Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Turkey
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı takes ownership and operates more like an internal counsel than an external adviser.
The team's expertise in M&A transactions, their ability to respond quickly to our needs and their thorough understanding of our business processes make it our top choice for M&A processes.
The team proactively raise concerns before they become significant issues and take swift action. The lawyers' friendly working style and accessibility are also valuable assets of the firm.
The firm's responsiveness and pragmatic approach to negotiations distinguish it from peers.
They have a strong commercial sense besides their legal expertise. The team are able to find flexible solutions.
Work Highlights
Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı advised Saya Group and individual shareholders on the sale of Volt Motor.
Notable practitioners
Umut Kolcuoğlu is a well-respected corporate and M&A lawyer. He acts for domestic and international corporate clients on both the buy and sell sides.
He demonstrates a strong understanding of our business needs and consistently offers commercially sound guidance tailored to the context.
His sharp legal mind combines a deep legal expertise with a pragmatic, solutions-driven mindset. He is very enthusiastic and has the ability to build strong, lasting relationships based on trust.
In my opinion, Umut is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Turkey. He is very convincing when negotiating very complex structures.
He is our go-to-lawyer for the majority of our deals, especially thanks to his strong commercial sense.
Umut Kolcuoğlu is a great communicator.
Bihter Bozbay İnan is well placed to advise domestic and international clients on a range matters including corporate acquisitions, complex due diligence and corporate restructurings.
She is an excellent problem solver.
Bihter Bozbay İnan really understands our needs and reflects them in the documentation.
Gökçe İldiri Coşgüner mainly assists private equity clients on deal structuring and complex due diligence mandates.
Gökçe İldiri Coşgüner is highly approachable, open to discussions that go above and beyond and takes full ownership of her work.