, family offices and strategic partners across the globe.
MP alignes its interests with its clients through their success driven compensation structure and invest alongside its investors in tailored deals it present to them.
By design, MP has a long-term skin in the game culture and operates meticulously across several disciplines; sub-sector specific focused, financially structured and legally fenced.
Our Focus
Monaut wealth-accelerator is a dynamic balancing act of cash flow streams among proprietary private equity and debt instruments; this creates a sustainable eco-system for creation and significant growth of wealth.
We have no view on public markets and do not intent to have one. However, we have a lot to say about selecting GP’s to deliver a certain aspect of a portfolio with alternatives as its constituents.
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Centinel Spine
July 2021
Monaut Partners has raised capital for Centinel Spine’s USD 55m Class B Preferred Equity
Centinel Spine is a pure-play global leader in Total Disc Replacement (TDR), offering the world’s most comprehensive and clinically proven cervical and lumbar motion-preservation platform through its prodisc® portfolio. Backed by more than 35 years of clinical experience and over 300,000 implantations worldwide, prodisc is currently the #1 cervical TDR system in the U.S. In 2025, Centinel further strengthened its leadership position with FDA approval for two-level use of prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK, making prodisc the only TDR technology in the U.S. with FDA-approved two-level solutions for both the cervical and lumbar spine. The company surpassed $100 million in trailing twelve-month revenue in Q1 2025 and continued its strong growth trajectory, with Q3 2025 revenue exceeding $32 million, up 42% year-over-year, alongside record EBITDA performance.
MCRA
September 2021
Monaut Partners has raised capital for MCRA’s Secondary Sales of Class B Units in the USD 15m round
MCRA is World’s Leading Global Medical Device and Biologics CRO & Consulting Firm. It has distributed over USD 95m to its Shareholders since its inception.
16-year history pioneering the medical device integrated professional services market.
150 team members in 3 offices – US (Washington D.C.; Hartford CT; NYC)
Experienced management team w/ employee-based model creating long term client value – High client retention (70% by total client, 90% by revenue)
Specialized in US & International Regulatory processes
Reimbursement – market access, coding, coverage, patient access programs, & hot lines – Quality & Manufacturing
Digital Health Advisory & Cybersecurity Support
Healthcare Compliance – clinical trial, reimbursement, surgeon & corporate ethics
VBW Holdings
July 2022
Monaut Partners has raised seed capital for VBW and is actively participating in extended capital raise for VBW with a total raise target of $100m. Monaut Partners is also a founding member and investor in this venture.
VBW is a proprietary Holding Company that is dedicated to creating Shareholder Value through capitalization of regulatory expertise and building predictable cash flows in the MedTech universe which is a low-correlated $500b market growing at 8% with regulatory driven high-barriers of entry. VBW’s vision is to become the World’s Leading Medical Devices / MedTech Investors.
Bright Energy Group
July 2023
Monaut Partners was responsible for putting together the private equity investment into Bright Energy and is a shareholder and strategic partner in the company.
Bright Energy Group helps businesses in the US save money on their energy costs by looking at
alternative suppliers, analyzing the demand and finding ways to reduce usage and auditing all bills for overcharges.
Monaut Partners Team
Joseph A.Cari
Joseph serves on the Board of Thermaisance, a smart fabric manufacturer in the healthcare sector, and De Impact, an impact investing and philanthropic firm based in the U.S. and Hong Kong.
Previously, Joseph was Chairman of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, appointed by U.S. President William Clinton, where he strengthened relationships with global leaders in commerce and trade. His public service includes roles as Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, National Finance Chairman for Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign, and a member of President-Elect Joseph Biden’s transition team.
Joseph co-founded the Harvard Medical School Innovation Center's first venture fund and is a regular participant at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame (BA, JD cum laude) and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (with distinction).
Kerem Mavituncalilar
Kerem has co-founded Watermark, a multi-family investment office in 2017 active in developed market property, private equity and credit instruments. Previously, he co-founded Milestone Capital Partners in 2007 a Turkey focused investment firm with a diverse base of Shareholders including strategic partners and financial institutions such as the IFC (World Bank). Kerem was among the founding members of the Dubai Investment Group (DIG), the investment office of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai. Prior to joining DIG at its inception, he was a senior trader at Citigroup, N.A. Treasury in Dubai. Kerem has also served as the Vice President of Board of Trustees at Bilgi University. He has a B.Sc. in Management and Business Law from Bentley Uni. (USA) and an M.B.A. from Warwick Uni. (UK).
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Niloufar Mohazzabi
A technology-oriented executive with 25 years of experience in diverse and high visibility roles within the domestic and international technology and telecommunications industries, Nilou is a co-founder of mmWave.Tech. a consulting company specializing in mmWave Network Technologies. She serves on the Board of Directors of Hi55, a British fintech company and Advisor to the Board at GSG International, where she developed and expanded business opportunities for GSG International. Nilou was a founding member of ADVX Media Services and founding partner of Nilroy Interiors in UAE. Nilou holds an IMBA from McDonough School of Business Georgetown University, a BBA from Schiller International University in Heidelberg, Germany and a BS in Applied Mathematics in Computers from Azad University, in Tehran. Nilou has a Leadership and Management Certification from IMD in Lausanne Switzerland.
She has been an active member of a few charitable organizations.
Ceylan Kendir
Following her internships at the NYSE and Vega Hedge Fund, Ceylan has started her professional career at Deloitte İstanbul as an M&A analyst, where she looked into various industries such as food and logistics. Later, she moved to Paris/France where she worked as a real estate consultant. She focused on unique investment opportunities in Paris and short-term rentals. On her spare time, she pursued her hobby and enrolled in the renowned culinary school of Le Cordon Bleu Paris. She graduated with a pastry degree and worked side by side with “Meilleurs Ouvriers de France”. In 2016, she moved back to İstanbul to turn her ambition into reality with Misafirliq. Misafirliq is the first online catering start-up in Turkey and today, a well-known brand for new generation catering. Currently, she serves as the Operations Manager at Watermark Investments.
Ceylan speaks four languages and has a B.A. degree in Business Economics from Brown University (USA).
