Mergers and demergers are among the principal corporate restructuring tools available to companies operating in Turkey. A merger may be used to consolidate group companies, eliminate duplicated functions, integrate acquired businesses or simplify ownership structures. A demerger may separate business lines, allocate assets among different subsidiaries, prepare a division for investment or sale, or isolate […]
Share transfers are among the most common methods of acquiring, selling or restructuring a business in Turkey. Unlike an asset transfer, a share transfer does not normally change the legal identity of the target company. The company continues to own its assets, employ its personnel, remain a party to its contracts and bear its existing […]
Introduction Legal due diligence is one of the most important stages of acquiring shares, assets or a business in Turkey. Its purpose is not merely to confirm that the target company exists. A properly conducted review should identify the rights the buyer will acquire, the liabilities that will remain within the target company and the […]
A shareholders’ agreement is one of the most important documents for regulating the relationship between the shareholders of a Turkish company. While the articles of association establish the company’s formal corporate structure, a shareholders’ agreement may provide a more detailed and confidential framework governing management, voting rights, financing obligations, share transfers, profit distribution, dispute resolution […]
Joint ventures are widely used in Turkey for infrastructure projects, energy investments, construction, manufacturing, technology development, distribution arrangements and market-entry transactions. They allow two or more investors to combine capital, technical expertise, intellectual property, local market knowledge or commercial networks for a specific project or long-term business. Turkish law does not regulate every joint venture […]
An asset acquisition allows a buyer to acquire selected parts of a business without purchasing the shares of the company that owns them. Depending on the transaction, the buyer may acquire machinery, inventory, real estate, intellectual property, contracts, customer relationships, employees or an entire commercial enterprise. Asset transactions can offer greater flexibility than share acquisitions […]
Meta Description: A comprehensive legal guide to healthcare M&A in Turkey, covering acquisitions of private hospitals, medical centers and clinics, Ministry of Health licensing, ownership restrictions, facility transfers, physician requirements, health data, employees, real estate, Competition Authority clearance and post-closing compliance. Introduction Healthcare M&A is one of the most heavily regulated forms of corporate acquisition […]
Meta Description: A comprehensive legal guide to technology M&A in Turkey, covering software ownership, source code, SaaS contracts, intellectual property, founders, employees, open-source software, cybersecurity, personal data, cloud infrastructure, Competition Authority clearance and post-closing integration. Introduction Acquiring a technology company is fundamentally different from acquiring a traditional manufacturing or asset-heavy business. A manufacturing company may […]
Introduction Tax can change the economics of an M&A transaction just as significantly as the negotiated purchase price. A buyer may prefer an asset acquisition because it can select the assets being purchased and potentially obtain a new tax basis for acquired assets. A seller may strongly prefer a share sale because transferring company shares […]
Introduction A management buyout can create one of the most unusual dynamics in an M&A transaction: the people buying the company may also be the people who know more about it than anyone else. In a conventional acquisition, an external buyer investigates the target through due diligence. In a management buyout (“MBO”), the acquiring group […]