In Turkish M&A practice, signing is often the easy part. The more difficult phase begins after closing, when the parties start testing whether the business, assets, contracts, compliance status, and financial position of the target actually match the assumptions built into the deal documents. That is why post-closing disputes in Turkish M&A deals are so […]
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving Turkish companies continue to be one of the most important channels for foreign investment into Türkiye. The Turkish Competition Authority’s 2025 M&A Overview Report states that foreign investors planned investments in Türkiye-based companies through 55 separate transactions in 2025, with a notified value of about TRY 277.5 billion, while the […]
Real estate is often one of the most misunderstood value drivers in Turkish M&A. In some deals, the target’s most important assets are factories, logistics sites, hotels, retail units, offices, energy facilities, tourism land, warehouses, or development plots. In others, the target may look like a brand or operating business, yet the real estate under […]
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 […]
In Turkish capital markets practice, a public takeover is never just a private share sale carried out on a larger stage. Once the target is a publicly held corporation, the transaction moves into a special legal regime built around investor protection, market transparency, equal treatment of shareholders, and control-based tender offer obligations. The starting point […]