In Turkish M&A practice, intellectual property due diligence is rarely a side exercise. In many deals, it is one of the main drivers of price, structure, post-closing integration, and indemnity allocation. This is especially true in technology, consumer goods, manufacturing, media, e-commerce, healthcare, life sciences, SaaS, gaming, franchising, and export-oriented businesses, where the target’s value […]
In Turkish M&A practice, one of the most misunderstood issues in an asset acquisition is the transfer of commercial contracts. Buyers often assume that if they purchase a business line, a factory, a distribution network, or a going concern, the customer contracts, supplier arrangements, lease relationships, service agreements, and operational commitments will simply “follow” the […]
Employment law is one of the most important legal workstreams in any merger or acquisition involving a Turkish target. In many transactions, buyers initially focus on price, tax, regulatory approvals, and corporate control. Yet in practice, a poorly managed employment-law analysis can create post-closing liabilities that are just as serious as tax exposure or merger-control […]
Tax is one of the most important structuring variables in any merger or acquisition involving a Turkish target, Turkish assets, or a Turkish buyer. In many transactions, parties first focus on valuation, regulatory approvals, and corporate control. Yet in practice, the real difference between a successful deal and an unexpectedly expensive one often lies in […]
Turkey remains an important jurisdiction for strategic alliances, co-investments, market-entry projects, technology partnerships, infrastructure cooperation, industrial expansion, and cross-border growth. For many investors, the preferred route is not an immediate full acquisition but a joint venture in Turkey. That approach can be commercially attractive because it allows two or more parties to combine capital, know-how, […]
Minority shareholder rights are one of the most important legal issues in any merger, acquisition, control sale, or restructuring involving a Turkish company. In practice, an M&A transaction is rarely only about the buyer and the controlling seller. It also affects the shareholders who do not control the company, who may oppose the transaction, seek […]
When a buyer evaluates an acquisition in Turkey, the legal question is rarely limited to price, valuation, or the transfer mechanics of the shares. The more decisive question is often whether the transaction can legally close without one or more regulatory approvals. In Turkish deal practice, an acquisition may require review not only under competition […]
Legal due diligence is one of the most important stages of any merger or acquisition in Turkey. In practice, it is the process through which the buyer, investor, or incoming joint venture partner identifies the legal risks of the target business before signing or closing the transaction. In Turkey, this review is especially important because […]
Choosing between a share purchase and an asset purchase is one of the most important structuring decisions in any Turkish M&A deal. The answer affects not only price and negotiation dynamics, but also liability allocation, closing mechanics, employee transfer issues, competition filings, foreign investment reporting, and the overall speed of execution. In Turkey, that choice […]
Expert reports in criminal cases can be decisive in Turkey because many criminal files turn on questions a judge cannot answer with ordinary legal knowledge alone. Technical causation, medical findings, digital traces, accounting flows, signature analysis, valuation issues, and scientific measurements often enter the case through an expert report rather than through a witness or […]